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I'm developing a strategy board game based off of play of Chess, the bluffing of Poker and the roster / team dynamic selection of DotA

Zodiac is a 5v5 chess-like game with a few notable exceptions

Nearly every game is guaranteed to be original (Chess has one starting state, Zodiac has over 5 billion and growing!)

Chess has a clear end goal, checkmate the King piece. In Zodiac (Just like in Poker) your King piece is secretly selected meaning that you can bluff your opponent and try to get a read on them at the same time

The in-game size is much smaller than Chess, with only 5 pieces each on a 5x8 board. The amount of moves you can make at any given time are fewer, relying less on memorization and more on using unique and unpredictable plays.