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This is Backgammon!'s itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #26 | 4.062 | 4.062 |
| Overall | #330 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Gameplay | #392 | 3.312 | 3.312 |
| Visuals | #436 | 3.719 | 3.719 |
| Enjoyment | #529 | 3.312 | 3.312 |
| Theme | #564 | 3.469 | 3.469 |
| Audio | #574 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
The game is about pretending you know the rules of Backgammon.
The player is asked a series of questions about how Backgammon works, such as how many pieces it uses, what colors they are, what kind of dice are used, and even what board the game is played on.
Your answers gradually create the rules of your own version of "Backgammon." If you know the real rules, you can make something close to actual Backgammon. If you confidently answer everything wrong, you may end up creating a completely different and ridiculous board game.
Whatever happens, everyone keeps insisting:
"This is Backgammon!"
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
The project uses third-party assets, including 3D models, sound effects, music, fonts, and other Unity assets that were created before the jam or obtained from asset stores / external sources.
Some existing code and development tools were also used as a base or for assistance during development.
All game-specific rules, gameplay systems, dialogue, level setup, and overall game design for "This is Backgammon!" were created for this project during the jam.
How many people worked on the game?1
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Delightfully cute!
Thanks for playing with me!
You’re right. Backgammon is so cute, isn’t it!
yeah pretty sure this is backgammon 👍
this is a really great concept and execution, would also be really fun as a multiplayer game with you each deciding half the rules!
Thanks for playing! That comment reminded me of something. I had previously been brainstorming a four-player board game where the rules were determined randomly, and each of the four players would grasp those rules in their own separate way. I hadn’t consciously kept that in mind, but it seems the essence of that idea remained.
this is such a fun and creative idea, absolutely love that you can just make up you own board games, even if some of them are completely broken, just the fact that the game allows me this level of freedom is awesome. it is a pretty impressive amount of content
Thanks for playing!
Someday, you might be able to play a huge number of different board games using just this one game!!! …Maybe.
damn, thats really impressive you managed to get all this working as well as it does. really makes me curious to look at the code behind it lol.
great work
Thanks for playing! To be honest, it’s not running perfectly at all. I’ve been turning a blind eye to all sorts of bugs… I’m absolutely terrified of making the final version!
yeah i notived the odd bug, but its still really cool!
Lol.. just lol, I did a couple times ran into an error but thats ok, playing the real backgammon my brain also says error so.. guess thats correct implementation haha.
Thanks for playing! I’m just glad you enjoyed it!
The game got so chaotic that even I couldn’t keep it under control. I really don’t want to do any more debugging… I wish Backgammon would just fix itself instead of me having to do it.
Haha really original idea, and really cool how you managed to make such a complex dynamic system in such a short time, nice entry :D
Thanks for playing!
Original? What do you mean? That’s just backgammon.
With so many board games in the house, it's a very good idea to combine them instead of buying new ones again and again. Problem is that it's the rules that make the game. Very well executed and nice take on the theme. Thank you.
Thanks for playing! I’ve always wondered about that—I had a feeling that even if the actual game inside the Backgammon set was something completely different, hardly anyone would notice lol.
I absolutely loved it!!! It's hilarious!
Thank you so much!! From now on, you’re a backgammon evangelist too!
I never knew Backgammon could be so fun! Great take on the theme!
You know, backgammon is actually a really fun game! I’ve never played it myself, though.
Such a creative idea!
Reminded me of time we played munchkin the card game based by rules made out by deck owner who swore he know it by heart
Thank you for playing!
You’re right—perhaps that old mindset of coming up with my own unique rules for every game was still with me.
as someone that’s doesn’t know the rules of backgammon, this is perfect ! lovely game, and great twist on the theme
Thank you for playing!
Don’t worry—just by launching this game, you’re already a backgammon master.
Cool Graphics!
Thank you for playing! It’s all thanks to the great assets I was able to buy.
日本人の方のようなので、日本語でコメントを書くことにしました。
これで初めてこのゲームを知りましたが、意外とわかりやすくて、楽しかったです。それに、ゲームの完成度が高く感じます。面白い体験をありがとうございます！
コメントありがとうございます！ このゲームでバックギャモンのブームを起こそうと思っています。いやマジで。
wow, thats unique take. interesting and very nice implementation
Thank you for playing! I aimed to make something unique and silly!
This is GREAT! I absolutely love the replayability and variety by having the player change the rules themselves to play their own wacky version of "Backgammon" !
Very well polished too ! An original idea extremely well executed ^^
Love how you can't really trust the tips either (ᵕ—ᴗ—)
Thank you! All of that is “backgammon,” and every single rule is “backgammon.”
Great great work , I really really enjoyed this entry, the concept is super original it fits the theme super well, and I find it crazy you were able to execute it nicely in a week. I found it hilarious to do very cursed board games.
Thank you for playing my game!Wait, is backgammon a cursed game?!…I suppose so.
Great work! Love your take on the theme, high quality visuals, flawless physics, and the uplifting music! I still don't know how to play backgammon, but I had fun!
Thank you for playing with me!It’s okay. That’s also backgammon.
ビジュアルがすごく好きでした！最初のナレーションも面白かったし、チュートリアルも楽しかったです！
ありがとうございます！！ これであなたもバックギャモンマスターですね！
I really liked the concept! It could probably use a bit more content, but it is already pretty fun as it is. Nice work!
Thanks a lot! There are still plenty of bugs, but I want to make it even more chaotic!