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The Square Ring: Strategic Boxing

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This is a two-player boxing game that might remind some of X-wing or BattleCon. Players are trying to score punches and land a knockout, but may also take two of the three rounds to win the bout. Roughly 15-30 minutes per game.

Gameplay in a nutshell: Players secretly choose their actions for the turn, reveal them, and they resolve simultaneously. This is called an “Exchange”. There are six exchanges per round. That’s about it!

We have eight characters at the moment, many of whom are based on boxing archetypes and/or well-known boxers (details below):

Much of the art was inspired by Hajime no Ippo, one of my favorite anime, and Marco Cosentino was the very talented artist that brought it to life.


--Characters--

All-rounder: The middle-of-the-road, beginner-friendly character.

Brawler: A pedal-to-the-metal puncher that gets tired as the bout goes on

Out-fighter: A low-risk and consistently poking scientific boxer

In-fighter: Cut from the same cloth as Joe Frazier, he moves forward, blocks, and punishes with hooks and uppercuts

Show Boat: Perhaps the most unique character! She is movement-heavy, fragile, and becomes formidable if she is given space to taunt her opponent. Prince Naseem, Emanuel Augustus, and Roy Jones Jr. might come to mind.

Counter Fighter: With this cold-blooded fighter, the more often the opponent attacks, the more openings they leave to be exploited. Based on Archie Moore and Floyd Mayweather.

Pugilist: An old-timey, handle-bar mustachioed prizefighter. His movement is rather stiff, but he has some interesting attacks and evasion.

Round-Stealer: Call her a procrastinator, but this fighter becomes a force to be reckoned with in the second half of each round.