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A chessboard by a fireside, with gold coins on the squares and the black queen in a teal ring.

Brilliancy!!

The best chess is always rewarded.

Play the free demo

No installation or account required.

A roguelike of the royal game

Brilliancy!! is a chess roguelike. Every Board is a real chess puzzle, and every move is graded and scored.

The rules of chess never change, and good chess is always rewarded. After each Set, upgrade your Run: add Tutors that reward your style of play, upgrade your pieces and the board, and stock up on boosts for the puzzles ahead.

Progress through 3 Acts of rising difficulty. Every Act ends with a Boss that presents an additional challenge.

A Board in play: a knight fork is graded Best and scores 760, and 2 Tutors fire.
A Board in play. Every move is graded and scored.
The Final Score Sheet of a cleared Set: its 4 Boards, the Target and the Gold earned.
Beat the Target to clear the Set.
The Study, with 4 Tutors seated and 5 more on offer, 2 Books and 2 tokens.
The Study, where you upgrade your Run.
The Act Map of Act I, The Coffeehouse: 3 Sets cleared, 1 to play, and the Boss.
Progress through Acts of rising difficulty.
The entrance of The Simul, a Boss of Act I, with its rule: 4 mate puzzles with no Target.
Every Act ends with a Boss that presents an additional challenge.
Setup: the 6 Ratings, from Beginner to Grandmaster.
6 Ratings, from Beginner to Grandmaster.

The Act I demo

The demo is a playtest, and it will be updated regularly based on player feedback.

Play the Act I demo
  • Act I: 5 Sets, including 1 Boss
  • 6 Ratings
  • 4 Tiers
  • 4 Time Controls

Feedback

Tell us what you think. In the demo, send feedback from the pause menu or at the end of every Run, or write to us here.

Press

GameBrilliancy!!
DeveloperSobriquet Gaming
GenreSingle-player chess roguelike
DemoFree Act I demo at sobriquetgaming.com/brilliancy/play/
Press contactpress@sobriquetgaming.com

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