(crossposted from my blog and my newsletter)
I didn't see this coming, wow.
For those who aren't in the know, Frosty Faustings is an incredibly well-run annual fighting game tournament in Chicago, and it was this weekend. I used to travel there from the UK every year until the pandemic hit, and although I wasn't there this year, I highly recommend the event to anyone who is interested in any of the many, many fighting games that are played there.
One of the events they run every year is the mystery tournament, where every single round of the tournament is played on a different game and you have no idea what you'll be competing in. I've entered it a couple of times at both Frosty Faustings and Combo Breaker and I've seen everything from unusual fighting games like Weaponlord and Dragon Ball Z V.R.V.S., to non-fighting games like Road Rash and Tricky Towers, to board games like Don't Break The Ice. It's a ton of fun, and you never know what to expect!
One thing that I definitely didn't expect when I woke up this morning was a DM telling me that the grand finals for this year's mystery tournament was played on my game Chessplosion, with commentary from @Ryyudo and jmcrofts.
I'm not sure what to say. It's so surreal to see the game played on a stage at all, let alone in the grand finals. Huge shoutouts to Ryyudo, jmcrofts, and everyone who helped organize the mystery tournament and Frosty Faustings as a whole. I wish I could have been there to watch it in person, I hope everyone watching the stream had fun, and I really want to get back into competitive fighting games soon!
And if you want to try Chessplosion for yourself, it's out now on Steam and itch.io!