Meant to leave a comment as soon as I finished voting. Seems like a fun game for Minesweeper fans!
Being able to hire crew members for benefits and risk management is a good feature. Wish Minesweeper had that haha
Solid entry!
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Gold Digger's Gambit's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Gameboy Soul | #210 | 3.583 | 3.583 |
| Secondary Theme Interpretation | #218 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #225 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Overall | #252 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
| Quirkiness | #290 | 3.083 | 3.083 |
| Gameplay | #295 | 2.833 | 2.833 |
| Graphics | #318 | 3.167 | 3.167 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game meet GBJam's theme
Pirate themed Minesweeper with Roguelike elements. Digging for that old gold and other treasures!
Comments
Had a fun time playing the game, I absolutely adore Minesweeper so I had a great time playing and I think the game really has that gameboy soul! Sadly I did run into some bugs, but I think for further development after ironing those out the game for sure has potential as a full release, super well done!
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CRAB-HATThank you for the play and kind review! I'm glad to hear you had fun. We did have bugs, sadly and I'm sorry they got in the way of your playthrough. We are definitely continuing to develop and will address all bugs found so far. In fact, we may go back to the drawing board and take out idea to another engine that can better accommodate our vision without risking janky bugs. We shall see!
I really enjoyed the spins and upgrades you did for the minesweeper genre, got stuck a bit in the shop as I didn’t know I needed to press z to start the dialog. The upgrades are a nice idea though!
Graphics wise nothing gamebreaking or rulebreaking here, could totally see the game as a gameboy game!
While I did not enjoy the instruments for the main ost, music and sfx are well done.
Overall neat little minesweeper with some extras!
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Go Go Kobold!Wow, I really really likt the music of this game. In wich app did you write the music?
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The Legend of the old golden coinPlayed on Game Boy 🕹️
Not a fan of solitaire (I think thats the name of this game) in general so i did not enjoy it sadly 😅
It does have a game boy soul with some neat graphics. Sound was pretty repeditive and i encountered bugs when a marked flag tile just turned in to a warning flag.
Not a game for me but hope others will enjoy it 🙌
Good job!
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The Eternal GuardianThere's an update that fixes the game breaking bugs, can be found at:
https://deustex.itch.io/gold-diggers-gambit-bug-fix
An innovative twist on Minesweeper. This feels really fresh to me — honestly it’s the first time I’ve seen it done like this, though I’m sure someone has tried it before. The core idea is pretty interesting, but I’ve run into some weird bugs while playing. For example, it shows I’ve Lost, yet the game doesn’t actually end, and pressing any keys does nothing. Stuff like that happens. Overall I think it’s quite fun, It would work better if you switched up the art style and presentation in future updates. I think it deserves a more casual art style or something.
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Gold IslandHey there! I appreciate your play and vote. I definitely have plans to retool it post-jam. I fixed a good number of bugs during development but I didn't manage to get them all, it seems. I'm curious if you remember the conditions under which you lost and the game did nothing. On the playtest I did before uploading losing seemed to work fine. I must have missed something.
And yes, while I continue to develop it, I will definitely be on the hunt for a real pixel artist that can do a more casual art style. Your feedback makes so much sense to me!
Thanks again!
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