Word of the Day
Gambit (n., GAM-bit)
A maneuver involving some risk in hopes of an advantaege or better result. Often involves a pawn in a game of chess.
Gif of the Day
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Link of the Day
Pawnbarian
In the video game world, there are often mini development challenges where developers attempt to create a game in a certain amount of time that fits a mold or rules. One of these challenges produced Pawnbarian, an intriguing little game. The wonderfully named Rock Paper Shotgun has a good summary of the game:
Set on a tiny 5 x 5 board, you’ve got to clear out monsters quickly and safely using a limited hand of Chess-style movement options. As with Slay The Spire, Pawnbarian feels like a game of knowing when to push and when to hold back. Each turn, you’ve got two actions before monsters make their moves, and you can see exactly what tiles they’ll be attacking. Ideally you want to kill them all or be somewhere else by the time that happens. Sometimes you’ll have exactly the moves available to hit two targets and get to safety, other times you’ll want to focus on evasion and biding your time. After each board cleared you get to claim either another card for your deck, or an extra life point.
It's a fun, well-made little game. Go give it a try.
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