Puppet Chess

Puppet Chess

This is a cost-allocation mini-tactical game played on a 9×9 grid, where you build a team consisting of 1 King and 4 Minion units.

You can freely allocate your limited total cost to customize each unit's HP, Attack, Range, Speed (SPD), and Special Abilities (a total of 8 types, including Wall Creation, Swap, Mobile Attack, Bind, Quagmire, Knight, Portal, and March) to create your deck. Whether you build a heavily fortified tank composition or a highly mobile speed-oriented team, it is entirely up to your strategy.

"Buff Tiles" line the center of the board, granting permanent stat boosts upon contact. Stepping on them offers a chance to power up, but leaving them unattended means risking your opponent taking them. Players take turns moving one piece at a time; reduce the enemy King's HP to 0 to claim victory. If the match drags on, the winner is determined by a tie-breaker based on the total cost of the remaining forces on the board, so reckless attrition warfare is not allowed.

Offline Match: A local hotseat mode where players take turns operating on the same screen.

AI Match: A search-based AI that evaluates moves one step ahead. You can adjust and train the AI yourself using 7 different operational policies (such as Aggression, King's Safety, Enemy Priority, etc.).

Online Match (P2P): Supports both private matches via Room IDs and random matchmaking.

Fully bilingual in Japanese and English.

No installation required. Playable right in your browser—a deep, calculated tactical match.

Support the Developer / 開発者へのサポート I’m currently raising funds to cover my development tool costs. If you enjoy the game, please consider supporting me! 現在、開発ツール代（AIツール等の月額利用料）を回収するための資金を集めています。もしゲームを気に入っていただけたら、ぜひ応援をお願いします！

Guidelines for Streamers and Modders / 配信・改造ガイドライン

• Streaming & Video / 配信・動画投稿: Feel free to stream or upload videos of this game. No permission needed! 配信や動画投稿は自由に行ってください。許可は不要です！
• Modding & Modification / 改変・改造: You are free to modify or customize the downloaded files at your own risk. Please understand that I cannot provide support for modified versions. ダウンロードしたファイルの改変やカスタマイズは、自己責任において自由に行ってください。ただし、改変したバージョンについてはサポート外となりますのでご了承ください。

Legal Note / 権利について All rights reserved, but I encourage you to enjoy the game in your own way! 著作権は保持しますが、あなた自身のやり方で自由にゲームを楽しんでいただくことを歓迎します！