It took a moment until I got the rules, but when I did it, it turn out it is very cool game. I like this kind of puzzle. Does discard and draw pile how any function?
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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Innovation | #3 | 4.083 | 4.083 |
| Overall | #5 | 3.625 | 3.625 |
| Progress | #7 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Polish | #11 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Graphics | #15 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Fun | #16 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Audio | #22 | 3.250 | 3.250 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Feed Forward is a polyomino-placement deckbuilder on a conveyor belt. It started as a prototype with one screen, hardcoded feasts, no sound, no save, no progression.
First dev log, from Jan 9:
https://coldfry.itch.io/feedforward/devlog/1311055/2
Post-Jam Devlog | Post-Mortem (optional)
Latest devlogs:
- https://coldfry.itch.io/feedforward/devlog/1362833/2
- https://coldfry.itch.io/feedforward/devlog/1360657/2
- Shop system with gold economy
- Customer archetypes with consume conditions and scoring rules
- Audio (music + effects)
- Deck, draw pile, and discard pile viewers
- Round summaries with feast history and tile contributions
- Level select with customer choice
- Order feed forecast system: plan against upcoming orders instead of reacting blindly
- Basic tutorial
All devlogs:
- https://coldfry.itch.io/feedforward/devlog
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Thanks for playing! Glad it clicked. Discard and draw pile are there mainly to display the tiles in each pile like a deckbuilder. You cannot otherwise actively draw or discard during a turn. At then end of your turn, played and unplayed tiles go to the discard pile. You draw from your draw pile, and if the draw pile runs out the discard pile shuffles back in.
103 days ago(+1)
Thank you for playing! Glad the controls and save/options felt good, those got a lot of attention. The learning curve is the main thing I'm working on improving.
Thanks for playing, and for 30 minutes -- really glad it hooked you!
The early game boredom is super useful feedback. Scrap and Apple (and Basic Burner) don't really pose interesting enough puzzles or questions when that's all you draw.
On the damage calculation/display, I'd love to track that down. Could you describe what you saw? Was it the hover tooltip on the forecasted number, or the red number that pops up when an order is resolved?
104 days ago (+1)
Thanks for your kind words! Really glad the tutorial worked for you, that's useful to hear since onboarding is what I'm most worried about. Definitely plan to add more content: relics, evil customers, proper art.
104 days ago(+1)
Thanks! Yeah, the tutorial needs a lot of work. CUrrently no way to restore health yet. I'll probably add some "heal" mechanics, either events between customers, or maybe even special tiles.
106 days ago(+1)
Thanks for playing! Difficulty curve is something I'm still tuning. Glad you had fun despite the challenge!
Thanks for playing and the detailed feedback!
Orders aren't purely random, but drawn from a fixed pool of pacing schedules (some front-loaded, some backloaded, marathon single order, etc.) with appetite scaling by level. Some shortfall is expected but the HP provides a limited buffer.
On which columns contribute: any consumption counts toward the next upcoming order. Once an order clears, the accumulated feed resets. So all columns up to and including the order's column (back to the previous order) should count. For tiles larger than 1x1, what matters is which column the food cell is on.
For espresso, it does both: +1 energy per turn and base feed of 3 toward the order. Might have been positioning of the "food"/espresso cell. Definitely a UI clarity issue I need to fix, and add to the tutorial.
Appreciate the kind words on the polish and SFX!
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