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Bitter Duel
This is a really simple tactics game for the 2026 Spring Lisp Game Jam.
It is made in Chicken Scheme, using my own game framework Imugi.
Build
First install Chicken 5, then install Imugi using the instructions in its repo. You will also need to chicken-install csm for easier building.
Once both of those dependencies are installed, run:
mkdir build && cd build
csm -program bitter-duel ..
./bitter-duelHow To Play
First to 3 hits wins.
You are blue.
Each unit on the board has a stance and a hand position.
The stance can be high, mid, or low. You can change your stance each turn.
Hand position can be high-right, high-left, mid-right, mid-left, low-right, low-left — forming a circle. Each turn you can choose to attack from your current hand position, or from an adjacent one on the circle. For example, from high-right, you can attack from high-right, high-left, or mid-right. After the attack, your hand moves to the opposite position. For example, attacking from high-right, your hand becomes low-left.
You can move 1 square on each turn.
Build your order: move, change stance, and attack.
Orders are submitted simultaneously and then resolved: movement first, then stance change, then attack if in range (neighboring squares).
Stances
Your chance to hit is higher if your attack matches your stance. A mid-right attack has a lower chance of hidding from a high stance than a high-right attack.
Your stance also determines your defense. A high stance has bonus defense against high attacks, but weak defense against low attacks. A low stance is the opposite. A mid stance has bonus defense against mid attacks, but weak defense against high and low.