Judge feedback

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• Interesting game, but I found it hard to comprehend. I assume that not revealing the rules was intentional, and the players are meant to figure out the mechanics by trial, but I tried for some time and failed. In spite of a very small board, the game still manages to feel like a roguelike - kudos on that! It also felt complete enough, even though I never got to triple digit score and might have missed more features. I will give a 3 for aesthetics under the assumption that perhaps some icons could be clearer to help figure out the mechanics. And giving 2 for fun because at some point it became frustrating when I could not notice new patterns :(
• A nice puzzle game, with limited scope and a somewhat confusing symbology scheme. The art is charming, looks nice, and is extremely readable. However, it has no explanation for what any of the items do, so I had to puzzle it out, and I'm not 100% sure what the pear or bread items do even after half an hour of playing. Also, you can get in a stuck state, but the game doesn't detect that and end automatically, you have to cash out. So the core gameplay works well but there's some polish missing - a tutorial or instruction screen, maybe, with automatic game overs. It's fun initially, but there's no significant changes to the mechanics after a certain point, so it becomes a tightly deliniated score attack game. I struggled to identify what parts of the design language it shares traditional roguelikes, so the closest comparison that comes to mind is a sort of turn-based Item Snake. I don't think that's an entirely new idea, but it's pretty cool. The strongest suggestion I would have is to explain, either in game via a start screen or in the instructions, what exactly each item does.
• Great little puzzle/tactics game! I like the theming and the pixel art. While it was neat to figure out things by playing with it, I did miss a little bit of tutorial or description because some of the effects/items were obscure.