Intriguing idea. It's hilarious to read the variations of the story cards, and the audience reviews.

Superb concept. The idea itself feels unique. Enjoyed the details and re-phrasings! Could be a PVP game).

So much reading in silence, a little background music would have been nice, but that is my only gripe.  It's a wonderfully executed game, that has me wanted to immediately replay to beat my 66/100 score.  The help/advice system is really helpful and the art style work well for the games mood.  

Unlike my audience, I felt very engaged throughout the game. I have a strong urge to go back and try and get a 100 (I'll come back later once I've played a few other games) so congrats on creating a game with addictive mechanics.

It's very well thought through - from choosing the tasks you do every day to the writing. It must have taken you a long time to write all the different versions of stories but it was worth it because it's my favorite part of the game. I had a great time reading them!

I liked that there was another character to guide you and talk to you in the game and the nightly poetry readings had great little touches, like you stumbling over some parts or the funny audience reactions at the end. Without them the game may have been bland but with them it felt like you were actually there.

My only suggestion would be to add some music and sound effects.

Looking forward to playing this again. Good work!

awesome game! I like the way the  pixel art was rendered , simple and straightforward. The mechanics is easy to understand , and the narrative is engaging , giving a good  game experience.  This has good replay value and is a well made game, Overall I enjoyed playing this one! congratulations! keep it up! 

That is a really unique story and gameplay idea, lot of humour and randomized elements. It feels really consistent in both story and design. The artworks are minimalistic but again it feels really consistent and it feels like one of the retro text games with ASCII art. I am not sure how random is scoring system but overall "story building", and matching gameplay feel really nice. I am in general more fond of text walls instead of animated 1 sentence text fields but I guess it's mostly about personal preferences.

Awesome game :) 

I just threw up. So this is my favorite submission I've played it, simply for the fact that it's... extremely educational. There's so much to absorb about narrative design here. Very inventive entry and great usage of our own struggles to refine our projects. So much funny stuff going on: the changing of titles, the implied ineptitude of our storytelling abilities, the reviews. I loved the gradual unveiling of refined cards, and the initial cards were always hilarious to me. It somehow seemed like the first polished versions were almost worse than the original ones, adding to the hilarity and realism.

The UI feels incredibly polished and functional. The visuals for the cards were just enough to keep it visually engaging and from feeling simply like text on a screen. One small complaint is the reviews being in two separate columns initially had me reading it a little funky, like maybe they should have been in extended lines instead of broken up side by side.

I enjoyed the gradual explanation of the deeper mechanics, and again how well it connects with the idea of our submissions. Somehow I got a 99 on the 2nd to last day but only a 91 on the final performance after only refining existing things, which is also another great connection to the development process. Sometimes our refinement can only detract from the experience that already existed. Sometimes a rough beat adds to the charm and enjoyment. Sometimes more work  put into what is already present can only remove the human qualities that make story telling such an elusive art form. All in all, this is an incredible submission that I think has so much to offer  to anyone who participates in game jams. Phenomenal work!

Wait - the Odyssey was written for a poetry slam? This detail has always escaped me until now ...

This is a wild idea. And for some reason it works flawlessly. The race against the looming deadline was a lot of fun (relatable too). Since you don't know what works best at the beginning and have to work it out gradually, the game is also not that easy (at least not for me) This also provides some replay value. Especially because you don't always get the same cards from Orestes.

I had to take a break between two playthroughs. The high-contrast white on black is a bit hard on my eyes, which aren't as good as they used to be. But the plain presentation in black and white is a really clever design decision. Fits the game perfectly.

The changing descriptions of the cards are amusing, the anachronisms are fun.  And the audience "reviews" are just delightful. The writing in general is really, really good. Enjoyed that a lot. I will definitely play this some more. :)

Really enjoyed this. It looks quite simple but there is a lot going on here and its all very cleverly written and woven together. The audience engagement meter is addictive, and I kept willing it to go higher. Fantastic work!

Loved loved loved this. Didn't "win" the first time, which was great actually since it incentivized me to go back and play again and see a full set of completely new storycards. Amazed that you wrote 3 different iterations of each story moment in the Odyssey. And the UI was simple, manageable, and satisfying!

This is a very interesting entry. I loved the idea of Homer going for a poem jam, and how the build-up process closely resembles the way we all made our games.

Also the level 1 version of the cards are so silly, I laughed a few times. Very well written.

This is probably the most creative game I've played in the jam so far. Great prose, an interesting setup, a cool progression system that you have to strategize with. Grinding up my performance level before focusing on story cards got me above 80 points on the final day. Not handing the player an easy 100/100 victory suggests to me there's a bit going on under the hood here, I'll probably be coming back to this one. Wonderful job!

While not typically drawn to text-based games, it's evident that a considerable amount of effort was invested in making this. Gj on the writing! I can't even imagine writing so much in a game. :)

It's a nice concept for a game. Wish there was a way to have a little more control over the parts of the story to include but the game was quite original and fun

Congratulations :-) the most original game I've played so far - and it's simply brilliant.

Nice and unique concept! I agree that a soundtrack would make it more immersive, but overall I enjoyed playing it, great job!

The story is amazing goodjob, i like how simple the game is, its so good!

This was a very pleasant experience!

Cool that you intenionally (or not lol) mimiced the blindness with the color pallette, or lack there of.
I had fun playing this. I did miss sound effects a bit, but hey... Its a Jam-game and thats how it is.
I def think you have something to build on here!

Wow, you have written so much! It's a nice simplistic game that also teaches some Greek mythology. Maybe some music or tavern ambiance sounds could have made the experience even better. I didn't win the poem contest by the way. Somehow my poem actually got worse at the end even with all the polishing and practicing. Amazing entry for the jam!

The fact that you managed to accomplish this form of storytelling is impressive and intriguing, the art and font are just two of the many elements that give this submission that rounded off finished feel - I'm looking forward to what you do moving forward with this project as well as what you come up with next! It's a follow from me!