{"id":2139,"edition":12,"categories":35,"features":0,"size":11169,"name":"King Thirteen","authors":[{"name":"Mark Vasilkov","url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257}],"description":"

King Godric XIII, called the Crimson Hand, the Withering Flame, the dreaded King Thirteen rose from his throne.

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The whispers of his subjects had grown too loud, too bold. They had forgotten their place.

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— Silence!

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Clad in blood-red armor, Godric towered over them, an enormous and imposing figure.

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— I am fear incarnate! — his roar echoed through the hall. — You will bow before me, or you will burn!

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Soon after, swords were drawn, and scarlet splattered the floor.

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How to play:

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Decentralized: Arcadia Challenge, OP Guild Challenge.

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If there is no sound, try allowing autoplay in your browser settings.

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First game I scored 69, all worked really well, neat graphics, sounds and game play. I will need to play again to see if I can better my score. Reminded me of the 1048 type games that are quite addictive once you start!

\n","games":["The Fear Factory"]},{"at":378852604,"author":"galika","login":"galika","gh":12746968,"text":"

Creative and fun gameplay—keeps you hooked!

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like the take on the classical twist of 1024 with chess moves and the added king that kills you adds thinking element to the game. will play this even outside of the context of this competition

\n"},{"at":378863217,"author":"Aleksander Szczepura","login":"alszczep","gh":44731926,"text":"

Heavily addictive. Graphics looking good and clean. Easy 5 stars for the audio, the music is going haaard.

\n","games":["13legions"]},{"at":378870031,"author":"Antonio Salvati","login":"salvan13","gh":260311,"url":"https://salvan13.github.io/","twitter":"salvan13","text":"

a mix of chess and 1024, great game, fun and addictive!

\n","games":["Kyabetsu"]},{"at":378890329,"author":"Steven Lambert","login":"straker","gh":2433219,"url":"https://stevenklambert.com/","twitter":"StevenKLambert","text":"

I didn’t understand how to play the first few times. I didn’t realize the knight and the bishop could combine if they shared the same number. Also don’t know why the King captured one of my pieces when normally he was standing still or moving around.

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Other than not understanding the rules completely, the game is pretty interesting. I’m not very good at advanced chess move thinking, so it was difficult for me to score well since I failed to line up the knights to upgrade them. Can easily see how people would love the game.

\n","games":["The Encroaching Darkness"]},{"at":378890682,"author":"Cliff Earl","login":"Antix-Development","gh":17822130,"text":"

A very polished production. Great use of SVG imagery!

\n","games":["Badluck Butter Chicken Goes To Outer Space","Badluck Butter Chicken Flies The Unfriendly Skies"]},{"at":378894764,"author":"skyatmoon","login":"skyatmoon","gh":53244544,"text":"

Touhou, I love it. Great Innovation for 2048 like. Hard to play and I still not sure is this game can win, but it is fun enough.

\n","games":["The Demons 13 Floors"]},{"at":378895238,"author":"João Lopes","login":"lopis","gh":2715751,"url":"www.jlopes.dev","text":"

This was pretty fun. I was confused at first, and there are no instructions, but i eventually understood the point of the game. It’s a 2048 meets chess kind of game. Lovely music, and very polished art.\nThe theme fit seems a bit of a stretch.

\n","games":["Thirteen Terrible Stunts"]},{"at":378900712,"author":"Matt Light","login":"lightster","gh":1365612,"twitter":"lightster","text":"

I am not very familiar with chess rules, but very quickly I recognized that this was chess meets 2048. The gameplay was fun and the music had some great emotional undertones.

\n","games":["Niwatori"]},{"at":378964246,"author":"aselitto","login":"aselitto","gh":17676172,"text":"

This was a fantastic game, it had me playing it for a while. I enjoyed the chess concept and movement. That made it more interesting as to what pieces you wanted for future development. Great work and really fun game!

\n","games":["Dekatria Mansion"]},{"at":378977352,"author":"Christoph Schansky","login":"DerBenniBanni","gh":5499976,"text":"

What a combination of games! Garnished with the clean and moody music. A very good game, even my son (7 years old) had fun with it!

\n","games":["Aargh! Triskaideka attacks!"]},{"at":378981574,"author":"Sebastian Dorn","login":"sebadorn","gh":1146318,"url":"https://sebadorn.de","text":"

I did not expect to get this hooked. Great game! The music is also really nice.

\n","games":["Cursed Elevator"]},{"at":379014349,"author":"Javi Agenjo","login":"jagenjo","gh":393515,"url":"http://tamats.com","twitter":"tamat","text":"

Very clean, maybe a tutorial would had helped me understand it better faster.

\n","games":["Deep13"]},{"typ":1,"at":379039517,"re":379014349,"author":"Mark Vasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257,"url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","text":"

Thanks, I realize this now! In my head, the concept was that you discover the different interactions as you go, like in puzzle games.

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You’re completely right though, in the full release I’ll add a training level or something. Thanks!

\n"},{"at":379050599,"author":"Mohammad Jawad","login":"mhmdjawad","gh":22205462,"url":"https://pdemia.com/","text":"

I like both 1024 and chess, very nice game and a good idea, king kill peices is not always working and its movement is kind of unpredictible so cannot really make a strategy and alot of randomness will rely on luck instead of figuring out a strategy for winning and getting better position. should add button to mute the sound with music I think. also add some hints in game about how it is played.

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came back after second match, looks like the 1024 killes the king and win the game. wanted to go for more but I think I would not have lasted much after that lol. nice nice btw my score is 5467 let me know if someone beat it.

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edit 2 : also seems that you can make a strategy to win, especially after the queens get spawning.

\n","games":["The 13 Invaders","Cookie Maze 3d","Maze Runner vs 13","Tower Defence Walking 13s"]},{"at":379071846,"author":"Jasper Renow-Clarke","login":"picosonic","gh":26137750,"twitter":"femtosonic","text":"

Really fun to play, the music jazzy, and a tune that I’ve heard in previous JS13k entries.

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I like the way you can multiply upwards, when there’s a reachable onward step.

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The graphics are well made and look great.I played for a while but wasn’t sure if there was a specific target or time limit? The numbers just kept getting bigger.

\n","games":["rollermaze"]},{"at":379114419,"author":"John Edvard","login":"johnedvard","gh":656024,"url":"https://reitgames.com","twitter":"ReitGames","text":"

I played this for much longer than I expected. There’s something truly mesmerizing about it. The audio and graphics are excellent, and it’s incredibly addictive. I just want to keep growing my chess pieces. The theme is also very prominent.

\n","games":["Bubble Burst"]},{"at":379215004,"author":"Alexander Petrov","login":"baturinsky","gh":632779,"twitter":"baturinsky","text":"

Very innovatie. Could use more explicit rules. Like, when the king can capture pieces?

\n","games":["Terra Mobilis","Triskaidekagenesis"]},{"typ":1,"at":379319936,"re":379215004,"author":"Mark Vasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257,"url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","text":"

Thanks! :)

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King resorts to violence only when he is cornered and has nowhere else to go. It’s below him to kill commoners otherwise.

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However if you might lose due to the board being full, then the King won’t help you by clearing the board; he’ll just stand there.

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I see how this all can be a bit confusing but yeah, he’s nonlinear like that, an agent of chaos.

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This is really cool! My score is up to 838 :) I think the game saves, so I’ll try to see how much I can increase it.

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Very cool how the new units (rooks, queens) gradually appear.

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Lots of strategy, especially in the beginning, deciding how many bishops/knights you want to keep.

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Not too much to improve? Sometimes when trying to “unselect” a selected unit, I would accidentally move it (that might be a “me” problem, not a UI problem… and you also have an undo button, so this is kind of a non-issue).

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Very fun!

\n","games":["PicoBuddy"]},{"at":379367216,"author":"Aleksey Litvinov","login":"mightyaleksey","gh":5006221,"url":"https://jsalterego.im/","text":"

Reminded me 1024 game, but with the chess figures. Amazing idea and I was very delighted when discovered that you can combine knights and bishops together!

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Good job and congratulations on submission!

\n","games":["Spirit Hunter"]},{"at":379389531,"author":"Samuel van Egmond","login":"SamuelVanEgmond","gh":95985602,"text":"

Solid game without any compromises to fit in 13Kb.

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Great tile graphics, music, gameplay, works well on mobile and desktop.

\n","games":["The King's Crowns"]},{"at":379470238,"author":"Stanisław Małolepszy","login":"stasm","gh":265818,"url":"https://piesku.com","twitter":"stas","text":"

So far, this is the submission I spent the most time playing this year (except my own 😇). However, I almost missed this gem. Here’s my story:

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The first time I launched it, I completely misunderstood how to play. The description has nice flavor text, but I doesn’t explain the gist of the gameplay!

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I decided to come back after a few days and give it another go. Am I glad I did! It was after skimming through your post mortem that I noticed the mention of 2048 and had an a-ha! moment.

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I managed to beat the game on my second attempt, scoring 5,332 points. I’m sure I made a lot useless moves.. Once I got to 1,024 I’m glad that the number turned red—it was enough to suggest that it was king slaying time :) Without this small indication I would have likely continued to 2048. Some other notes:

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Overall, this is a a very polished experience, with great audio and very pretty design. I commend the attention to detail, like the lower-left square being dark. Awesome job!

\n","games":["Millennials"]},{"at":379580262,"author":"Jure Triglav","login":"jure","gh":238667,"url":"https://juretriglav.si","twitter":"juretriglav","text":"

Nice! I think your learn-as-you-go concept works well, and I would probably not read or go through a lengthy tutorial anyway, so personally I enjoyed learning what makes the game tick step by step and without guidance. Love the little polish touches, like the king shaking about when you want to move him. Great music and sound, lovely clean graphics, it all fits a style. Very useful local storage save point too.

\n","games":["The Dandelion Wars","plusminus13"]},{"at":379596887,"author":"Cody Ebberson","login":"codyebberson","gh":749094,"url":"https://cody.ebberson.com","twitter":"codyebberson","text":"

Success! I killed the king! Final score 5457, which is probably bad because it took me a while to figure out what was going on. On one hand, I feel like the readme could have been a little more forthcoming. On the other hand, I’m getting a sense of your personal style and I suspect that this was an intentional cheeky way of contributing to the experience 😉 This was great! Novel puzzle design, at it’s finest. Brilliant combination of 2048+chess. Excellent graphics, sound, and music to round out the experience. Just a fantastic job. Congrats!

\n","games":["Phantomicus"]},{"typ":1,"at":379635624,"re":379596887,"author":"Mark Vasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257,"url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","text":"

Thank you so much for the kind words Cody!

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And yeah I failed at explaining myself this time harder than ever before 😂

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Here’s hope the new video trailer thing helps to rectify this a little bit.

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incredibly polished and playable! wow, this is so fun. I just played for SOOOOOO long! I adore the graphics; simple yet very elegant, with nice shine and shadow - all the sprites are really nice to look at. the strategies, the slow way newer pieces appear on the battlefield, and the familiar mix of two cool things is a HIT!!! I felt a bit lost at times when suddenly something would happen seemingly randomly and I had no idea what it did. that’s on me for not quite getting the red stripes evolution stages or reasons a bishop appears exactly… could some sort of explanatory helper tooltips or mouse-hover info help me know for sure what would happen if I made a move? I’d love that. I suppose I should have used UNDO to preview moves, but that never occurred to me (feels almost like cheating). The only other thing I did not love was the sound - I wish it was all more soft and chill and zen. In any case, this game is phenomenal, the ideal touchscreen game you could play for a thousand hours. wonderful work.

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Brilliant context, executed very well. It’s a bit unclear when the king captures, though. I’d like to know what the rules are.

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This is so slick. I love the way that I didn’t really know what was going on until I did. That is one beautiful learning curve. Amazing work!

\n","games":["Gecko Blaster"]},{"at":379995456,"author":"Michel Sabchuk","login":"michelts","gh":361492,"url":"http://turbosys.com.br","text":"

At first I didn’t know what to do, but as I played, the game rules became more evident, though this is one of the only thing I think could be improved: the rules could be more explicit, especially how to win the game.

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Another thing I would consider doing is to allow disabling the sound effects. I found how to disable music, but could mute effects.

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The game is very interesting and grab your attention. Very nice work!

\n","games":["Thirteen Truco"]},{"at":380026177,"author":"Jonathan Vallet","login":"jonathan-vallet","gh":5329099,"text":"

Excellent game! reall fun gameplay and original. I went up to a 1024 tile, don’t know if 2048 is a win but I can’t play longer if I want to test more games.\nReally addictive. Just 2 little points: explain somewhere than a piece can be taken by another piece of a different type. At the beginning I didn’t merge bishop with knight.\nAnd maybe disable a tile once taken, even if still playable, or maybe a better visual feedback to notice that tile is stile active.\nMultiple time I want to select another tile and it was eaten by previous one, which was not the move I wanted

\n","games":["13 Steps to Escape"]},{"at":380189005,"author":"Zark Attack","login":"Noah-Zark-22","gh":181499250,"text":"

You had me at ‘King Godric XIII’! Nice writing. I had a lot of fun playing this game. I ended up getting defeated because I got lazy, but I plan on giving it another shot once I play some other entries. The game feels finished, and has good music. Also, love the thumbnail :) Excellent work!!

\n","games":["Primonumerophobia"]},{"at":380238827,"author":"Almar Suarez","login":"wololoa","gh":10622012,"twitter":"repunkgame","text":"

Super cool spin of 2048! Not sure how it fits with the overall theme but it’s a very nice addicting game :)

\n","games":["DECK 13"]},{"at":380271107,"author":"Logan Tempez","login":"LoganPB","gh":114475709,"twitter":"MamonakuStudio","text":"

Oh wow, well done! Congratulation for the game. The visual, the feeling, the music, it’s a very high quality work!\nVery good mix between 2048 and chess game. I would have like a better link to the theme tho.

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GG!

\n","games":["13th Restaurant Rush"]},{"typ":1,"at":380422632,"re":380271107,"author":"Mark Vasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257,"url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","text":"

Thanks a lot for the kind words!

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Super polished, but honestly I didn’t get it. Seems like everyone but me knows what 2048 is? I get Chess, but I didn’t know what the point of the game was aside from being able to combine my pieces, so some instructions would have been great. As soon as the Music started I knew whose game it was - I love the tune and I think it fits the game well, but you could consider branching out.

\n","games":["SECTOR 13"]},{"typ":1,"at":380422606,"re":380281817,"author":"Mark Vasilkov","login":"mvasilkov","gh":140257,"url":"https://mvasilkov.animuchan.net","twitter":"mvasilkov","text":"

Absolutely, I pledge to making some entirely new audio the next time I participate! Just had no willpower left this year, so reused the theme from the last gaem.

\n"},{"typ":2,"at":380452034,"author":"Ewa Mazur","login":"mypoint13k","gh":89944062,"url":"https://mypoint.pl","twitter":"mypoint13k","text":"

The clean and minimalistic design of the chess-like pieces is visually appealing and fits the strategic gameplay very well. The use of warm colors creates a cozy, vintage atmosphere, which works great for a game centered around a medieval king. The stylized chess pieces are distinct and immediately recognizable, making it easy for players to grasp the mechanics visually.\nWhile the overall design is effective, it might benefit from a bit more visual feedback during gameplay. Adding animations or subtle effects when merging pieces or achieving specific game goals would enhance the player’s sense of progression.\nThe artwork is well-executed, and the chess theme is perfectly integrated into the game. The simple yet elegant design makes it easy to focus on the strategy aspect while maintaining a pleasant visual experience. With just a few additional effects, this game could truly stand out even more. Excellent job!

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