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A jam submission

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Welcome to the game! Please read the rules before getting started!
Submitted by jecreane (@ikantkoan) — 2 days, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Humour#253.4214.111
Metaness Quality#333.6984.444
Uniqueness of Metaness#333.5134.222
Overall#782.7743.333
Fun#882.3112.778
Gameplay Innovation#951.9412.333
Aesthetics#1012.1262.556
Audio#1150.8321.000

Ranked from 9 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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Game Mechanic Deconstruction

How is your game meta (within each relevant category)?
This game is for those who spend at least as long setting up a game or trying to set up a game as they do playing it. It looks at the mechanics of beginning a game with the greatest equity possible then points and laughs at it.

Please list any pre-made art/music/other assets that you used.
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How many members in your team?

Team of 1

List your team's social media!
https://jecreane.itch.io/read-this-first, https://www.jessicacreane.com/

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Comments

Host

Very meta :P

Submitted

Oh man, this game is realistic.

Submitted(+1)

Pretty relatable scenario!

Submitted

Oh wow, this was just delightful.  Short and well thought out.  I hated it! Sorta!  Made me feel like a kid again...  Very Meta!

Good work!

Submitted

I've had real games go like this with my kids.

Submitted(+1)

Oh, the memories! From experience, it only gets worse once the game actually starts. Really fun story!