Delightfully cute!
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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
Comments
39 days ago(+1)
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.
44 days ago(+1)
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!
45 days ago(+1)
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.
46 days ago(+1)
Thank you for playing!
Don’t worry—just by launching this game, you’re already a backgammon master.
49 days ago(+1)
Thanks a lot! There are still plenty of bugs, but I want to make it even more chaotic!
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