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Aloha everyone! 🍍
My intention with 1.3.0 is to give players more ways to express themselves. That’s really the core idea behind this update: making Gambo more expressive and more accessible, while giving players more room to experiment and create wild synergies!
Here is what you can expect from it:
Gameplay fixes
Tutorial Revamp
LOOOOTS of balancing
Typos and Localization fixing
Minor improvements thanks to your feedbacks
\ Tal the Cursed power do not prevent to earn the No tiles achievement
\ Pressing very very very quickly the hit button on the piece wheel won’t hide the UI anymore
\ 9 King achievement will only trigger with 9 kings on board and not 9+
\ Makibishi’s Gambit won’t be considered used if a non-knight piece capture
\ Mercenary’s Gambit was protecting king’s every turn under certain condition
\ Princess description has been updated in every languages
\ Copycat Gambit could be stuck in the middle of the screen after being chose in the Gachapon
\ Eugenic Gambit can only grants PAWN, ROOK, KNIGHT, BISHOP, QUEEN or KING Gambit (UTILITY gambits cannot be granted anymore)
Stalemate revamp. The stalemate count is now reset after winning a boss fight.
Gambit removed from the Game :
Remove the Shield’s Gambit, looks too much like the Bubble Shield’s Gambit.
Remove Trojan’s Gambit, looks too much like the Jockey’s Gambit
Gambits added to the game :
Add Missigno’s Gambit : Selling this Gambit turns all your pieces into random pieces.(Gambit made by the community).
Graal’s Gambit : Creates a BLESSING TILE on a non modified tile after receiving a Gambit.
Gambit nerf:
Templar’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/1 to 1/3
Gambit buffs:
Bunker’s Gambit : PROTECTING a piece during Crumble Mode gives +$3. ⇒ PROTECTING a piece gives +$1.
Whip’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Chamberlain’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Dead or Alive’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/1
Show Jumping’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Pendant’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Creature of the Depths' Gambit: Earn +$2 when a piece falls from the board. ⇒ Earn +$4 when a piece falls from the board.
Winter’s King’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Gold Seeker’s Gambit: Capturing with a GOLDEN PIECE grants +$1. ⇒ Capturing with a GOLDEN PIECE grants +$2.
Anna’s Family’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/1
Scout’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/1
Musketeer’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/1
Joker’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
Chinese Opening’s Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/1
Nemo's Pawns Gambit: At the start of a game, if your formation contains onlyPAWNS, 1/2 chance to grant a random Gambit. ⇒
- Chess GOAT’s Gambit:
Chances goes from 1/2 to 1/1
- Caterpillar’s Gambit:
Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/2
- Barter’s Gambit : Selling a BISHOP grants another random piece.(5 times, reset when entering the Shop).
- King XI's Gambit: Chances goes from 1/3 to 1/2
Gambit Revamp:
Reincarnation’s Gambit: When you should get a BISHOP, get another random piece instead.
Balance Scale's Gambit: Selling a ROOK grants a KNIGHT, selling a BISHOP grants a KING.
Chrysalis’ Gambit: WAITING has a 1/3 chance to grant a random piece.
Plague Mask’s Gambit: Sold pieces also COUNT AS BISHOPS.
Jockey’s Gambit: When one of your KNIGHTS is captured, grants a random chess pieces.
Goddess’ Gambit: Your QUEENS can move like KNIGTHS
This might come as a surprise to some. Why did we take time to focus on something as basic as the tutorial? Well, here is the answer: Many of you amazing and smart Gambo-fans are also chess players ♟️, which makes sense! After all, Gambonanza uses chess elements and remixes them in a way to introduce something fresh and unique.
A formula proven by you ever since we first ran a public playtest. Turns out, some players left negative feedback after discovering that our game is not a hardcore Stockfish-like chess simulator. 😭 It really isn't! Gambo likes to be a bit crazy, chaotic, creative, and in general doesn't take itself too seriously.
That's why the tutorial now better explains that Gambonanza is NOT chess and emphasizes things such as Gambit synergy and experimentation instead. 💥
So here is our humble plea: if you played the game for a bit already, 👉️ Take a minute or two to leave a Steam review
Share what you think or like about Gambonanza with others! Every bit helps, every review helps us learn more about your experience as well as reach more players. And many new friends are gonna join us soon!
If you already left a review - thank you, you are a champ!
PS: Small sneak peek for update 1.4.0 - You'll finally be able to skip boss cinematics and more enemy formations will be added. Stay tuned! 🙌
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Aloha everyone! 🍍
This patch mainly focuses on bug fixing, localization improvements, balance adjustments and a first batch of quality of life features based on your feedback!
Added the “ADJACENT” keyword to several Gambits to avoid confusion and improve readability
Buffed several KNIGHT + PAWN synergies to make the archetype more viable and explosive
Buffed Blessed Tile related Gambits, as those strategies were heavily underused
Nerfed Lich’s Gambit, which was overperforming a bit too hard while still trying to preserve its fun factor
Added Board Customization with 21 different boards (17 unlockable) to personalize your runs ♟️✨
Thank you all so much for the bug reports, feedback, crazy builds and support ❤️
Added Board Customization
You can now choose between 21 different boards (17 unlockable) to customize the look and vibe of your runs ♟️✨
If the first piece you play is a PAWN it can move like a QUEEN.→ On your first turn, your PAWNS can move like QUEENS.
Catapult’s Gambit
Super Hero Landing’s Gambit
Princess’ Gambit
Scout’s Gambit
Mercenary’s Gambit
Squire’s Gambit
Fleur de Lys’ Gambit
Family’s Gambit
Excalibur’s Gambit
Firewatch’s Gambit
Makibishi’s Gambit
Selling a BISHOP creates a BLESS TILE on a random empty tile.→ Selling a BISHOP creates a BLESS TILE on a random tile.
\ Crash when using Recruiter Hat’s Gambit on an empty stock
\ Fixed intangible / immovable pieces
\ Sometime the Boss Tooth’s Gambit do not give the right amount of money
\ Makibishi’s Gambit now triggers correctly
\ Commercial Gesture’s Gambit now triggers even if the stock is full
\ Chinese Opening’s Gambit no longer says “No luck!” unconditionally
\ Chronobreak’s Gambit sometime do not trigger
\ On a board full of phantom tile, the game will try to keep a piece on the board as the last remaining piece instead of a random one
\ Protector’s Gambit Description: After your first turn, PROTECT your ROOKS. → On your first turn, PROTECT your ROOKS.
\ Fixed a bug when facing Hikarul with Tap To Play controls or a gamepad, allowing players to play Stock pieces (thanks Bensha 👀)
\ Jawby Fisher now randomizes the piece it eats correctly
\ Kev Borclick cannot have any INVOKER pieces.
\ Mighty Kasparov skip turn ability is reset after a PAT
\ When Phantom piece vanish, if the board only contains Phantom pieces, the game will now prioritize keeping a Phantom piece from the board as the last remaining piece instead of selecting a random piece (sometime in the stock).
Lich’s Gambit
Rarity changed from RARE → EPIC
Price changed from $6 → $9
Will no longer create a piece if the board is already full.
Pendant Gambit chance increased from 1/4 → 1/2
Foal’s Gambit chance increased from 1/4 → 1/2
Miracle’s Gambit chance increased from 1/3 → 1/2
Key of Life’s Gambit chance increased from 1/4 → 1/2
Carroussel’s Gambit chance increased from 1/3 → 1/2
Caterpillar’s Gambit chance increased from 1/4 → 1/3
Trampoline’s Gambit chance increased from 1/4 → 1/2
Trampoline’s Gambit rarity changed from RARE → EPIC
Chinese Opening’ Gambit chance increased from 1/5 → 1/3
Show Jumping’s Gambit chance increase from 1/4 → 1/2
On PAWN difficulty, Interest is now:1$ every 5$ (max 5$) instead of 1$ every 10$ (max 5$)
Kev Bortclick can no longer spawn with an INVOKER modifier
\ Chaos Mode can now trigger correctly even if only ONE piece has a legal move
Localized the Strain Unlock “NEXT” button
That's all for Gambonanza 1.2.0!
The journey continues with update 1.3.0. I'll keep working through community-reported bugs, fine-tuning Gambit balance, and improving the Stalemate mechanic.
The Trojan Gambit will be replaced by a community-created Gambit, and the Shield Gambit will make way for something more distinct from Bubble Shield.
Thanks for playing, sharing feedback, and helping make Gambonanza better with every update. ❤️
Aloha everyone! 🍍 A fresh new update is here with a big batch of fixes, polish, and improvements across the board 🧡 A lot of these changes come directly from your reports and feedback, thank you again for helping make Gambonanza better with every update!
\ Limited Space Strains typo corrected The Stock has 5 rooms instead of 8. ⇒The Stock has 4 rooms instead of 7.
\ Jockey’s Gambit name typo fixed Jokey's Gambit ⇒ Jockey's Gambit
\ Fire Watch’s Gambit description typo fixed At the start of a game, earn +$3 for each of your ROOKS with no pieces next TO them.
\ Prayer’s Gambit description clarified and corrected WAITING has a 1/3 chance to grant the most possessed piece in your Stock. ⇒ WAITING has a 1/3 chance to grant the piece you have the most of in your Stock.
\ Copycat no longer appears smaller than intended sometimes
\ Copycat unlock description corrected
\ Gambit Green popup description no longer breaks
\ Boss descriptions no longer break visually
\ Empress Gambit no longer incorrectly displays the WAIT info container
\ Horse Dealer's Gambit unlock progress now displays properly
\ Bear Trap now correctly triggers when a trap tile is activated
\ Bear Trap can no longer activate on multiple enemy pieces at once
\ Bear Trap no longer triggers on already trapped pieces
\ Dragon Egg Gambit now grants a Gambit with the proper rarity
\ Banana was triggering twice, causing a 1/5 chance instead of the intended 1/10 chance to skip the enemy turn
\ Magical Brush Gambit can no longer place tiles on already modified tiles
\ Squire’s “No Luck” effect now only triggers when a Knight moves
\ Chronobreak now correctly triggers after BISHOP difficulty
\ Shadow Gambit should now trigger reliably
\ GAMEPAD: Confirmation popup for modifying an already modified tile now works correctly
\ GAMEPAD: Unlock Strain screen now fully works with gamepad controls
\ The tutorial achievement is now automatically granted on launch if Steam failed to trigger it previously
\ “Gotta Catch Them All” achievement is now automatically granted on launch if Steam missed the achievement
Chaos Mode has been revamped and now triggers much more frequently!
Updated the Credits section to add some amazing community heroes 🧡
We are also retiring the demo on steam as the focus for improvements and new content will focus on the main game from now on forward.
Thank you for your continuous support and we can't wait to share news about our upcoming update with more content to talk about!
In the meantime, please consider to leave a review for Gambonanza if you enjoy playing it!
Aloha! everyone! 🍍
The wait is finally over. We are incredibly excited to announce that Gambonanza has officially made its global debut on Steam and mobile TODAY!
After seeing over 170,000 of you dive into the demo, we can’t wait for you to experience the full Roguelike-Chess madness and tell us what you think! As this is a special day, we also have some special surprises prepared for you.
To celebrate this big milestone moment with you, Gambonanza is available with a 35% Launch Discount for the next two weeks! We also partnered up with some beloved games like Dungeon Clawler or Die In The Dungeon for awesome bundle deals. Make sure to check them out!
Want to know how the small chess board first came to life? Our solo developer, Blukulélé, shares the inspirations, history, and development process behind the game in a series of narrated short videos.
Watch the Dev Commentary Series here:
The full release brings a massive amount of content to the (chess)table:
200 Gambits in total: Explore a huge variety of ways to upgrade and break your pieces.
8 Unique Bosses: Test your skills against eight powerful foes, each requiring completely different tactics to defeat -> There is also one new, previously unannounced boss!
NEW Difficulty System: Think you've mastered the game? After your first win, you’ll unlock new difficulty levels with various modifiers for a continuous, scaling challenge.
Full Controller Support: Enjoy the game comfortably on your Steam Deck or with your favorite controller.
Steam Achievements: Show off your tactical genius and track your progress as you master the board.
This game wouldn't be where it is today without your feedback and enthusiasm during the early stages. You’ve helped turn a "Chess-Balatro" dream into a reality.
Grab the game now, leave us a review to let us know what you think, and most importantly: Have fun!
Greetings from the Grandmaster himself: Blukulélé
And his aspiring Grandmasters-to-be: The teams at Stray Fawn, Sidekick, and ATEO
Aloha! 🍍
We've got big news to share!
That's in just 2 months - Mark it on your calendar!
And check out our brand-new trailer:
If you are enjoying the demo, please consider leaving an honest Steam review on the demo page.
And please do not forget to wishlist Gambonanza if you haven't already!
Reviews and Wishlists genuinely help us more than you might think. Visibility, reach, algorithm magic. It makes a huge difference for a small team like ours.
If you have not participated yet, you only have time until MONDAY.
And we do not have that many participants yet.
Your chance to win is not small!
How to join:
Beat the demo to get your personal code
Submit your code and your email in the Google Form linked on Discord
The deadline to join is until the end of Steam Next Fest on March 2
Fifty thousand players have already jumped into the demo.
That number is absolutely crazy.
Seeing so many of you experiment with builds, share feedback, report bugs, and push the systems to their limits is simply amazing!
Thank you for being part of this journey.
Et voilà! 💁
- Blukulélé, Stray Fawn, Sidekick, and ATEO
Aloha! 🍍
We wanted to give you a pleasant surprise right before the weekend, and here it is! No need to wait until the Steam Next Fest starts:
The free demo version of Gambonanza is available for everyone to play. Starting... now!
Our glorious demo for Gambonanza will be playable all throughout Steam Next Fest! We want to offer as many of you as possible a sample of what’s to come! 🍳
The demo allows you to play with 5 bosses, 1 difficulty mode, and 120 Gambits. If you previously joined one of the limited Steam playtests (very cool), you can expect 20 more Gambits, 1 more boss (Tàl the Cursed), and way fewer bugs than before! (but still many)
For context, the full version will offer you EVEN MORE bosses, Gambits, CRAZY difficulty modes, secrets, and EPIC challenges! All previously unseen in neither demo nor playtest.
To make things a bit more interesting, we have a special challenge for you:
Beat one run in the demo and unlock your own special code in-game! This code can then be used to enter a raffle for a chance to win one of the 100 Steam keys for the full version of Gambonanza! 🤑
How it works:
Beat the demo to get your personal code
Submit your code and your email in the Google Form linked on Discord
The deadline to join is until the end of Steam Next Fest on March 2
The winners will be announced on Discord and receive their Steam keys via email.
You remember when we announced that Gambonanza is coming to mobile devices as well? Some good news on that front!
You can pre-register or pre-order the game RIGHT NOW on both major mobile platforms!
So what are you waiting for? Go to our very special website for Gambonanza and click one of the banners! 🍎🤖
As always, your thoughts on the demo are most welcome! The positive ones, negative ones, wild ideas, issue reports - all of them!
We are waiting for them in the Steam discussions forum for Gambonanza and on our Discord community.
Once you sampled the demo don’t forget to 👉️ add the game to your Steam wishlist! 👈️
Hope to meet you on Discord! https://discord.gg/H3FbvFN2sE
Et voilà! 💁
- Blukulélé, Stray Fawn, Sidekick, and ATEO
And if you enjoy roguelike games, check out the fantastic demo of Wanderburg as well!Aloha everyone!
First of all, I just want to say a huge thank you for all the feedback you’ve been sharing on Gambonanza.
It’s honestly amazing, and it helps a lot more than you might think. You’re really opening my eyes on many things, so I wanted to give you some context on what I’ve learned thanks to you 👀
Several Gambits like Pope, Anarchist, or Mini-Rook currently say things like: “Your PAWNS are now considered as ROOKS.”
The original intention was to let Pawns trigger Rook Gambits, opening new combo chains and gameplay possibilities.
However, through your feedback, it became clear that this wording can easily be interpreted as movement changes (Pawns moving like Rooks, or Rooks moving like Pawns), which is… totally understandable. That one’s on me 😅
So I’m reworking this:
👉 “CONSIDERED AS” will now be a proper keyword, 👉 with a dedicated popup explaining exactly how it works in-game.
Some of you pointed out that certain combos feel extremely strong and could make the game too easy (I’m looking at you Thunder’s Gambit + Brave Knight’s Gambit).
That said, this is actually very close to the core vision of Gambonanza.
I want the game to be a playground for wild combos, goofy synergies, and experimentation, where breaking the game is part of the fun if you manage to pull it off.
At the same time, I’ve also seen players struggle and not manage to win a run at all, and Gambonanza is for them too!
For a bit more context:
👉 In the playtest, you were playing on PAWN difficulty, the easiest one.
In the full game:
Beating PAWN unlocks ROOK mode (higher prices, WAIT costs more, less room in the Stock, etc.)
Then KNIGHT, where the opponent plays first, Queens are removed from the shop, tiles can only be used once per run, and more…
All the way up to KING mode, which is meant to be the big spicy challenge (for reference: I haven’t beaten it myself yet 😬).
Not everyone is looking for hardcore difficulty though, and I really want to leave space for players who just enjoy experimenting and going full combo-wizard.
So the core of the game will stay roughly the same, with a few adjustments here and there (yes, Queen Ant’s Gambit, I’m looking at you 👀).
I’m currently reading all your bug reports, especially ones reported on our Discord in #bugs, and feedback in #feedback, and also carefully going through the Google Form you took the time to fill in, thank you so much for that 💛
I’m moving a bit slowly, but please know that I read everything!
Your reports are super relevant and are directly helping me make the game better.
Sorry again for the number of bugs in the playtest, I’m squashing them one by one thanks to you, so really… thank you for being part of this ❤️
Once again, thank you all so much for taking the time to play the playtest, report bugs, share your thoughts, and discuss your experiences.
Seeing you engage with the game like this is honestly incredibly motivating 💛
I really hope you’re as excited as I am about what’s coming next for Gambonanza.
Your feedback is actively shaping the game, and having you along for the ride makes this whole adventure even better!
Thanks again for being here, for caring, and for helping me make Gambonanza a better (and weirder) game!
- Blukulélé
Aloha, dear fans! 💙
This is the day so many of you were waiting for! A new public playtest is now open for you to enter!
But wait! There is more! Read all about the fresh, exciting gambonews below! 👇️
To participate, you simply need to go to the Steam page for Gambonanza and click "Join the Playtest". After that, "Gambonanza Playtest" should be available in your Steam library!
You will be able to freely enjoy, test, poke around, and share your thoughts on this updated version of the fun-sized playtest build of Gambonanza until February 2nd, 5:00 PM CEST (which is 11:00 AM EST or 8:00 AM PST).
And we really hope that you will talk about what you liked about the game in the Steam discussion forum section 📝, or even join us on Discord.
A detailed feedback form will be waiting for the players in-game, but if you want to review it already, you can access it right here.
Any insights that you share will be tremendously helpful in the next step, which is... A free demo taking part in the Steam Next Fest in late February! ❄️
That's right, very soon, at the end of the next month, we will take Gambonanza to even a broader audience on Steam thanks to the Next Fest, a recurring celebration of upcoming games and their demo versions.
It seems like the opportunities to experience the game are multiplying as we speak, because...
We are very happy to announce that along with the PC version, we will be simultaneously introducing Gambonanza to mobile devices as well! 📱
Our mobile platform expert put it like this: "Gambonanza is a Steam game screaming for a mobile port; its core loop hooks players instantly with the perfect balance of speed and depth".
Bringing the game to new platforms would not be possible without our new friends who join the "team Gambonanza" for this very purpose:
Sidekick Publishing now enters the co-publishing partnership with Stray Fawn, a cooperation proven before when the two worked together to publish Terrascape in 2024. ❤️
ATEO will handle the mobile ports with technical prowess that was already validated by their work on Dungeon Clawler with Stray Fawn. 💜
News so exciting that they could make you scream!
Freshly strengthened and empowered, we encourage you once again to 👉️ try Gambonanza playtest on Steam (and add the game to your wishlist)! 👈️
And see you on our Discord: https://discord.gg/H3FbvFN2sE
Enjoy! 🕹️
- Blukulélé and Stray Fawn Publishing
Aloha! 🌼
How are you doing, fellow gambonanzers? The season is cold and increasingly dark here in the Northern Hemisphere and so our message will be short and direct today!
We are currently working on adding multiple localizations 💬 to the game and we need testers for every language from the following list:
Brazilian Portuguese
English
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish
Turkish
If you would like to help us out please use the button below to learn more and apply! 👇️
Submission form
(click here above this line 👆️)
If you don't have any experience with testing or translations, don't worry! Everyone has a chance to be included!
The participants that get in will be rewarded 🎁 with:
a Steam key for the full version of the game,
a special role in the Gambonanza Discord community,
and a mention in the game's credits section.
So what are you waiting for? Eternal glory awaits!
Btw, we are also conjuring a new boss fitting for the late autumn or early winter season. What do you think? 💜
Make sure to follow us here on Steam and 👉️ add Gambonanza to your Steam wishlist! 👈️
We are also eager to see you on our Discord: https://discord.gg/H3FbvFN2sE
Warm hugs! 🫂
- Blukulélé and Stray Fawn Publishing
Aloha! 💙
We would like to share a few words regarding the Gambonanza playtest that ended last week, as well as our plans for the release.
We are extremely grateful for the amazing help we received throughout the playtest! 🙇
Here are some crazy numbers we reached together:
10,000 players on Steam
400 daily active players on Steam
1,150 hours watched on Twitch
450 new members on Discord
30+ bugs fixed 🔧
Thank you all so much for taking part in this adventure!
We were happily surprised by the overwhelmingly large amount of positive feedback we received! It was an immense pleasure to read about your experiences and ideas. ❤️
The goal now is to address your findings and improve the game further. There are plenty of surprises to add, new gambits, new tiles, challenges, achievements, bosses, and much more! This does unfortunately mean that the release will be pushed back a few months.
As the developer, we are certain this is the best choice for both Gambonanza and you, the players! And the end result will be even more fun and polished.
Thank you for your patience and understanding - we will make sure to keep you up to date with the progress! There is no specific date in mind yet. The best way to be the first to know when we share something new?
Here on Steam (wishlist and follow)
On our Discord: https://discord.gg/H3FbvFN2sE
On our socials 📸
We had some fun, but this is only the beginning! We’ve come this far together, and the best part of the journey is still ahead. Let’s make Gambonanza the best it can be!
See you over the board! ♟️
- Blukulélé and Stray Fawn Publishing
P.S.
Make a bold capture and add Gambonanza to your Steam wishlist now 💯
Aloha everyone!
New patch is up and brings a loooot of small (and some big) bug fixes, plus a few changes following your feedback 💛
Let's dive into it 👇
Fixed: We could bypass Polgeisha with the Pause Menu
Fixed: Valhalla gave the same 2 pieces if 2 different pieces fell
Fixed: Valkyrie Gambit activated without letting you place the Queen
Fixed: Elite pieces didn't lose protection if two pieces fell at the same time
Fixed: Lifeline Gambit didn’t trigger when selling a piece
Fixed: Lavender Gambit spawned the capturing piece instead of the captured one
Fixed: Castling Gambit only triggered after moving a rook instead of any piece
Fixed: Spamming left click allowed illegal moves
Fixed : Continuing a saved game resets Limited Edition Gambit's sell value
Fixed : Promotion with Super Hero Cap's Cap Gambit not displaying promotion buttons
Reworked: Entire piece detection logic to avoid the tutorial bug some of you encountered.
I couldn't reproduce it after this, so I assume it's fixed — but I’m still keeping an eye on it!
Fixed: Dragon Egg description in the shop
Fixed: Wrong preview of some pieces in certain situations
Fixed: Switching multiple tiles didn’t update the visuals correctly
Fixed: Judith Polgeisha's fans were overlapping
Fixed: CRT filter auto-enabled after restart
Fixed: Game Over stats screen showed incorrect values
Fixed: Threat (pat) detection with knight pieces was inaccurate
Fixed: Shop overlap with pieces sell value
Typos fixed in:
Recruiter Hat description
Aphrodite description
White Crown description
Valhalla description
Fixed: Seraphin's Gambit caused weird interactions (null reference errors)
Fixed: Tiles that could crumble... crumbled forever 💀
The game now saves each of your moves instantly during play!
Once a move is played… it’s played for good 😈
Say goodbye to soft resets 👋
The Morphing Gambit and Chosen One Gambit have been temporarily removed.
They caused too many issues, I want to take the time to refactor them properly!
The "!" threat effect now triggers right from turn 1
Add more info on Gambits on Mouse Over.
This is the last update for this playtest, unless:
I find a fix for the Mac capture issue affecting some players
Or someone finds a blocking bug that makes the game unplayable
Thank you all so much for sharing your ideas, your frustrations, and your unique ways to play!
It helped me see that some Gambits are very (too?) strong. I love how they’re being used, and I won’t nerf them to the ground.
Instead, I’m planning to tweak them, keep their soul and fun gameplay, but add a little twist I’m keeping secret for now 😏
I’m thinking about:
Apocalypse Gambit
Valhalla Gambit
Chicken Gambit
Other Gambits that are on my radar but that will get a different treatment:
Lemmong’s Gambit
Warlock’s Gambit
Weird Pot’s Gambit
Bribe’s Gambit
White Crown’s Gambit
Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE how those Gambits works! I just want to make the game more fun and balanced by tweaking them without changing their core mechanic!
And lastly, the Gambler Gambit felt a bit too powerful… I’ve moved it from Epic to Legendary. Let’s see how it goes!
⚠️ Important note:
After the update, some in-progress runs might be corrupted due to changes in the save system…
Sorry about that🙏
Thanks again for playing and being part of this adventure.
You’re helping shape the game more than you think 💛
Let me know if something breaks!
Otherwise, enjoy the new patch 😄
- Blukulélé