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2026-09-23: Sacrifice and Bug Fixes

Chess 3: The Final Chapter Playtest · published 24 Sep 2026, 09:43 UTC

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2026-09-23: Sacrifice and Bug Fixes
- Added a new liberty "Sacrifice". Let's you sacrifice a piece
- Minor UI changes when using an ability
- Fixed a crash related to UI input handling
- Improved some touchscreen and gamepad input handling

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