Arcane Gambit - Alpha

Devlog

• Perks! And web build!
  May 28, 2026 by CyanBlob

  This release now adds support for perks! Have you ever wished your pawns could *always* move two tiles? How about a longer range knight? Or allowing your bishops change colors? Now you can! The curren... Continue reading
• Local play is here!
  May 09, 2026 by CyanBlob

  Local play, AKA Hot Seat, is now available! Each player chooses their spells and then gets prompted at the end of their turn to pass the game to the other player There are other improvements as well,... Continue reading
• Major release! New spells, new look, *particles*, and a basic bot!
  May 07, 2026 by CyanBlob

  This is quite a release. There's a basic bot now for local play (you probably won't lose to it, but it works!) There are fun new spells such as Portal Persistant spells now have particle effects in ad... Continue reading

  
• New spells, spell effect countdown
  May 04, 2026 by CyanBlob

  New spells Portal Creates a 2-way portal between two tiles Rotate Rotates a 2x2 grid of pieces Clockwork Soldier Makes a piece automatically move forware once per turn for a few turns Spell effect cou... Continue reading
• New alpha build! Several bugfixes
  May 03, 2026 by CyanBlob

  Now shows captured pieces Backwards-moving pawns can no longer promote on your own back rank Kings can now capture eachother if spells would allow Other pieces can not capture kings... Continue reading
• New Alpha build
  May 03, 2026 by CyanBlob

  Added a moves counter to view the game history Includes spellcasts Promoted pawns will now keep active spell effects Sorry about your queens, Jack Spells now have a +4 turn CD penalty when used on Kin... Continue reading
• Alpha opened to all!
  May 03, 2026 by CyanBlob

  I've decided to go ahead and open up this page as an alpha. There's still a lot of work to be done, especially with UI/UX and spell balancing, but it's still pretty fun in its current state. So grab a... Continue reading