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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #422 | 3.313 | 3.313 |
| Gameplay | #519 | 3.281 | 3.281 |
| Visuals | #778 | 3.406 | 3.406 |
| Enjoyment | #840 | 3.125 | 3.125 |
| Overall | #969 | 2.922 | 2.922 |
| Theme | #1008 | 2.938 | 2.938 |
| Audio | #1811 | 1.469 | 1.469 |
Ranked from 32 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does the game fit the theme?
You gain points to prolong the run from matching tiles and letting bombs get dangerously close to blowing up, but if they do, the games over, forcing the player to manage risk and reward during a playthrough.
What code and assets did you not make from scratch during the jam (if any)?
I used the m3x6 and m6x11 fonts made by Daniel Lissen
How many people worked on the game?1
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A very cool idea for this genre! I really like the match in a square idea, it's a simple but a creative take on the regular match 3! I really like the designs for each color, very stylish! I like the idea of the bomb mechanic a lot but it just doesn't seem that the game is setup properly for the idea to work well, where the game wants me to think strategically for the bomb to try and get it low as possible while still being able to score it, in reality I wouldn't be able to score the bomb if I had 30 turns or more as I don't seem to have any setups to score it, there's a chance this is a skill issue on my part though for not seeing well enough the moves I could of made. I do really like the idea though, I could definitely see this being made into a full game! Really great work!
Cool Game! Nice work !
Really cool and creative idea. It's very puzzling in all the right ways.
The art is nice and the mechanics work well. I would have enjoyed SFX and backing audio. Good job!
Cool lil game, I like the fact that it’s a square pattern not a line, I like the feeling of risk, I like that the bombs depend on moves not on time so you need to be efficient not fast, I really wish there was sound effects and music, even if they are from the internet, plus a leaderboard would have made the score feel more significant, overall goodjob
The game was enjoyable from start to finish
A cool little game! I scored around 5600 then the bomb exploded, I like the art style; good job!
The concept the game is really cool, it's a different take on the normal candy crush style of games but adds that twist of playing within your time limit of the bomb and then take it out at the last second for the most points.
Matching tiles are some of my favorite games, and this one was executed really well. I think the bomb could use a clearer sprite to make it obvious it’s a bomb, and some sound effects would be awesome. Great work!
I love puzzle games like this! I really liked the visuals. I will say though, if you decide to work on it more in the future, you should definitely add some banger background music. Overall I thought it was a really fun puzzle game. Awesome job!
I've never been very good at these sorts of grouping/matching games but I like how you adapted it to the theme! I definitely lost a couple times because I wanted to get the bomb down to 1 and then couldn't match it up haha Very solid mechanically I think. Could of course use some music and sound effects but I'm sure you know that!
Very nice! I admit I’m not really into these kinds of games, but it entertained me. At one point there were so many bombs that I totally panicked haha
I dont know if im dumb but i honestly did not get it , are you suppose to make a straight line ? sometimes it pops sometimes it doesnt , and the bomb thingy seems a bit hard to avoid haha , nontheless intresting take on the theme !
Sorry to here that, I replied to a comment by Cheese Toast Games explaining how the combos work if that's any help. I'll be sure next time to add a more in depth tutorial to explain how this works, and thanks you for trying out the game.
A interesting game! I would have loved to have some music with the game. The visuals were nice. Nice work overall!
Made my brain work overtime, good job! Very impressive job done by a solo dev!
Very creative. I know you probably didn't have the time, but if you added sound effects, it would really elevate the fun of the game. Overall great work!
I liked this quite a lot. I suck at matching things and adding the bombs make the stakes so much higher, but it makes me want to try again and again!
Seems Fun, I'm not a fan of Match Games because of games that have ruined and soiled the Genera (looking at games like Homescapes and Candy crush) but this one was pretty fun. Rated 10/10 :D
Hope i see you in the Racookie Heist
I think it's awesome. This game is different from other games that line up objects, but this game has to line up squares. If it can be improved a little bit, it will be more complete, such as background sound, sound effects, effects of lining up, etc. Overall, I think it's new for me.
I could appreciate a challenging puzzle game, once you get some audio and eye candy in there, you are golden!