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GMTK Game Jam 2020

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A jam submission

Balance BoardView game page

GMTK 2020
Submitted by Nichola Humphreys (@HumphreysMedia) — 1 hour, 26 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Overall#6573.5304.154
Fun#10623.2033.769
Presentation#10653.5304.154
Originality#14753.3343.923

Ranked from 13 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
Collect and match colours in each each, but watch out for the out of control playing board that makes collecting colours much harder!

Did your team create the art for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

Yes

We created all art during the game jam

Did your team create the audio for this game during the 48 hour time slot?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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Comments

FelipeSGAndradeSubmitted4 years ago

Very nice experience. I was wondering if it wasn't chalenging enough, but then I spent a lot of time in the last level. Great job

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Dino Pet Walker
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GoreFactorySubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Very polished game , The game is soo calm ... excellent job !

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split : minimalist puzzle
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thank you! I'm glad to hear the game is calming!

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ParkuhrMDSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Trying to make a dash for that one color you still need, and then carefully manouvering to get to the hole is surprisingly exciting and relaxing at the same time! I appreciate not putting a timer in there :)

Only caveat I have is that it can be difficult to see the depth of the playing board, especially when orbs are in the air. Maybe some vertical shadows could help?

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Junker Newton
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago

I was very tempted to pop a timer in the game, but I'm glad the decision turned out for the better! In future updates I'll add more veritical shadows to help with the depths, thank you for the feedback!

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cpiochiSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Its nice! Relaxing, fun... I got confused when you guys called the black targets holes since they where not making holes in the surface lol.... But its a great game! GJ.

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Submit Your Game
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Sorry about the confision, I should've called them circles instead of holes, will definelty change that in future updates, thank you! Glad to see you enjoyed it!

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JACKMCPHERSONGAMESSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Great Job Nic! was fun! Easy to play, music made it a much more chill experience. Can see being a good mobile game

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Make The Best of Things
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback Jack! I'd love to adapt it to have mobile controls. that's a great idea! Glad to see you enjoyed my game!

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Frostfall4 years ago(+1)

Really fun, the concept is simple but quickly gets challenging, it felt like you were fighting against the stage itself to get the win. The calm music against the frustrating balls made me laugh too. Love it!

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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago

Glad to see you enjoyed the difficulty curved, I was concerned it wouldn't be challenging throughout the game, but I'm happy to see the level planning paid off! Thank you for the feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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hexSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Great idea, nicely executed. I really liked how you took simple art, a straightforward concept and really ran with it. Really nice, quick calming game. 

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The Benevolent Black Hole
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you, I'm glad to see you enjoyed the game! I really wanted to focus on the mechanics as I did this by myself (apart from the music), but I'm happy that the simplistic art style paid off too!

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Merlinn SoundSubmitted4 years ago(+1)

Nice game. I made it to the end. Good difficulty progression. Nice relaxing music.

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Chaos Commute
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Nichola HumphreysDeveloper4 years ago

Thank you for the feedback! It's nice to know players are able to get to the end and it's not a frustrating game overall.

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