Hi! I am looking for first-time players for Closest Call, a browser betting game that plays like poker with dice instead of cards.
https://closestcall100.itch.io/closest-call
The idea: everyone secretly picks a number from 15 to 90. Five dice are rolled three times, with a round of betting after each roll. The highest number at or under the total of all 15 dice wins the pot, unless someone bets everyone else out first.
To try it: click Run game, then the big Play now button. That gives you a random name and a seat at a table with bots, so there is no sign-up and you can play alone. Five minutes is enough.
What I would like to know:
- Did you understand why you won or lost your first hand or two, without opening the rules page?
- Picking your number: did you have any idea what a good number was, or did it feel like a pure guess?
- Was there a moment you did not know what to press, or what the game was waiting for?
- Does the betting feel too fast, too slow, or about right? Each turn has a 20-second timer.
- It runs inside a frame on the itch.io page. Did it fit your screen, especially on a phone or a small laptop?
Blunt answers are the most useful. If you post your own project here I am happy to play it and return the favour.
Note: it is free, with play chips only and no real money. Because it is a betting-style game it asks you to confirm you are 18 or older.