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- I really enjoyed how cleverly this game was designed to adhere to the theme in a couple of different ways, from the controls to the once-a-day gameplay. I enjoyed the puzzle mechanic, especially the ability to switch the pieces in groups of 3. I'm a big fan of logic puzzles that let you rearrange the board to significantly change the setup. It made me think of Pentago (connect 5 logic game). The art style works well, minimal pallet, but it doesn't need more. Everything looks neat and crisp. My one comment on the art is that on the main title screen/pause screen the coloration of the game's title is extremely hard to read against the color/design of the game's background. The sound effects were clear and didn't distract from trying to solve the puzzle. Very solid logic game, would work nicely on mobile as well. Nicely done!
Link to your Game Design Doc on Google Drive.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T3wthcLv0Oq7wAAsAaNMjHlNm7r_bhHRxYk_mde4OMI/edit?usp=sharing
Have you checked that your GDD is publicly accessible ?
Yes
Is your game set to public on itch.io so we can see it?
Yes
Summarize your game!
The One-Sum Game is a logic puzzle played on a triangle-shaped grid, with each cell displaying a number between -9 and +9. The player needs to rearrange the grid so that each side of the triangle totals +1, in as few steps as possible.
• Click on a dot between two adjacent numbers to swap them.
• Click on a star to swap two 3-number blocks.
Please explain how your game fits the theme.
• The core directive is to “make each side total +1”.
• Some puzzles can be solved in only one swap!
• There’s only one control needed to play the game: mouse click or tap.
• For the purpose of this jam, the game can be played in either Daily or Binge (no restrictions) mode. Ultimately, it is supposed to be a once-a-day challenge.
Is there anything you'd like the judges to pay particular attention to?
This game may have a bug. Only one.
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Amazing game at first I was a bit confused on the controls but I figured it out very quickly good job!
Thank you!
Fun daily math puzzle game, once i really got it, getting the daily and then some binges was satisfying. In general, itd be cool for some hard modes with other geometric shapes. This concept could easily expand into a rhombus too for for complexity.
Great concept and execution!
Thank you. You're absolutely right. This game was quickly put together for this jam. There are some interesting options in the pipeline. Stay tuned, lol.
This is my type, and might come back to play this even more, which is a big complement.
The 3 were kind of fumbling, trying to find the controls, but the last 5 I got the hang of it
did about 15 puzzle's, best was -4
Very well done congrats!
Edit: played 20 puzzles now and found what I assume is a bug, getting -1 is also winstate...
Thank you, and good for you for finding the bug. Yes, the +1, +1, -1 combination is a winstate, which is an artifact from a previous iteration. I kind of mentioned it in the note to the judges.