The key to making chess better? Shotguns

polygon.com:

Chess has long been the game of choice for strategists, intellectuals, and just generally smart people who want a brain-wrinkling challenge. Now that’s all changed thanks to the clever work of one developer. Benjamin Soule has made a chess game with a violent twist — chess pieces can shoot each other, turning the game into pure, chaotic fun.

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Benjamin Soule from Punkcake Délicieuxposted a clip of a “rogue-chess” for the Ludum Dare 50, a game jam where developers make a game from start to finish in a weekend. This jam’s theme was “Delay the inevitable” and Soule made a violent twist on chess. A clip of the game shows a king piece wielding a gun that sprays the opposing side with bullets. (I never knew it, but chess pieces do bleed.) You can play the game for free now and check out more