When I heard
1. Warhammer
and
2. It's like chess
I was sold. Unfortunately, it's not "like chess," the classic mode literally is a chess game with a Warhammer skin. That wouldn't even be so bad, I like Star Wars Chess as much as the next guy, but the "sets" of humans and Orks are all so samey-looking that it's hard to tell a pawn from a knight or a rook at a glance without zooming in on them. So it's ultimately not even a particularly usable chess game.

Beyond that is a second mode, which seems to be the "game," but which is also just chess with some weird extra powers. It's still a chess board, with chess moving pieces, and the fact that they can shoot and use other "powers" to do damage to the health bars of various pieces is novel, but ultimately harmed by the difficulty distinguishing between types of pieces.

Ultimately, Regicide is a cute idea, but can't seem to decide if it wants to be a TBS with a heavy chess influence, or a Warhammer-skinned chess game. Either way, better attention to making the pieces distinguishable at a glance would go a long way toward making it playable.

When I heard 1. Warhammer and 2. It's like chess I was sold. Unfortunately, it's not "like chess," the classic mode literally is a chess game with a Warhammer skin. That wouldn't even be so bad, I like Star Wars Chess as much as the next guy, but the "sets" of humans and Orks are all so samey-looking that it's hard to tell a pawn from a knight or a rook at a glance without zooming in on them. So it's ultimately not even a particularly usable chess game. Beyond that is a second mode, which seems to be the "game," but which is also just chess with some weird extra powers. It's still a chess board, with chess moving pieces, and the fact that they can shoot and use other "powers" to do damage to the health bars of various pieces is novel, but ultimately harmed by the difficulty distinguishing between types of pieces. Ultimately, Regicide is a cute idea, but can't seem to decide if it wants to be a TBS with a heavy chess influence, or a Warhammer-skinned chess game. Either way, better attention to making the pieces distinguishable at a glance would go a long way toward making it playable.