Chessplode

I really like the game, it’s very fun and strategic. But the kings are very annoying both on the enemy side, I keep getting stuck in the scenario where a king is the last one on the enemy side of the board but it will keep moving out of the way and some times if I manage to get close the king kills me, even though my king cannot destroy pieces. It took me a full one and a half hour to beat level two. This is still an overall great game, good for road trips and days at home. Also I wanted to pitch the idea of a local multiplayer game mode where you can play against a friend only using one device. Another idea had was themed boards, like boards but with different color pallets, such as original chess, neon, disco, etc.

This game has all the makings of a great game, and thanks to developer response to feedback, it has become a personal favorite. The spin on traditional chess is a good one, requiring the player to rethink every move based on the potentially explosive outcome. The UX design is clean and crisp and the UI is intuitive. Two of my three big problems which led me to review this game at 4 stars initially and eventually led to frustration and a 2-star review have been fixed! First, the developer has included more basic puzzles in the update. The new puzzles are creative and give new life and challenge to the game. Second, the AI was flawed. In a previous release, the AI would think about moves forever. The developer has stated that this issue has been fixed and I have not run into it yet since. Finally, the developer has not yet filtered user-created content to remove overly-similar puzzles, but says that this is in the works. This game started out with potential to be a truly great strategy puzzle game, and with this update it has become one of my favorite apps. Good work and thanks for listening to feedback!

I enjoy chess as much as the next guy, but when you have beaten the computer it will “lag” and not work. If I were to get done to about 6 moves from a check mate the game would either: lag and be stuck on thinking, end the game and saying draw no more moves can be made, or the game will freeze. Just program defeat into this game and I will not complain. I really do enjoy this new type of strategic play style.