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2026 Publisher Sale

[h3]Today kicks off the big 2 Left Thumbs Publisher Sale![/h3][h2]Explore the full event page to scope out loads of discounts, free games, bundles and more! [/h2][h2][/h2][p][/p][h2]WizardChess is 50% off![/h2][h3]Be sure to check the Bundle List for any additional discounts that may be available to you[/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][h2]NEW RELEASE[/h2][p]Yesterday saw the release of Underboard, a new team-based tactical roguelike autobattler![/p][p](The lead artist of which did the awesome custom art for this sale!)[/p][p] [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]COMING SOON [/h2][p]4 more games have received official release dates! Each of which offers a public demo.[/p][p]Dice A Million - Dice-rolling Deckbuilder Roguelike - February 25th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Crawling Angels - Physics-based Puzzle Horror - March 13th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Wasteland Bites - Survival Horror Food Truck Manager - April 3rd[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Besmirch - Survival Horror Farming Sim - May 11th[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]WHAT ELSE?[/h2][p]There were too many announcements this year to include in store page post.[/p][p]Check out this news post with EVERYTHING related to this year's 2 Left Thumbs sale![/p][p][/p][h2]FOLLOW ALONG[/h2][p]Follow 2 Left Thumbs on social media to stay up-to-date on all the latest games and news. 👇[/p]

ANZ IndieFest 2025

[p][/p][p]Thank you to The Indie Brew for organizing and including WizardChess in the ANZ IndieFest.
Grab the game now with it's ALL TIME low discount of 40% off![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Be sure to check out the event page for discounts, demos and previews of other great indie titles coming out of Australia and New Zealand![/p][p][/p][h2]More indies?[/h2][p]There are two other Aussie-based indie games published by 2 Left Thumbs for you to check out![/p][p]Castillon is an RTS + TD strategy game currently running a public playtest.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]And Gorgon Shield is an innovative rotation-based roguelike. The game is currently 50% off!
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Expansion Pack Update

TL;DR: we're introducing 4 new units that can be unlocked via the Daily Challenge. These are designed to cut across the existing set of mechanics in interesting ways and unlock new ways to play with all the existing units.

They may be a little OP, bug reports are begrudgingly welcome in the Discord. Especially if you're having trouble unlocking any content. Thanks for playing!

WizardChess forever.

[h2]Changelog 1.2.0[/h2]

NEW Madcap Unit
↳ Teleport next to enemies, unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW Merperson Unit
↳ Throw a fish, Unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW Crowned Unit
↳ Use the FaeQueen's abilities, Unlockable in Daily Challenge NEW SheepHerder Unit
↳ Round up your units, Unlockable in Daily Challenge

FIXED Quick! achievement

That's all (for now) folks!
Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)

Hidden Discoveries

Turns out the spawn rate was much too low on some of the new units, sorry! The good news is that if you play the Daily Challenge or complete some Lessons, you're almost guaranteed to see something new :)

NEW Enabled Minotaur boss and Minitaur Unit

FIXED Cowpoke unit
↳ Corrected implementation FIXED Progress in Tournament Mode
↳ Progress was not being tracked correctly leaving some ranks locked FIXED Unit titles could become corrupted
FIXED Daily Challenge secret unit rate
↳ The rate was far too low (Cowpoke and Rhino are more likely now!)

CHANGE Scan for missing Steam Achievements on bootup
CHANGE Use Spawn Weightings table for Arcade party
CHANGE FishTank is now replaced by Chicken in maze

More units soon...ish!
Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)

You guys are really good at finding bugs

Welcome to WizardChess 1.1.2, patches and hotfixes galore. Even more little fixes than mentioned below, turns out you are all really good at finding edgecases!

NEW Rhino unit
↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Cowpoke unit
↳ Unlocked via Daily Challenge NEW Default to turn count in Arcade Mode

CHANGE Updated Barby lesson
CHANGE Updated Javelina lesson objective

FIXED Actor cannot become Bard
FIXED Disabled buttons could be used with Space
FIXED Only count victories in tournament

Thanks everyone, may your 2025 be filled with WizardChess.
Ben & Ricky (TwoPM Studios)