Original idea and very nice effects. Good work!
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thank you, spacemad. i'd been wanting to mix cribbage with falling blocks for a long time so it's nice to have finally accomplished that. it's a little scary when you think you have a good idea for fun but aren't sure until others enjoy it, right? cribbage isn't so common and there is a slight learning curve but i'm "testing" it constantly and forget what i'm testing for sometimes, so... :)
and, most of the fancy GFX are attributed to my favorite alien; i appreciate what he's brought to the game!
This is a nice concise challenge that's easy to keep replaying. Having never played cribbage before, I found the scoring a bit confusing at first (I'm still a bit fuzzy on when columns get scored), but between the examples on the main menu and enough combinations happening by accident, I'm able to make semi-informed decisions & plans, and eventually got on the leaderboard. Accumulating stars in the background is nice touch!
I enjoyed playing this, the concept is cool, and I was pleasantly surprised that the game ended cleanly instead of dumping me into an endless score chase.
Given the cribbage theme, I was really surprised when 31 didn't also clear. The combination of monominos and horizontal clearing only makes it pretty difficult to greed and take risk in a conventional way; none of the chain forms I carried with me worked here other than stairs, which can give it kind of a flat texture.
31 for 2! i was wary of allowing too many scoring combinations that might make it too easy to play but i think i should have added 31 as a goal which could generate quite a few stars.
i should also mention that i do plan on a score-chasing INFINTE mode; i do enjoy playing a single "deck" but also want the option to climb a higher ladder ;)
thanks for the review and for giving GEMBOT a try :)
Hey, all. if you've enjoyed GEMBOT, please Rate & Follow as we intend to continue development!
I look forward to playing the lot of #FallingBlockJam Submissions and Congrats if you were able to submit one of your own!






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