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Dead Position

2026 Card & Board Game Indie Strategy
Dead Position is a chess roguelike. Each round is a fresh game of chess against an engine on a 3D board: the player has ten moves and three take-backs to reach a score target, and every move scores chips × mult, from quiet moves through captures, checks, forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks up to checkmate. Chaining tactics builds a streak that raises the mult of the next move. Between rounds, players buy Gam Show full summary

Dead Position is a chess roguelike. Each round is a fresh game of chess against an engine on a 3D board: the player has ten moves and three take-backs to reach a score target, and every move scores chips × mult, from quiet moves through captures, checks, forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks up to checkmate. Chaining tactics builds a streak that raises the mult of the next move. Between rounds, players buy Gambits, passive cards that alter scoring and in some cases the rules of chess, along with study packs and card editions. The opponent, the Host, alters the board with Blaze and Frost events, and each ante ends with a boss lieutenant who imposes a special rule. A run consists of four antes of four rounds, and lost pieces stay lost unless bought back in the shop. The game also includes free play against four engine levels, tutorial lessons and a Blitz mode played against the clock.

World design Nicht eindeutig StructureRoguelike

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Dead Position is a chess roguelike. Each round is a fresh game of chess against an engine on a 3D board: the player has ten moves and three take-backs to reach a score target, and every move scores chips × mult, from quiet moves through captures, checks, forks, pins, skewers and discovered attacks up to checkmate. Chaining tactics builds a streak that raises the mult of the next move. Between rounds, players buy Gambits, passive cards that alter scoring and in some cases the rules of chess, along with study packs and card editions. The opponent, the Host, alters the board with Blaze and Frost events, and each ante ends with a boss lieutenant who imposes a special rule. A run consists of four antes of four rounds, and lost pieces stay lost unless bought back in the shop. The game also includes free play against four engine levels, tutorial lessons and a Blitz mode played against the clock.

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GenreTurn-based strategy (TBS) Traitchess Traitroguelike Traitroguelite Traitscore attack

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Foxmoon Studios
Publisher
Foxmoon Studios
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Themes
Nicht angegeben
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Platform releases

  • Android Oct 03, 2026
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 27, 2026

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