That was awesome. Love nonograms. Even learned a bit about its history :) Wish there was more!
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Secondary Theme Interpretation | #61 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Graphics | #62 | 4.292 | 4.292 |
| Overall | #73 | 3.792 | 3.792 |
| Gameboy Soul | #83 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Soundtrack/SFX | #101 | 3.708 | 3.708 |
| Quirkiness | #109 | 3.708 | 3.708 |
| Gameplay | #169 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
Ranked from 24 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I made the "old gold" a legendary treasure that you must earn through solving Nonograms to get! It is supposed to be untold priceless riches, or maybe piles of gold coins, or a rare jewel. Well whatever it is, the Druidgrams (Druid Nonogram Masters) value it above all else...
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That was pretty cool, I really liked the tileset, especially the bricks. Cool concept, had no idea what nonograms were until now but I solved the first one. The second one I thought I was pretty dang close to doing, but seems I was missing something. Cool concept, and I love the art for the text boxes and all that, very neat.
Really liked playing this one! I'm a fan of puzzle games, this was a good find!
Loved the pixel art and music! The characters are really cool.
Congrats!!!
I like the twist :) Agree with others that more nonograms would be awesome. Art work is also amazing. Good job! :)
Fab, love nonagrams though it took me way too long to get the second one! Art was great, BGM fit the vibe and was enjoyable even on a long loop! Solid premise and theme, would love to see more puzzles!
That was really fun! Wish there were more nonograms, though..
As a GameBoy nonograms enthusiast, I knew I had to play this when I saw it! I played this on stream today (recording here) and had a good time with it. The graphics are nice and I enjoyed the dialogue, though I was hoping there would be more puzzles. Good job!
Thank you so much!! Also damn I am such a big fan of your gamboy nonogram game (I am stuck on 109 but soon...I will prevail). It's actually what inspired me to make a nonogram game in the first place! I am planning on actually finishing the game some day (more nonograms and a third Druidgram). I am so glad you enjoyed!
Really interesting palette choice, and the portraits look fantastic. They give the game a lot of personality.
I'm a bit puzzled at the decision of core gameplay loop here. I think there's top notch graphics and character design, but the nonograms feel like they just "exist" as well. Still, I like the characters and world building and hope to see the characters' stories told in more detail. Consider looking at the Zero Escape series if you need some basis of inspiration for future development.
Good thing I played picross before the jam, otherwise I would have been a bit confused on what exactly I have to do. I really enjoyed the 2 nonograms and the character sprites and ending were very cool too!
I am a big fan of nonograms and have played a bunch including on gameboy, so I blasted through this in a couple minutes. I think it is really impressive to have put together a nonogram system in such a short time! The art is wonderful and full of character and I would absolutely play an expanded version.
I have never done a real nonogram in my life before this. I did the first one no problems, but I managed to pull of the second one and I felt like a genius. That was pretty fun! A very interesting and engaging way to add context to nonograms. I also really loved the art style. Beautiful!
The art here is absolutely gorgeous. I am too pea brained to solve the second puzzle, but the game is very cool! It would be good to include a tutorial or text at least of nonagrams rules. I was unfamiliar. Great job!
as a fellow nonogram enthusiast, i'd love to play a full version of this! the art is really cute, i'm a big fan of the bushy beard guy's sprite





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