WOW I loved this one! I kept playing and playing till i maxed everything i could and i could genuinely feel my heart racing as i got the the last 1 and then lost :((((((( HAHAH IT WAS AMAZING
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Enjoyment | #527 | 3.968 | 3.968 |
| Audio | #1555 | 3.419 | 3.419 |
| Creativity | #1814 | 3.839 | 3.839 |
| Artwork | #1973 | 3.710 | 3.710 |
| Narrative | #4502 | 2.452 | 2.452 |
Ranked from 31 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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The player rolls a dice with the objective of consecutive rolls descending to 1.
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This is great feedback, and it gets at the hardest problem I faced making the game -- "How can I add gameplay depth and strategy to a dice roll?"
I really agree that the upgrades are lacking, and the 'weigh the dice' upgrade is really overpowered, while the 'add a dice' upgrade is way too expensive. The existing upgrades will need to be balanced for the post-jam version, but I'm at a loss for new upgrades at the moment. I think it's important to require the player to roll exactly 6 -> 5 -> 4 -> 3 -> 2 -> 1, so I'm against upgrades which would allow wrong rolls or count inconclusive rolls.
One upgrade that got cut was a physics simulation speed upgrade, where you can just make everything run faster overall. I like that and I think I'll bring it back, but it doesn't offer any strategy beyond the question of the upgrade cost vs. the expected value of faster rolling.
Anyway, I don't mean to ask you to design my game for me, but I really appreciate your thoughtful feedback! Thank you for really engaging with it. The constructive criticism is by far my favorite part of the game jam. Thank you for the nice comment!
Very fun and the mascot is awesome!
My feedback is similar to other people, didn't like when the dice was hidden behind the objects. Which should be an easy fix.
Not sure about the statistics you quoted at the start, are you taking into account safety rolls and that players could be rolling hundred of times. Plus, the way you roll the dice in-game might not be fair.
I was so close to winning without any dice upgrades (this was the 42nd roll) , and I was just farming gold for fun.
Game is really entertaining, great job!
Good point about the probabilities, you're totally right. The safety rolls complicated things (by making it more likely), and I decided to take out safety rolls completely in the post-jam version because they're unintuitive when you hear the premise of 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1. And you're also right about the rolls! They're totally not fair, with each missed roll weighing the dice slightly in your favor, but that's a secret mechanic to make it more fun (and less fair)
I really appreciate the thoughtful feedback! Thanks for your comment :)
51 days ago(+1)
Thank you!! I'm planning to add some more ways to earn money -- rolling combos like 6 6 6 (devil score) or 1 1 2 3 5 (Fibonacci) or 1 1 (snake eyes). Thank you for the feedback!
I'm glad someone noticed the monkey's shirt! 我学了中文 for a semester, but I'm definitely not a native speaker. When studying, I really liked the character "魚", and I drew the monkey in my notes one day. I like him a lot for some reason lol
Thanks for the comment!
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