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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #12 | 3.960 | 3.960 |
| Concept | #24 | 3.880 | 3.880 |
| Overall | #25 | 3.640 | 3.640 |
| Use of the Limitation | #41 | 3.320 | 3.320 |
| Presentation | #45 | 3.400 | 3.400 |
Ranked from 25 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Team members
Stressed Game Dev
Software used
Gamemaker Studio and Aseprite
Use of the limitation
Only 4 colors used for all assets in the game
Cookies eaten
Had a gum or two but no cookies
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Really nice game! Its simple but need luck. I dont know its already setting up or not, but i never lost on stage, hahaha. Its eally addicted game, nice one!
Thank you for playing! That just means you're very good at the game. Glad you enjoyed it!
like that! nice short game, easy to understand how to play, like that variation of game moves, visuals, good musics and sound effects,
good game - good job😃👍
only 1 things - for me it was too fast in the end of the turn to see and understand the result of the turn - little too fast that's disappear
Thank you for playing! Yeah the results were definitely a bit too fast. Thank you for your feedback!
I really like the amount of strategy you're able to get out of such a simple premise. Guard is a very neat mechanic that opens up a lot of possibilities, especially since you know your opponent while always choose the two highest cards. The game is also very quick which is nice, but the numbers that show the sum of the selected cards comes and goes too fast, and the only way I knew who had a better hand was based on the number of hearts.
Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed it, I agree the results were definitely a bit too fast. I'll look into that more
I liked the risk/reward factor of the discard and guard mechanics. Maybe it's just low attention span, but I thought the gameplay was kind of boring after a few rounds. Maybe you could lean even more into Balatro style and include some reward after a round to change the game like the joker cards. But overall the game was fun to learn and it was fun to strategize with the mechanics!
Thank you for playing! Yeah, powerups were something that were considered but scrapped in the end. Glad you could give your feedback!
Really fun game, love how you did this! An endless mode would be great and maybe a combo + point system as well, just to see how far I can get and how many points I can accumulate. Overall, pretty addicting! I do wish the sum animations on the left were a bit slower though, because the next game started around half a second after the win. Well, I got used to it, wasn't that bad.
Thank you for playing! Yeah, an endless mode really was a missed opportunity. But I may come back to this game sometime in the future so who knows? Thank you for your feedback and glad you enjoyed!
Really nice game! I love card games so this was a real treat lol, short but sweet, and really enjoyable! I also loved the sound design, and the guard mechanic, you did really well when it came to making the mechanics for this lol. The only thing I wish I saw more of was animations, and maybe even an endless mode to see how far you could get, but for a 3 day jam, this game was really great. Excited to see more!
Thank you for playing! Endless really is a missed opportunity that you mentioned. Maybe I could add it as a future update. Glad you enjoyed and thank you for your feedback!
I had a lot of fun playing your game. The introduction of the guard mechanic to allow a bad hand a chance of winning was smart.
Super easy to pick up and play, and intuitive. It can get addictive quite fast ahah.
It would be interesting to see a future update where more cards with special effects are introduced.
Awesome job, keep it up!
Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed. I may be coming back to this game in the future if it does well so be on the lookout!
I love gambling, 10/10
LET'S GO GAMBLING!
This was a cool idea for a calculation based card game! The music gave it a nice vibe. Had a bug where it wouldn't let me select a second card but it would let me select the same card a second time which made it move one space further than it normally would. Challenging and Fun -nice work! :D
Thank you for playing! That's an odd bug huh... I'll take a look and see what could have caused it. Thank you for your feedback!
This was an oddly addictive game, especially when you get into a groove in the gameplay loop. A blackjack Balatro-like is an awesome idea that could be expanded upon into its own game. Well done.
Thank you for playing! There's definitely a lot more that could be added into the game such as power ups and items (mirroring the jokers and tarot cards in Balatro). So who knows they may come in some day :)
The gameplay loop was enjoyable, simple to understand, and triggered a kind of “rapid fire gameplay” that I do like. The Guard / discard invoke nice decision making mechanics / risk reward thinking.
My negative criticism would mostly toward the 8 round requirements which requires you to play at least 40 games which is way too much compared to how much content your game offers (4 rounds would’ve already been very sufficient)
Thank you for playing! I understand your criticism, 8 rounds were definitely a bit too much. I'll try to fine tune it next time. Thank you for your feedback!
Really fun game with nice music! The guard and discard mechanics are very unique and intriguing. I'm afraid if I play it any longer I will become a gambling addict :D. I have also noticed you used Gamemaker too (yippiieee engine buddies).
Yippiee engine buddies! Gamemaker really is quite good for making simple games like these. Glad you enjoyed the game and music. Please support the artist or search them up on freepd.com to look for more of their stuff!
That music though… and those clicky sounds… really make this game really fun.
I’ll admit I didn’t understand the win criteria, because on my first play through I thought I was doing pretty well, only to be hit in the face by a “YOU LOSE” screen. I also don’t understand what the 0 on the bottom left is supposed to be doing. Overall fun experience, I might come back once I’ve reviewed more games just to enjoy the atmosphere again.
Thank you for playing! I'll try to make the main objective more clear next time. If you like the music please support the artist. I have linked them in the description of the game.
Love it man. SFX, music, and the aesthetic go very well with each other. Gameplay is easy to understand, and I end up playing the whole game. One note here is that there is a major bug. Let's say I select two cards, and I deselect them, after a few try, one card will get stuck, and can no longer pop up or down, same goes with the two remaining, where I can not select them (or visually, cause if I hit discard, it will withdrawal the one that is stuck and one more from my hand). This prevents me from changing my mind ;)) But overall, the game is cool and fun to play. Keep up the good work man
Thank you for playing and notifying the issue! I'll have a look and see what happened there. Glad you still enjoyed the game!
Cool game! The rules are simple and effective. The music matches very well with the game.
Thank you! Please check out and support the music artist if you like their stuff!
It's a funny game, i liked it!:D
Good luck on the jam!:]
Thank you! Glad you liked it
Fun game! Really reminded me of the old solitaire on pc.
Thank you for playing!
Super fun time! It is a simple but fun concept, and the game atmosphere is very chill and pleasant. I felt the guard option was a little too OP - some way of making that choice more of a risk would be nice. Awesome job!
Thank you for playing! Yeah, the guard was definitely too OP, I tried to nerf it by giving it some sort of cooldown but it looks like I needed to nerf it more, thank you for your feedback!
I liked that, the cards were fun to interact with
Thank you for playing!
Did you say Balatro!!!??? I'm in boy
the gameplay is surprisingly simple. Need a little polish for the player feedbacks, but overall a good entry
Thank you for playing! I too was addicted to Balatro for a couple of months. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback!