Cool game, I just wish the rules were bit more detailed, like when does the laser destroy pieces, all after the move, or one every turn?
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#12I like this a lot, but the page seems to have some sort of bug for me. So far:
- Sometimes I can make infinite consecutive moves - Sometimes the game displays the " wins" message when they haven't satisfied any of the win conditions and I haven't resigned. - Sometimes I enter a game and immediately win (though this might just be the opponent insta-resigning?)
Would love to come back and play more when it's working better!
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#13Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khet_(game)
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#14Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khet_(game)
> In 2017 a company called "Thinkfun" acquired the license for the now out of print Khet 2.0 and rebranded the game "Laser Chess". Now with a new, modernized scifi look, it brings the exact same rules and feel of Khet 2.0 back to the table.
Hm.
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#17Reminds me of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khet_(game)
> In 2017 a company called "Thinkfun" acquired the license for the now out of print Khet 2.0 and rebranded the game "Laser Chess". Now with a new, modernized scifi look, it brings the exact same rules and feel of Khet 2.0 back to the table. Hm.
I guess there is something about chessboard and lasers.
“Laser Chess” was also the name of a 1987 video game: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Chess
Gameplay video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PywxkhY3kGs
Re: Show HN: Laser, a new game played on a chess board
#18I like this a lot, but the page seems to have some sort of bug for me. So far: - Sometimes I can make infinite consecutive moves - Sometimes the game displays the " wins" message when they haven't satisfied any of the win conditions and I haven't resigned. - Sometimes I enter a game and immediately win (though this might just be the opponent insta-resigning?) Would love to come back and play more when it's working be…
Same here - the games just randomly end, sometimes my clock gets set to 0 out of nowhere, sometimes the opponent's. Fun game though!
Re: Show HN: Laser, a new game played on a chess board
#19Neat! I built a similar chess variant based on Chess 2 by Dave Sirlin[0]. You can play that one online here: https://www.chess2online.com
The nice part about Chess 2 is that the different armies are playable in any combination, which adds lots of variety to the game (although there are some balance issues which are addressed through the official tournament rules).
[0] Apparently Sirlin didn't really like the rule set he published so he fundamentally changed the rules a while back but kept calling it Chess 2, unfortunately.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
From a quick test play, destroying with a laser seems to be a move itself, so takes a turn.
I tryed a couple of times, but I can't laser anything.
It works by having the Laser positioned the turn before, on the turn you want to laser something click on the laser, and drag it to the dot on the edge of the board on the diagonal you want to laser.