What it is
Margin Brawl is a browser game that mixes tic-tac-toe with auto-battling and roguelike deckbuilding. You drag doodle-like monsters onto a 3×3 board, line up three to power them up, and watch them fight automatically. It was made for the Bezi Mega Jam 2026 and takes place across three chapters with bosses.
From the developer
In the developer’s own words, from blizzardfan.itch.io.
Your notebook has a goblin problem.
Tic-tac-toe meets auto-battling and roguelike deckbuilding. Drag your doodles onto a 3×3 board, line up three to double their attack, and watch the paper punches fly.
Upgrade your cards, collect treasures, and stitch monsters together into increasingly questionable creations. Survive three chapters and show the bosses who owns this notebook.
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Controls: Drag to play. Hover to preview moves and attacks.
Made for Bezi Mega Jam 2026 — Genre Collision.
CREDITS
Blizzardfan — Concept and prototyping, game design and programming, visuals and animation, background music integration, enemy AI, and final polish.
Fox-god508 — Game design and programming, relics, chapter content, tutorials, sound effects, and balance testing.
Editor takes
“For a game that advertises a few seconds per session, the upgrade pacing across three chapters is a tightrope act—and the deckbuilding relics need to carry more weight than they do.”
“The rules snap into focus fast—drag, line up three, double attack—yet the roguelite layer adds a fair number of variables without always earning their aha moments.”
How to play
Drag your monster cards from your hand onto the 3×3 board. Line up three of your creatures to double their attack, then let the auto-battling resolve the fight. Hover over tiles to preview moves and attacks before committing.
Tips
- Focus on creating rows, columns, or diagonals of three to trigger the attack-doubling bonus.
- Use the hover preview to check where attacks will land before you place a card.
- Upgrade your cards whenever you can instead of spreading resources too thin.
- Collect treasures and relics to strengthen your run, especially before tougher chapters.
- Stitch monsters together to build stronger creatures, but consider how they fit your board strategy.
Questions
Is Margin Brawl free to play?
Yes, the game is listed as free on its itch.io page.
What platforms can I play it on?
It is an HTML5 game, so it runs in a web browser on compatible devices.
Does the game save progress?
The page does not mention save functionality. It is a short-session game, with an average session listed as a few seconds.
How long is the game?
The page describes three chapters with bosses, but does not give a total playtime estimate.
Who made Margin Brawl?
It was created by Blizzardfan and Fox-god508 for the Bezi Mega Jam 2026 game jam.
Does it use AI-generated content?
Yes, the page lists an AI disclosure: AI Assisted for code, graphics, sounds, and text.
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