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      Chess with lasers? That's sort-of what you'll get with DEFLECTION

      Liam Dawe · news.movim.eu / GamingOnLinux · Thursday, 11 February, 2021 - 14:05 · 1 minute

    Always on the look out for the next fun strategy game to sink some time into, I came across DEFLECTION and it looks pretty much like a game of Chess with a whole lot of lasers.

    Inspired directly by the classic laser chess game Khet, the idea is to move around the board and annihilate enemy pieces with your lasers. There's a number of different pieces that have their own advantages, abilities and weaknesses you need to utilize to take them down. At the end of each turn, you have to shoot and so placement is key to victory.

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    It actually sounds like it could be very amusing to play through, with a lot of very careful thinking needed. The majority of pieces can move in all directions and rotate 90 degrees for ideal positioning, plus you can use enemy pieces against them and there's special objects in the levels too like portals and mirrors. There's even special green pieces, which both players on the board can control. Lots of ways to win by the sound of it and it could be a good one to watch.

    Planned Features:

    • Local and Online Multiplayer.
    • Tutorial mode against the AI which goes through rules and tactics.
    • Play against the AI!
    • A lot of scenarios/maps designed to challenge you, some having unique pieces only available in them.
    • Many different pieces with advantages, downsides, abilities and more.
    • 3D Camera with full control.
    • Steam Achievements and stats.

    You can wishlist / follow on Steam . The developer mentioned they planned to have a demo available during the upcoming Steam Game Festival in the Summer.

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      How about a nice game of Chess with Lichess

      Liam Dawe · news.movim.eu / GamingOnLinux · Wednesday, 3 February, 2021 - 10:21 · 1 minute

    Chess, it's a classic right? So how about a nice game of Chess? I am in fact talking about Lichess, a free and open source browser-based online Chess game.

    You might think it funny but until recently, I had somehow never heard of it. It's been around since 2010, starting off a simple hobby project and it has since grown into one of the most popular Chess websites around. Ten years later it's still kept the original promises of remaining free and open source and it just seems to have continually grown. If you believe Alexa rankings, it's in the top 2,000.

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    With close to 80K players online at the current time of writing, it's easy to see it's popular and it has every right to be. It works perfectly in any browser I tried (including mobile!), it has no adverts, it doesn't require an account, it's totally open source (even the Android build is open source), it has a ton of puzzles, it can teach you to play and so much more. Lichess is not just a browser-based Chess game, it's a huge assortment of different modes and a big community to back it up. Not only all that, you can also sit and watch games too. If that's your thing.

    If, like me, you had no idea it was a thing and apparently you also live under a rock, I hope this was helpful for you.

    You can play for free online, against friends and a lot more on Lichess.org .

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      Enjoy a battle of magic cults in the digital board game October Night Games - now on Linux

      Liam Dawe · news.movim.eu / GamingOnLinux · Friday, 13 November, 2020 - 11:49 · 1 minute

    Following on from a successful Kickstarter campaign in September 2020, Octobear Knight Games have released their digital board game October Night Games.

    Being influenced by the writings of Roger Zelazny, H.P. Lovecraft, Abraham Merrit, Bram Stocker, Albert Bloch, and many others to create their procedurally generated narrative the game follows a battle between two mysterious and magical cults to decide the fate of the world on Halloween night.

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    Looks like this was a Kickstarter that slipped through our radar, with it seeing €7,699 funding from a couple hundred backers and their FAQ made it clear Linux support was planned so it's nice to see after the initial Windows release it's come to Linux now too.

    Feature Highlight:

    • Dastardly characters : Pick your own character, ranging from a mad monk, to vampires, witches and more. Each packs unique abilities such as astral projection and the ability to drain life.
    • An Eldritch pet : Select your familiar, such as a loyal dog, a gossiping bat or a grass snake with the gift of alchemy.
    • Social deduction : Work out who is friend or foe. Each side will have its one wand Holder, Book Master and Lamp Bearer.
    • Multiple locations : Travel the town, graveyard and hollow, looking for cursed ingredients for your brews and rituals.
    • Summon horrors : Call on Cthulhu and beings even more inscrutable with your rituals.
    • Make magick : Experiment with alchemy and craft new, more deadly potions using a challenging but accessible brewing mechanic.
    • Cursed combat : Fight off ghouls and angry townsfolk using a unique dice combat system, and perhaps even capture a minion or potential sacrifice.
    • Stay alive : Keep your health, sanity and reputation intact - or there will be terrible consequences.
    • Solo and multiplayer : Mix of competitive and cooperative play, hex your enemies and aid those you believe to be on your side.

    You can buy October Night Games on Steam .

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