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A jam submission

Cold ExpansionView game page

Winter is coming! Conquer the autumn tiles and freeze all! There might be some pushback but the forest shall be ours!
Submitted by vikbro, kokmosquito — 1 hour, 16 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Theme#293.9383.938
Audio#453.3753.375
Accessibility#533.0633.063
Overall#583.2413.241
Originality#673.4383.438
Graphics#713.3753.375
Controls#832.8752.875
Fun#962.6252.625

Ranked from 16 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Godot Version
4.4.1

Wildcards Used

Autumnal

Cozy vibes and autumn-like atmosphere

Single Location

Use only once location

Game Description
Winter is coming! Conquer the autumn tiles and freeze all! There might be some pushback but the forest shall be ours!

How does your game tie into the theme?
Expanding the winter to conquer the autumn forest. Also Gambling!

Source(s)
N/A

Discord Username(s)
vikbro, kokomosquito

Participation Level (GWJ Only)
1

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

very cozy, and the music compliments it very wel. good job!

Submitted(+1)

This is a very relaxing game! As a noob in godot, I liked the implementation of the dice

Developer

Thank you! The dice was a challenge. First time using 3d in Godot.

Submitted(+1)

A really good entry which satisfies the theme perfectly. I think you should keep developing this one!

Developer(+1)

Thank you! Will need to fix the spaghetti code first. ha ha 

Submitted

Great idea and hits the nail on the head for “expansion”! My only problem was that the speed of thawing and the speed of the bar filling up made it feel like one step forward, two steps back when I flipped tiles until I got a good die roll. A few adjustments and this could be really solid, so good job!

Developer

Thank you for playing! I agree some balancing and rethinking of the game loop could be done better.

Submitted

I  really liked your art tiles ! I guess I'm not really understanding the rolling mechanic or why some tiles are flipping back and others aren't but overall well done!

Submitted(+1)

Theme is great and I really like the art, sound and animations! I think the concept is really interesting but I ended up feeling frustrated that the thawing was happening on a timer while my actions are blocked waiting for the dice to roll or the progress bar to fill up.

Really nice core, for me it could be excellent with some tweaks to that mechanic!

Submitted(+1)

I like this take on the theme, the art is great, and the flipping over effect is really satisfying. 

I don't think I liked the game loop very much as it didn't feel inherently skill based to be rolling and then just clicking tiles, waiting again, getting unlucky, and waiting again. I knew I'd get the field cleared eventually but it was just going to take more time than I wanted it to. Maybe the gameplay is missing an element in there, but it's a really neat base and the bird flying away was charming!

Submitted(+1)

Fun Game. Love the art of the tiles. Some times the dice rools 2 or three times and the tiles continue to melt, not big deal. Great entry

Developer

After you throw the dice you get triple the amount thrown. Forgot to fix that in the tutorial dialogue. Sorry!