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Life & fun · June 24, 2017

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Meatshields – An in-browser turn-based strategy game

A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help! I feel this is an extreme overhaul I couldn't have done without your input. Since then, I have: Dramatically improved our hosting platform (So it HOPEFULLY won't go down this time (oops.)), Added two new units, Rebalanced all existing units, Added many more maps, Improved the…

Meatshields – An in-browser turn-based strategy game launched on June 24, 2017 with 113 votes, #381 of 3,107 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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Meatshields is a free, browser-based turn-based strategy game where players control units in tactical combat across multiple maps. The game features various unit types that can be customized and rebalanced, an AI opponent, and a tutorial system to help new players learn the mechanics. Recent updates include improved hosting reliability, additional maps and units, refined AI algorithms, and numerous bug fixes developed based on player feedback.

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A few months ago (82 days to be exact!) I posted a link on HN to my game, Meatshields. A bunch of you commented and played my game and gave me some wonderful feedback. Over the last few months I've been playing with many of you and implementing the best of everybody's suggestions. So, thank you, HN for all your help!…

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