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A jam submission

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Do not let the clock strike midnight.
Submitted by tyagi_devansh — 5 hours, 51 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Narrative#394.4324.818
Audio#1134.0984.455
Creativity#3924.2654.636
Enjoyment#5903.9304.273
Artwork#6634.1814.545

Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Countdown is the core pressure of 1983. Every turn advances the years toward 1983, while crises, global tension, and the nuclear clock threaten to end the run early. You only have three operations each era, so every response is a tradeoff: spend limited resources now, or risk a crisis escalating before time runs out.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Assets used for the starting animation:
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/destruction-of-the-stalin-statue-budapest-1956-national-szechenyi-library/AQXBVMHQ62gYLg?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERemSkQtoDk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Blockade#/media/File:C-54_landing_at_Tempelhof.jpg

Audio sfx used in the game:
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-shutter-click-3-494029/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/technology-shutter-click-2-494026/
https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/film-special-effects-swoosh-2-359826/

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Comments

I wish there were more eras covered, can't get enough  lol

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1983 throws a lot at you early on, but once it clicks, it's tense in the best way. Every decision feels weighty as the clock ticks down. Loved it, definitely worth playing.

looooooved the gameplay sm! kinda hard for me to keep track of so many cards, tags and rules. music was fr stressing me out but that js adds to the overall impact. kudos to the makers!!!

Submitted

The presentation is amazing and I enjoyed the unique take on the theme as well as the unique gameplay

Submitted

<333

Submitted

Wow, what a seriously impressive game! It looks, sounds and feels so professional, and I love that you took your time to make a short tutorial in the beginning too, it helped immensely :D Also, Hungary mentioned, yaay hahah
Very clean, fun game, you should be proud! (thank god i'm not in charge of something like this lmao, didn't take long until it all went down the drain)

Developer

thank you!!! i appreciate it a lot!

Submitted

Ahahah, coool, we are sharing the name and kinda topic, i like gameplay 

Developer(+1)

hahahaha yes, we both chose the false alarm incident as our starting point