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Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Chess is fun again!

Some people like Tetris, others like Candy Crush, but now I too, finally have a "time-waster" type game that I like playing. The game seems simple at first glance but no encounter is ever the same (except for the very first level) since after every level both you and and your enemies get a random buff though there is a strategic element in that you are able to choose which random buff set is applied to you and the enemy (either A or B). Sometimes if you're lucky you can get the right buffs to stack some amazing synergy and you feel almost invincible (almost, it's never THAT easy ;). I was never really that good at chess but for me this is just the right amount of difficulty to be challenging, but not frustrating. I just really wish there was an option to replay a level even if that meant you can't progress any further, because sometimes you lose and you really want to know if you could have progressed any further had you played differently. Either that or some kind of "sandbox" mode where you can play around with different buff sets and practice different mechanics. The grenades seems simple at first but I still haven't gotten the hang of properly throwing them and keep killing myself by throwing them too close to me. I don't understand why it couldn't just be "click grenade, click square to throw it". Other mechanics like jumping over pieces or grabbing nearby pieces and throwing them I haven't gotten to work properly yet. Maybe it's just me? Overall it's a great way to blast through a couple of hours when you're just chilling.

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