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A jam submission

Xiao! Long! Bao! (Pending Version)View project page

Dumplings to DIE FOR!
Submitted by Xiaofang — 2 days, 7 hours before the deadline

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Xiao! Long! Bao! (Pending Version)'s itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
ART — How good is the art/graphic design?#14.8954.895
UTILITY — Does complexity inspire game prep? Or Is it very "Pick-up-n-Play"?#14.4744.474
FAVORABILITY — how much do you personally like the submission?#14.5794.579
THEME — How well is the jam theme used?#14.5794.579
Overall#14.5644.564
GAME DESIGN — How good is the game balance or concepts there in?#14.3684.368
WRITING — How does this read? does it emanate with horror, humor, drama...?#14.5264.526
LAYOUT — How well does the module get across information?#24.5264.526

Ranked from 19 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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CollapsologistSubmitted11 hours ago

Excellent. I love it! Text, setup, graphics, details, lifecycle - everything is delightful.

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Partial_ObjectSubmitted21 hours ago

One of my faves. 

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CapacityForWonderJam Judge1 day ago

Simple, straight forward, delightful and effective.

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DeimoscopeSubmitted1 day ago

This is so good. I can't even...

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PersonableSubmitted2 days ago

A great little module about a dumpling restaurant with a secret. The art is great and fits the theme of the module perfectly, and the layout presents the information clearly. The little parenthetical location descriptions perfectly set the vibe in a very concise manner (while also being funny), allowing the majority of the text to provide gameable information.

I would have loved a little bit of guidance on the timescale for when the Taotei has consumed enough to give live birth to another. I also found it a bit odd to have Uncle Bao be host to a hundun - if he had been running the restaurant for a while being a host, surely he would have died by now. If I was running it, I would probably change it so he was still an active alcoholic, which provides an additional hint that alcohol keeps you safe.

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XiaofangDeveloper2 days ago(+1)

Thanks for the feedback!

To be clear, that's exactly the intent!: Bao is still an alcoholic. He's trying to turn his life around but the addiction is hard to kick.

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LionHearth GamesHostSubmitted3 days ago

Chef’s Kiss!

This is a fantastic mix of form and function! my only knocks were:

  1. i think you should move the “How to Use this Scenario” on to panel 2. As it is now i didn’t read it until the very last thing and I think that having in your head “okay this is how i’m going to use this” while reading the locations and the monsters helps to frame things for maximum results.
  2. and this is a very small thing, but i think you should move the Map to the middle of the spread (swap it from panel 3 to panel 4.) as it stands now I looked over the locations in the map then read about them, rather than read about them then saw them…

again those are the TINYEST of knitpicks, and its honestly more to have something to say than anything else.

Congrats, Xiaofang! you made something very Rad! and a very good contender for my personal favorite that i’ve seen so far, and a high bar to overcome! (about 1/3rd through reviews at the time of writing)

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Lofty JungleSubmitted3 days ago

Very clear! The art elevates an already awesome trifold. Excellent graphic design, and an intricate, but wholly understandable, monster-of-the-week!

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T.M. LockwoodSubmitted3 days ago

This is so good! The mix of cutesy and horror fits perfectly. I love all the advice you included on the back for how to run in an ongoing campaign versus a one shot. The room descriptions are so usable but also very tightly written! Reading the stat blocks and the Taotei lifecycle was a joy.

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Electricdragon200Submitted6 days ago

Winner Winner! The baos are so cute and the creatures are scary, your map is amazing, and it's all too good! :D

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DocSubmitted6 days ago

(+) A  solid premise veiled by a seemingly ordinary and humble setting; a strong example of delivering a simple premise with upmost polish and clarity

(+) Very stylish and eye-catching pop art, with great stylization of 3d models, while keeping things clean and easy to read

(+) Easy to understand and set up structure with several avenues to plug the scenario into any off-shore encounter and offering various paths to discover the horror within

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Thursday GarreauSubmitted6 days ago

Wonderfully gross and playable. It fits perfectly onto Prospero's Dream or just about anywhere else your players could pull into. This is one of the strongest submissions in the bunch, I think!

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akumataSubmitted6 days ago
  • great food and references, appreciate the complimentary tea !
  • can be ported in a one shot or in a campaign so thats great and all the information i need is there.
  • incredible cool mascot, color pallet and location it all blends together.
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BlowncoverSubmitted6 days ago

Knocked it out of the park! One that goes straight on my 'got to run this' list.

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