Shotgun Chess

About game

Staring at a stagnant screen while your brain feels like mush is the ultimate mid-day struggle. Shotgun Chess is the chaotic cure for your boredom, replacing standard strategy with explosive turn-based combat. You control a lone king armed with a powerful weapon, forcing you to blast through enemy lines instead of playing a polite match. Every turn requires you to calculate classic chess movement while managing your limited ammo and incoming threats. Strategy meets high-octane action as you decide whether to charge forward or pick off foes from a distance. The game keeps you sweating with tricky level designs and a relentless boss at the end of your run. Balancing your deck of ability cards is the only way to avoid a final last checkmate. You can play this browser-based masterpiece for free right now with zero downloads required.

How to play

The goal of the game is to go through all the floors and defeat the boss.

- To complete the level, you need to destroy the enemy king and not get checkmate.
- All pieces move according to the rules of classical chess.
- If your king is in check or jumps into a cell under attack, it will get a checkmate and you will lose.
- The game will warn you if you are trying to make a dangerous move.
- Shoot enemies and move to reload.
- Between levels, you need to choose one of the sets of cards with positive and negative properties. Think carefully about your choices to keep the difficulty balanced and use the maps to your advantage.

Mobile controls:
Click on the highlighted square - go to this square
Tap on the screen in an empty place - move the sight to this point / reset the soul

PC control:
LMB on the highlighted square - move to this square
LMB - shoot
RMB - Reload/Reset Soul

Features

• Tactical Card System: Choose between various positive and negative ability cards after each level to customize your king's stats and playstyle.
• Dynamic Enemy AI: Face off against six distinct piece types that utilize unique abilities to trap you on the board.
• Challenging Progression: Conquer 12 increasingly difficult floors that test your ability to balance chess movement with aggressive shooting.
• Strategic Reload Mechanics: Master the flow of battle by timing your movement to reload your weapon while staying out of enemy check range.
• Risk Management: Weigh the pros and cons of your chosen cards to keep the difficulty balanced as the board gets crowded.

Who is this game for

Strategy enthusiasts and chess fanatics looking for a chaotic twist on traditional board games. Casual gamers who enjoy short, intense sessions will appreciate the roguelike progression and tactical decision-making required to beat the boss. Perfect for anyone wanting to test their logic under pressure in a browser.

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