Honest Abe Cannot Be Trusted Devlog - itch.iohttps://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abeDice poker vs the most honest man in America. If you can't trust Honest Abe, who can you trust?https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1699978/v030-claim-your-faces-and-keep-a-dicev0.3.0 - Claim your Faces and Keep a Dice!https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1699978/v030-claim-your-faces-and-keep-a-diceSun, 11 Oct 2026 03:24:28 GMTdevlogHey! it's checkmate, and Honest Abe is more honest than ever! I'm hoping to get some more plays and valuable feedback before continuing any more expansion of the game rules. There's still a lot that I...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1686783/v024-bugfixes-and-tweaksv0.2.4 - Bugfixes and Tweakshttps://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1686783/v024-bugfixes-and-tweaksFri, 02 Oct 2026 12:22:59 GMTdevlogHey! it's checkmate, and thank you for the feedback so far. I have been evaluating all of it and have some good ideas to implement from you all - some of them I am holding off on until I can complete...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1678466/v020-first-post-jam-updatev0.2.0 - First Post-Jam Update!https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1678466/v020-first-post-jam-updateSun, 27 Sep 2026 04:22:52 GMTdevlog

Honest Abe is back with a large number of changes to game rules, UX enhancements, and bugfixes! We received a lot of very valuable feedback during the Brackeys 2026.2 Game Jam. It's been a good experi...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1669596/jam-technical-post-mortemJam Technical Post-Mortemhttps://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1669596/jam-technical-post-mortemSat, 19 Sep 2026 13:59:36 GMTdevlogThe code was obviously a mess - we did everything in 3 days. And then we spent the next 48 hours bug fixing. This cost us in early jam exposure and cost us the opportunity to fix badly needed UI eleme...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1662792/jam-post-mortem-abes-honest-assessmentJam Post-Mortem (Abe's "Honest" Assessment)https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1662792/jam-post-mortem-abes-honest-assessmentSun, 13 Sep 2026 18:27:14 GMTdevlogJam Voting Results Well, the jam results are in. The scores are about what I was expecting, given jam feedback. Not bad for 2200+ participants overall, but of course less than I hoped for. Ranked from...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1648222/jam-bugfix-2-still-legal-to-doJam Bugfix #2 (still legal to do)https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1648222/jam-bugfix-2-still-legal-to-doTue, 01 Sep 2026 05:13:24 GMTdevlogGame Jam files are still not locked as we are within the 48 hour window, and we were able to fix more bugs! I'm honestly pretty pleased with the result of the submission, especially as we only started...

]]>https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1647840/jam-bugfix-1-legal-to-doJam Bugfix #1 (legal to do)https://checkmate101.itch.io/honest-abe/devlog/1647840/jam-bugfix-1-legal-to-doMon, 31 Aug 2026 21:20:48 GMTdevlogWe're hard at work fixing bugs missed in the last crunch hours. This is allowed by the Game Jam rules and the bugs we're fixing are major ones. Hope you enjoy and can defeat Honest Abe! Notes: FIXED -...

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