Laser, a new game played on a chess board
Laser is a turn based game similar to chess, with different piece movement rules, starting position, and win conditions. It's named after the laser piece, which can shoot diagonally through every piece on the board except for the wall, which blocks it. The detailed rules are on the website. I made the website as a super minimal way to play online against friends. Nobody really knows about it so it might be hard to find a game, but maybe you will against someone on HN if people read this. It uses the lichess.org chessboard UI which is super pretty and allows you to draw on the board, make…
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Laser is a turn-based board game played on a chess board with custom piece movement rules and win conditions. The game features a laser piece that shoots diagonally across the board, stopped only by walls, alongside other uniquely moving pieces. Players can compete online against friends through a minimal website interface built on the lichess.org chessboard UI, which includes drawing tools and premove functionality. The community is small, making it challenging to find opponents, though casual matches may occur among players discovering the game.
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Laser is a turn based game similar to chess, with different piece movement rules, starting position, and win conditions. It's named after the laser piece, which can shoot diagonally through every piece on the board except for the wall, which blocks it. The detailed rules are on the website. I made the website as a super minimal way to play online against friends. Nobody really knows about it so it might be hard to find a game, but maybe you will against someone on HN if people read this. It uses the lichess.org chessboard UI which is super pretty and allows you to draw on the board, make premoves, etc. The code is public if you are interested: github.com/melgrove/laser If you are playing, good luck, and don't get lasered!
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