Definitely one of my favorites. Like Viliam I avoided the crows and then my corn started disappearing and suddenly it all clicked. A great "aha!" moment and feeling of discovery. I think you did the most with the "no text" limitation. Obviously can get a little repetitive but that's kind of a given with these short jams. Love the feeling of desperation when you are guarding your last corn against a murder of crows. If taking my corn wasn't enough they take my life... excellent work!
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Thanks for the feedback! I was really counting on that "aha" moment. I kept thinking about the limitation, and "Find other methods to teach your players how to play". Anyone who's ever played a pc game should figure out the controls quick enough, then teaching the rules of the game can just come from playing, because the basic loop is very simple. The murdering murder of crows was a cute idea that just happen to occur to me, it just felt right, looked cool, and helped add a little story/character to the game, as well as reinforce the objective.
Yeah the repetition is to be expected, and I didn't plan/expect for anyone to play more than a few times and move on.