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Chyss

Isaiah Sugar
Author
Isaiah Sugar
Computer artist.

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Playing Chyss with your weird uncle.

Video game made by myself and Abby Smith in 2023.

Downloads
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Direct download for macos, linux, windows
Source code on Github
Mirrored builds on Github

Controls
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Move pieces by clicking on them.
Move the camera with the W and S keys on the keyboard.

Pieces
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  • Pawn
    • can move forward a single square at a time
    • attacks pieces any distance behind it
    • can jump forward over a single piece
  • Bishop
    • can move any distance diagonally, and can attack pieces in its path
  • Rock

  • Top Hat
    • can move to any square in a circle
  • Frog
    • can move to any square in a bigger circle
  • Wheel
    • can be pushed on its side, and stood up in any direction
    • rolls over any pieces in its path
  • Checker
    • behaves like in normal checkers
    • if it reaches the opposite side of the board, it will be ‘kinged’, and gain the ability to move backwards
    • The game is won by taking your opponent’s checker
  • Shape-shifter
    • becomes a different piece each turn
  • Sorcerer
    • can move to a random square each turn

Credit
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Programming by Abby Smith
3d modeling by Isaiah Sugar
Made with Godot game engine

Assets used:
frog model based on a scan by ffish.asia / florZia.com
boulder texture from russel wils on wikimedia commons
sky image from Linda Fletcher on wikimedia commons
leaf texture from Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz on wikimedia commons