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CHARK is a smooth Balatro-inspired chess roguelike and I've become an instant fan

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ZippyBot@lemmy.zip [bot]⁩ to ⁨gaming@lemmy.zip⁩

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chark-is-a-smooth-balatro-inspired-chess-roguelike-and-ive-become-an-instant-fan/

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  • Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I really need to ruin my life already and get Balatro cos Luck Be A Landlord is so much fun. Adding chess into the concept sounds absolutely amazing

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  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is cool. It needs a lot of polish though. I hope it does well.

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  • srecko@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Looks a lot like pawnbarian (played it on android) - whith balatro skin on top.

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  • Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I’m a big fan of Really Bad Chess, trying to puzzle myself out of bad situations it’s quite enjoyable

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  • Cassanderer@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Can you play it online anywhere?

    I had previously signed up to a site to try to play that chest precursor game with elephants and chariots and cavalry, and castles, but it did not work for me. I think the actual game was lost this was like a recreation of how they thought it was played in that case, the one that evolved in India before chess forget what it’s called.

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    • GammaGames@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The bottom of the article had a link to play it on itch: protzz.itch.io/chark

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      • Cassanderer@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Have you played? This or that other I referenced?

        In any case I think I’m going to get back into chess here. Have been off of it for a couple years. I had a high score and started just quit

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