Solo Dev's Crown and Coup Mashes Balatro With Chess: Captures Chain Into Score Combos, Boards Grow From 3x3 to 12x12

Crown and Coup is a solo-developed roguelike that swaps Balatro's deck for a monarch and a chess army, scoring through captures at might x mult with 117 joker-style stratagems plus omens, grimoires, runestones and proclamations. Boards start at 3x3 and scale to 12x12 against a reacting bot, and a free demo is live on Steam ahead of Steam Next Fest from Oct 19-26. Version 1.0 is planned for November at $11.99.