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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Overall | #2 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Polish | #2 | 3.667 | 3.667 |
| Gameplay | #3 | 3.333 | 3.333 |
| Originality | #7 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How did you use generative AI?
This game was developed with significant assistance from AI tools. Claude (Anthropic) was used throughout the coding process — implementing features, fixing bugs, and translating design intent into working code. Sound effects were generated with AI audio tools. Some background music tracks were sourced as free assets. Icons were processed using a Python script (with AI assistance) to adapt them to the game's style and used to apply color and style adjustments to free icon assets used in the game's UI.
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Great game! Always enjoyed Mancala! Never played it digital though!
Overall:
Genuinely polished presentation with smart graphic design decisions throughout.
What Worked Well:
Areas for Improvement:
This feedback is like gold- thank you for the detailed review and some aspects of polish were definitely missed entirely on my end (like the run failed / succeed scene ). The tutorial suggestions will be worked with as I usually get feedback related to how to play and visibility of text.
Much appreciated!
I'd appreciate a rating of my game if you haven't already.
I can't try the music though
I would say the polish is pretty good, but I am still a bit confused about what's happening!
Thank you for the feedback- noted I will likely revamp and edit the tutorial.
I’m not usually a big board game/chess-style strategy player, so it took me a little while to understand everything, but I really liked the music, animations, and overall presentation. The game feels very polished and there’s clearly a lot of depth in the systems. Great work, and thanks again for your feedback on my game!
Thank you! My worry is that as the game progresses the strategy might start to dwindle- fundamentally changing the game. But it's good to receive this feedback and I'm glad you loved the polish :)
Very interesting game! I haven’t got enough time to fully manage the rules, but I will - I do like how simple it is with graphic, but in a good way, sounds, everything’s working smoothly - fantastic job!
Much appreciated!
rated 😊. It is a boardgame that I use to play with my cousins.
Thank you! I hope it brought back some fond memories
It didn't work and I didn't understand anything. You can also rate my game and give your opinion. Starbound Paradis
I'm so sorry it didn't work- was it that the game wouldn't load properly in browser or that something in game broke? Of course I'd love to rate your game once I continue playing them all :)
I would appreciate it if you could rate my game; this is my first post here, I'm new here.
yep, I'd say good polish but a game that is very hard to play.
I didn't understand anything, but I played it for 30 minutes, hehe. I didn't understand because I don't speak English and couldn't understand the tutorial, but if I didn't understand anything and it hooked me for 30 minutes, it's because it's a really good game. Good Job!
Oh man thank you so much- that means a lot. I'm taking a mental note to have translations for the main game once it's completed haha!