u/ecce_artemis

The idea is: every chess puzzle is a card with identity (mate, fork, pin, skewer, etc). Selecting puzzles to solve is forming a 3-card poker hand. Solving each card (puzzle) gives score and poker hand gives Mults. Climbing mechanic it typical for Roguelite games.

1. You are dealt 5 cards
2. You select 3 forming your best 3-card poker hand
3. You solve the puzzles -- you increase the score
4. Goal is to beat three Bouts and hit the score

Playable here: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

Q1: Would you play anything like that?
Q2: If you tried, does it feel distracting like an attempt to sit on two chairs?

The idea is: every chess puzzle is a card with identity (mate, fork, pin, skewer, etc). Selecting puzzles to solve is forming a 3-card poker hand. Solving each card (puzzle) gives score and poker hand gives Mults. Climbing mechanic it typical for Roguelite (Balatro) games.

1. You are dealt 5 cards
2. You select 3 forming your best 3-card poker hand
3. You solve the puzzles -- you increase the score
4. Goal is to beat three Bouts and hit the score

Playable here: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

Q1: Would you play anything like that?
Q2: If you tried, does it feel distracting like an attempt to sit on two chairs
Q3: How much is it a shameless clone of Balatro? :)

Fool's Mate is a blitz chess variant game with Jokers.

The only rule is simple: Jokers buy you time. 

For example:

- Each piece's first move, in-band -- encourage early development

- Castle by move 8 -- encourage early castle

- In-band move that increases the mover's mobility -- encourage opening pieces

- Attacker added to their king zone, in-band -- statistically always good

- etc, etc, etc

The update includes poker mechanics when selecting cards.

Give it a try. Would be grateful for any feedback: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

Fool's Mate is a blitz chess variant game with Jokers.

The only rule is simple: Jokers buy you time. 

Every time you make a move "in-band", which is in top #3 moves calculated by the engine, you get couple seconds added to your time. Jokers carefully crafted by Gemini based on chess tutorials and analytics to encourage better play.

For example:

- Each piece's first move, in-band -- encourage early development

- Castle by move 8 -- encourage early castle

- In-band move that increases the mover's mobility -- encourage opening pieces

- Attacker added to their king zone, in-band -- statistically always good

- etc, etc, etc

The rougelike mode, the Climb, is a typical Balatro-like three rounds mode where you earn case as you play, buy Jokers between sessions, defeat The Pit Boss.

Play with a friend also available, feel free to ping me if you would like to give it a try.

Gemini would be grateful for any feedback: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

Made with Gemini and Codex

Fool's Mate is a blitz chess variant game with Jokers. The only rule is simple: Jokers buy you time. Every time you make a move "in-band", which is in top #3 moves calculated by the engine, you get couple seconds added to your time. Jokers carefully crafted based on chess tutorials and analytics to encourage better play.

For example:

- Each piece's first move, in-band -- encourage early development

- Castle by move 8 -- encourage early castle

- In-band move that increases the mover's mobility -- encourage opening pieces

- Attacker added to their king zone, in-band -- statistically always good

- etc, etc, etc

The rougelike mode, the Climb, is a typical Balatro-like three rounds mode where you earn case as you play, buy Jokers between sessions, defeat The Pit Boss.

Play with a friend also available, feel free to ping me if you would like to give it a try.

Would be grateful for any feedback: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

Fool's Mate is a blitz chess variant game with Jokers. The only rule is simple: Jokers buy you time. Every time you make a move "in-band", which is in top #3 moves calculated by the engine, you get couple seconds added to your time. Jokers carefully crafted based on chess tutorials and analytics to encourage better play.

For example:

- Each piece's first move, in-band -- encourage early development

- Castle by move 8 -- encourage early castle

- In-band move that increases the mover's mobility -- encourage opening pieces

- Attacker added to their king zone, in-band -- statistically always good

- etc, etc, etc

The rougelike mode, the Climb, is a typical Balatro-like three rounds mode where you earn case as you play, buy Jokers between sessions, defeat The Pit Boss.

Play with a friend also available, feel free to ping me if you would like to give it a try.

Would be grateful for any feedback: https://foolsmate-e30d2.web.app/

My attempt to fuse the two.

Rules

• Standard chess moves
• Every turn is a bet (Call - match, Raise - double, Fold - pass)
• Every turn the Hand is dealt. One card open (The Door), one is face down (The River)
• Each player makes a move attempting to form a combination with the two cards in the Hand
• Combinations
  • Pair (any two pieces of the same type)
  • Three of a Kind (three of the same type)
  • Straight (Pawn, Knight, Bishop)
  • Rook Straight (Knight, Bishop, Rook)
  • Queen Straight (Bishop, Rook, Queen)
  • King Straight (Rook, Queen, King)
• After both turns the River card shows, the winner takes the Pot

My major frustration is that learning curve and spread of focus feels significant

Please give it a try and share your thoughts: https://owaw-73148.web.app/