The Board is Yours

I like the concept and it costs a grain of rice. Not much to complain about it Game is pretty neat

Great mix of chess and idle game mechanics. Never overstays its welcome, never actually leans on grinding, and each upgrade clearly builds on prior ideas. Pretty easy to finish within ~6-7 hours, which is a good sweet spot for the genre. (I started with the demo and used the special code so my playtime is short.) I wouldn't hate seeing a sequel provide mutually exclusive upgrades or mechanics where the player chooses how each piece functions each restart. Maybe using opposition pieces to create unique puzzle setups as well. All in all, great indie title, well worth the extremely reasonable price.

Nice Strategic idle game

Really great idle game with optimisation mechanics that are very satisfying and always leaves you thinking "I think I can do better - maybe if I just move this piece here and that piece there and..." and suddenly it's hours later. For the price it's absolutely unbeatable. If you've read this far, I'd say just grab it and try it - you'll love it.

lots of fun. It does require some strategy, but you can make almost any combination of talents work if you think hard enough. Speedrunning this game would be pretty interesting. I think it is designed pretty well to not have an obvious optimal path, but it would be fun to see what someone can come up with if they math everything out.

This game has a fantastic premise: I'd heard the story about grains of rice on a chessboard and exponential growth; turning it into an idle incremental game was a brilliant move. But in my personal experience, the progression wasn't fun. Things slowed way down for me once I was a few hours in, and I lost interest in playing.