Rogue Chess Demo

A lightweight, turn-based roguelike chess prototype built with Pygame.

Overview

Rogue Chess Demo combines chess-style movement with card-driven tactics in short floor-based runs.

Core features:

• Single-board tactical gameplay
• Card hand and deck management
• Enemy intent previews for planning turns
• Endless progression with boss floors every 3 floors
• Turn-budget system with turn refunds on kills

Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Pygame 2.6+

Run

From the project root:

1. Activate your virtual environment
2. Start the game:

python main.py

Controls

• Left Click: Select and play cards
• Right Click: Discard a card
• Tab: Open or close deck view
• Enter: Start run from title screen
• R: Restart run
• Esc: Quit (or close deck view)

Project Structure

• main.py: Entry point and input loop
• game.py: Core game state and turn logic
• rendering.py: UI and board rendering
• cards.py: Card definitions
• enemies.py: Enemy definitions and layouts
• rules.py: Shop rules and passive modifiers

Status

This project is a gameplay demo focused on systems and feel rather than full content.