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A jam submission

Wick TickView game page

A puzzle game about rolling, lighting, and extinguishing candles.
Submitted by backinfile, tmc0210 — 1 hour, 25 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#10454.0004.000
Enjoyment#19573.5003.500
Narrative#49732.3572.357
Audio#51712.6432.643
Artwork#54392.8572.857

Ranked from 14 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 to the candle burning out

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Comments

Submitted (1 edit) (+1)

Interesting puzzle, great use of "Count Down". As someone who also submitted a puzzle game I know how difficult it is to design engaging levels and you are doing a great job! To address the issue other players mentioned, I guess placing level 10 earlier (which will force players to extinguish the candle on the first move) would help to naturally tutorialize the players.

Developer

Yeah, Level 6 wasn’t the best introduction to that mechanic, but we just ran out of time to rearrange the levels :(

Submitted(+1)

the idea for candles rolling to the end when pushed one way but moving 1 tile at a time the other way is brilliant.  very Stephen's Sausage Roll-esc.  puzzles were well designed and fun.

Developer

Yeah, the extra movement from rolling fit the countdown theme really well :)

(+1)

Excellent puzzle game - really enjoyed going into it knowing nothing and working out more tricks on each level. Level 6 had me stumped for some time.

Submitted(+1)

I love when a puzzle game can get a ton of juice from a minimal set of components. The rolling candles that light, meltdown, and extinguish are apparently enough for some very compelling puzzle setups. Level 13 put me to work and the challenge remained elevated throughout. What a gem!

Developer

Thanks! It was great seeing how much puzzle variety came from such a small set of mechanics. And yeah, Level 13 ended up a bit tougher than intended :)

Submitted(+1)

Such a neat concept! Really well-done game mechanic with some pretty complex and satisfying puzzles!

Submitted(+1)

This is super good! Managed to complete all 20 stages. Simple but understandable mechanics with just enough nuance to provide some fun puzzles. Great job!

Developer

All 20 stages, nice!

Submitted(+1)

cool game with a unique mechanic i must say, loved the simple artwork and the 8 bit sfx great job dude.

Submitted(+1)

I like it but level 6 seems to be impossible? Assuming I'm supposed to be able to push the bottom candle to the top one right before it runs out but I'm always one move short...

Developer (3 edits)

This level is possible! A lit candle can be extinguished when it hits a wall. Hope this helps!

Submitted(+1)

oh my god I had no idea, tysm

Submitted(+1)

nice game with a cool premise, very creative! unfortunately I cannot get past lvl 6. xD

Developer

Thanks for playing! Glad you enjoyed it! Level 6 is possible — a lit candle can be extinguished by hitting a wall. Hope this helps!

Submitted(+1)

Ahhh, that's the clue I was missing. I'll try again tomorrow!