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This game is weirdly addicting. I kept playing over and over because I had to beat my high score! (my personal best is 41 blocks). I think you have quite an interesting idea here that if you chose to expand upon would be really fun!

I also see you struggled with uploading textures and sound effects with your html file. One way you could do this is to put them in the same folder as the html, import them like you usually would, and then zip the entire folder and upload that to itch as a browser game (also, for itch to recognize it, the html file needs to be renamed to "index.html" before zipping). That way you can keep your own images and sounds in the game, and you won't need the file upload buttons anymore.

That said, I did have some fun putting in random things from my downloads folder as the block images!

But despite apparent technical issues, I still really enjoyed your game! its quite addicting and I keep wanting to come back for more! If you have time, I would appreciate if you came to check out our game too!

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Billlionwin127 days ago

Hello, the game is updated, even though it is too late for the game jam. The reason for this delay is due to misreading the theme rule and wrong submission. Hence only 4 hours were left to recreate another game, which is the first version of the game Dice Stack (also since only me make this game and have no experience making game in html). Now the second version of this game is almost build from the ground up but still keep the original rule of the first version with additional time limit settings. I would like you to try it out, despite not part of game jam anymore. If any problem happens, please reply to this comment with your feedback.

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slothagami127 days ago

Wow, so much improvement in only a few days! This new version is so polished, yet still keeps the spirit of the original. I love the new "block sticking" mechanics, it adds much more strategy to the game! Also I appreciate the effort taken to add so many background music tracks, and making sure no two of them ever play twice in a row. Its a nice touch that adds allot to the feel of the game, the transition to new music when you press play makes it feel like something exiting has started!

If you want even more people to play your game, itch.io supports html games directly. Just change your "Kind of project" in the game's settings to HTML, and then you can tick a checkbox under your zip file that says "this file will be played in the browser". That way, it will appear on the game's page above the description, and people don't even need to download it! Since some people may decide not to download, this will make sure even more people decide to play it!

I commend you for coming back to this game after the jam, too many people leave their games immediately after its over, the fact that you didn't shows how much you want to improve. Great job, I love this new version of the game!

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Billlionwin126 days ago (2 edits)

Hello, thank you for your feedback, the game is now updated with several features:

- Number of dice faces can be changed

- Add new game mode: Demolishing

- 5 more soundtracks

- Display shadow to indicate drop location

- Playable via browser

Fixing bugs such as game can be displayed incorrectly with different resolution, random block may not behave correctly, fire may not burn the wood, wind may not blow away fire or disable bomb, block can sometimes stack higher than height limit.

The game will be continue its update if needed but will be less frequent.

If you enjoy this game, I would appreciate if you could share it with others.

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