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Corpse Star Switch Deal's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Story (or Starting Scenario) | #2 | 4.091 | 4.091 |
| Overall | #7 | 3.614 | 3.614 |
| Mechanics | #9 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Use of Theme | #23 | 3.545 | 3.545 |
| Setting (or Location) | #32 | 3.273 | 3.273 |
Ranked from 11 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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I like your game. Great use of a non-conventional dice-less mechanic. It is probably a very real problem if we do actually encounter aliens.
Okay. This is boss. I love the idea of re-translating something to get a hard to understand message conveyed to the other party. I also like how the title appears to have been run through the translation party. Ha! I ran a message through, and while I could understand it, I could see how someone else would be, "huh?" Here:
I wish for a peaceable exchange of technology
INTO JAPANESE 私は平和な技術交流を望む
BACK INTO ENGLISH I would like a peaceful technical exchange
INTO JAPANESE 私は平和的な技術交流をしたい
BACK INTO ENGLISH I want peaceful technical exchanges
INTO JAPANESE 私は平和的な技術交流をしたい
BACK INTO ENGLISH I want peaceful technical exchanges
Yeah! Everyone would technically like peaceful exchanges! Duh! What kind of dummy do you think I am? This means war! (Turns out equilibrium on that phrase was found within two translations, the result being the exact same as the input.)
I think the more elaborate the original phrase the more will change. I've tried it with
"We would like to make you a generous offer if you can reciprocate."
And ended up as:
"Report of the service is performed."
This could prove to be a lot of fun :)