Windows build is strongly recommended. Web build is missing tutorial functionality. MacOS build is untested.


A virtual steampunk board game developed for the first College Game Jam.

2-player local multiplayer only.

Units:

- Lord (the one in the center): acts like the King in Chess, if eliminated the game is over

- Heavy (the ones on the edges): can push down the space it is on

- Cultist (the ones on the bottom): can swap itself with the unit on the other side of the board (even if there isn't anything there)

Rules:

- Only one unit (from either board) is selected per turn

- The selected unit can (one or both, in order): Move 2 spaces in any direction (including diagonally) but cannot combine directions AND Activate its ability (heavy pushes space it is on down/cultist swaps boards)

- A unit can always move onto a low or neutral space but can never move onto a raised space

- A unit is captured if an enemy unit moves onto its space

- When a unit is captured: If it is on the top board, it moves to the bottom board (If there is already a unit in that space on the bottom board, that unit is eliminated) OR If it is on the bottom board, it is eliminated

Controls:

- Select unit/space: left click

- Activate ability: left click unit after selected

- Deselect unit/space: right click

- Flip board: space bar

- End/pass turn: enter

- Concede/end game: escape


Developed by Team Time Zone:

- Naf, Sound Designer

- Edwin "Teddy" Dykhoff, 3D Artist & Animator

- Nader "eKonis" Khedr, Developer

- Daniel Walker McDonald, Designer and Developer

Submission for the first College Game Jam. Final placement: 7th

Download

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MacOS.zip 113 MB
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Windows.zip 105 MB

Install instructions

Extract the .zip and run the .exe

Comments

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Woah! I love how it looks, I love how the board ripples when you invert the board, I like the concept of thinking in a third dimension. But I am very confused about how the game is played. What is the objective? What do pieces do? Does it mean anything when the pieces sink into the board?

I really think this looks cool, but I'm very confused on how to play it!

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Thank you for trying our game. I'm sorry you found it confusing. There is a tutorial in-game (though it doesn't work in the web version, hence the recommendation at the top of the page). I've now also added the tutorial to this page as a trailer and included a text version in the description. I hope you'll give the game another try.

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I definitely will! It looks very cool.