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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Does the game seem fun to play? | #1 | 5.000 | 5.000 |
| Did it build on the Havoc Engine and add interesting stuff? | #2 | 4.700 | 4.700 |
| Overall | #2 | 4.600 | 4.600 |
| Did it make good use of the Havoc Engine? | #17 | 4.100 | 4.100 |
Ranked from 10 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Wow! The premise is great. Getting it all in to a 1 pager is amazing. Players rotating in and out of the various roles is such a cool idea.
The head octopus taking turns repeatedly until they either choose to give up the position or the other octopodes start giving their dice to the crucible of doubt to force them out is an inspired piece of design that feels really reflective of a chaotic bunch of cephalopods. Alternatively, finding a way to negotiate between the various players what the head can do to take actions that move multiple octopuses closer to their goals seems like a natural progression of play. Either way, giving all of the octopi dice on every turn is a great way to alleviate any frustration that might come if a player stays too long in the spotlight as head octopus.
Great game!
10/10 premise, incredible naming conventions on the mechanics. Love a bunch of silly little guys on each other shoulders causing mayhem. I really love the narrative tie-in for the rotating GM mechanic.
This looks super fun! Simple, but enough going on that I feel like I could sit down and play for an hour or two, easily. The medieval manuscript style illustrations are a great touch, and the idea of an octopus breaking into a human church with the goal of getting its sins forgiven is hilarious.
I love the idea of a rotating GM! That's not something I've come across baked into a game before. Definitely want to give this a shot! The themeing is 10/10
Oh man I wanna play this at a bar so bad now. Extremely Octodad coded and super fun sounding. Only thing that I was missing was a clear way that the doubt pool grows. Other than that this is a great one pager!
Just wanted to say that it took me way too long to get the reference but I love this idea all the more now that I did.