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I’m impressed with this tile set! I was curious to see how they would turn out if I sent them through my laser cutter. This is just a test, and it’s waaaaaay too small a form factor. But I think the images would scale nicely to larger pieces of wood…

In any case, thanks for making such a fine tileset! I’m fond of your Forest Tiles as well.

For two buxxx, this is an astonishing amount of useful (and easy to use) content…!

Excellent work! :-D

“Okay, I need to replace this foot ASAP. We gotta get that shit out.”

I think you all have something special. Best of success on development…! :-D

Hmm… Looks like I can’t message you directly through itch. So if you could send me an email about it, then I can pass along a link for you to download.

editor [at] let-off [dot] com

Sorry about this inconvenience…!

–Stephen

username: let-off-studios

Download link: https://let-off.neocities.org/otherscreens/gifs/tamogotchi/brain-tentacles.gif

Thanks for the comments, Beth…!

For a future release, I’ll see what can be done to make the health track more relevant. Maybe a simpler, three state health track ought to help: “Healthy, Wounded, Defeated.”

The more I’ve thought about it, the more I want to explore extending the game to embrace the idea of a “spirit of the swamp,” something like that, where the Creature is just one aspect. I am thinking of developing the idea of overrunning the human’s Camp with vegetation or swamp waters or something. This might be a mechanical way to utilize the extra dice you’re talking about, in addition to the random events you suggest.

I appreciate all this feedback and positivity from both you and Angel! Now that I’ve had a little distance from the design time constraints I think I can really stretch out on this one.

Would you believe that I have yet to see “Shrek?” People keep recommending it, though.

Sorry to hear that your expectations were subverted…! :-D

In any case, I appreciate your comments, Noa.

I think the game idea came first, and when your jam was announced and I saw the theme I was able to finally push the button on it, so to speak.

I recently played the cooperative tabletop game, “Horrified,” which features the players banding together to face off with a collection of classic movie monsters. The Creature from the Black Lagoon is one of them, and I was reminded of my interest in creating a game from that specific monster’s perspective.

It’s a solo game, which works out for my current schedule (I’m currently on a kind of road trip/work tour) and the fact that I’m on my own most of my down time.

The Swamp Mysteries were the final addition since yeah: the game turned out even more challenging without them. I was wondering how to give the player additional advantages without just adding more and more dice to their pool. I definitely appreciate the suggestion of organizing that table a little more. At least in the rules document, I was more interested in having them organized alphabetically, but having them sorted as persistent versus one-shot is a better quality-of-life adaptation, and will be standardized in a future release.

Thanks for your detailed reply, the kudos on the balancing (it was a bit frantic, but I think I did all right) and I’m pleased to hear the game provided some challenge for you. :-D

“Are you open?”

“Yeah. Someone jammed gum in the locks.”

Hmmm…. Hopefully I fixed it! Please let me know if you have any additional issues with or questions about the PDF.

The first expansion for Baby Ls has been released…! You can pick it up on itch at this link.

Includes three game variations (Star Trophies/Star Bombs, Volcano [Oh No!], Second Best), and a few other hints and tips for customized play.

Enjoy!

Here’s my latest foray. Made it 13 years before the Dragon burst in and torched everyone. :-D

Excellent work on this game…! I come back to it every month or so for another adventure.

Okay, so I finally ended up breaking it.

The last couple rounds started with the car remaining stationary at the center of the track. Speed must have been quite literally off the charts. After round 6 or so the “on gate” bonuses stopped registering, and then the game seemed to lock on round 9. I think the loop-completed sound effect continued to play.

Used the “Formuler” car, and things started to become unhinged after picking up the coin bonus per loop.

Hope this info is useful as you (hopefully) continue to develop the expanded version. :-D

Oops, I did it again. :-D

Didn’t think I could beat my previous record. I surprised myself, here…

This game is a treat. :) Still had no issues with the game locking up or breaking or anything.

Okay, last one, I promise… :-D

After the mind-numbing speed kicked in during round 10, the skid marks disappeared and the car just sort of hung out on the same spot of the track for a good 30 seconds. But everything held together and eventually the car started moving again. I’d say your engine is robust enough to tackle any sort of crazy calculations that sonic-boom-inducing speeds might require.

Hahahah! Here I go again. :)

This little game is a blast.

Finished up another session, and while I didn’t beat my previous lap record, I surpassed my previous high score. This game is a trip…! Best of success on your full version. I’ll keep a lookout for it.

I’ve really enjoyed playing this one. “The Muscler” is definitely hardcore mode, if there is one.

Does speed reset at the start of each race, when you have the trait that increases speed after every loop? I think it just keeps adding and adding and adding, leading to some truly ridiculous speeds and lap quantities at the end of the 10 rounds. My tire tracks turn into abstracted “bow tie” shapes.

Still coming back to this one over and over again, attempting to turn the Muscler into a legit contender. Thanks for the fun…! :-)

I’ve been having a lot of fun with this quick little racer…! It’s a perfect “coffee break” game when you want to scratch that race-game itch.

Well done. :)

Bug report: web version. Sculptor that’s been previously buffed by the Artificer creates only one Sculpture with the appropriate stats. The first of the two Sculptures has the original 2/4 stats, while the second that’s created has the accurate 3/5 stats. Cost to spawn the two Sculptures is accurate. I’ve been able to reproduce this consistently.

The screenshot below shows this, with the inaccurate stats highlighted in yellow. Note that the second Sculpture has been buffed by the adjacent Medic (sorry I hadn’t caught the screenshot before this).

Based on my previous note regarding the Lightkeeper, I suspect the Artificer doesn’t buff everything it ought to, and seems like there’s a lot of different variables to update based on the different Followers now in the available assortment. Good luck tracking them all…! ;)

Logged into itch to post this comment/report, then lost my game…! Oh, the humanity… :-D

Congrats on your Steam page project…! I hope this is wildly successful for you. :)

I’m ridiculously fond of the Sandbat. Looking forward to see the other factions you’ve devised.

Yep, I can confirm I used the Birthing Stone on the Injector. Unfortunately I can’t confirm that the Birthing Stone change was made between trigger-ings of the buff in question.

Bug report: Injector that has inherited the Artificer trait shows “triggered” text more than once.

In this situation, there was a lot going on. The screenshot includes the Reliquary modifiers in play, and these may have something to do with it. Or maybe it’s some lingering Artificer stuff…?

I recruited the Injector while the Artificer was in the lineup, so that buffing trait was inherited. What seemed to happen was that the trait triggered as intended for the first recruitment that occurred after the Injector was in the party, and the second time a new Follower was recruited, the flash animation appeared round the Injector, but I don’t think the +1 buff was applied (I think I had recruited that Sanctuary).

After that second trigger, I took a look at the Injector’s information and the second “(Triggered)” notification was there.

Sorry, I don’t do Discord or I would be posting notes like this on there. :)

Having lots of fun with the Sandbat…! Those Hollow Followers are real soldiers. :)

Bug report: web version. I’ve noticed some issues related to the Lightkeeper. When triggering multiple buffs on itself due to other followers’ start-of-combat effects, the buffs wouldn’t occur, and when it did it did not occur properly.

I had augmented the Lightkeeper with an Artificer (so its buff was increased to +2/+2). The buff would only grant a one-time +1 attack bonus, even though several other followers had start-of-combat effects (in the attached screen shot, there were three separate followers that ought to trigger this).

Later in the same game, the Lightkeeper would create duplicates of itself, and those duplicates would only increase their attack bonus by 1, and their health would not be increased with the buff.

Including a screen shot of the first instance. There may be some connection to this behaviour along with the use of the Reliquary, which is also detailed in the screenshot.

Meanwhile… Looking forward to seeing your success on Steam. :)

The Maze is your best inclusion yet…! It appeared during endless mode with a handful of other baddies, and my jaw dropped.

I like it so much because it completely shakes up a build that depends on synergies between units in order to work as well as it does. This build was soundly trounced when the Maze scattered it all over the place.

This game is so well done. When can people start throwing their money at you as thanks and/or encouragement to continue development? …Asking for a friend.

Thanks for fixing that bug in the newest version. :)

It’s already a satisfying jaunt, as is. Should you end up with a spare moment or two for updates and improvements, then I’m sure it’ll be a hoot.

Meanwhile, I made it to Level 27. I think by then my projectile was wider than my bike. :-D

Gritty and minimalist shootemup. Addictive hunter-hunted dynamic that emerges when you scout out your next target on the minimap, chase them down, then risk being blown away once their abilities are revealed through combat. Motorcycle movement and physics is nicely executed.

It’s satisfying to slide in, blast the convoy, steal all the loot, then make a getaway before the escort riders can catch you.

Well done!

Clever, charming, and polished take on the launcher genre. Integrating the virtual pet mechanics into the launch variables was an excellent choice. I second the comment regarding the evolving music scheme as a nice touch.

I played this one until I finally made it to Paris. Colour me surprised when I actually overshot the city…! Now it’s time to mess around with the mechanics a bit more, like directly vertical and horizontal launches.

I had a lot of fun with this one so far. Thank you. Best of success on your future projects. :)

I appreciate your reply. The issue occurs if one clicks too swiftly on the “continue” buttons at the bottom of the screen once a battle is completed. The current work-around is to let one screen fade completely before clicking on “continue” again.

This is admittedly not a serious problem to avoid. I only encountered it because I was a bit too impatient when I lost a battle, and wanted to move past it and on to the team selection screen as quickly as possible.

Quirky, strategic, entertaining game. :)

I’ve immensely enjoyed this! Working my way through winning with all the Beings. The way you’ve structured the varied perks keeps a play-through with one Being considerably different from the others.

Clicking-through the “continue” at the end of a round sometimes causes the different game frames to overlap and muck up your ability to improve your lineup, but beyond that the game runs incredibly smooth (taking your time at the end of a round is a fair work-around for this). The single music track is infectious, too…!

For such a “small” game, it’s a great package of fun. Well done. :)

Glad to hear some of the jokes came through for you. :)

The Zezmeron character is based off the leader of the Ghosts in the cartoon. Never made it into any of the games as far as I can tell, so he’s not really a “canon” character. I think he was created solely for the cartoon series.

PS: Hope the GT community is still going alive and well…! :D

Thanks everyone, for your comments and constructive feedback!

It’s been difficult for me to log-in here at itch.io and review games. I moved recently, literally into a tiny cabin, and basically adopting a new life out here in rural farmland. “Mom N’ Pops” fell off my to-do list after I submitted my first draft.

I honestly appreciate all these kind words. I intend to devote time to revising the rules just a little bit, and making the images for the Subjects larger and easier to draw on. One of these days…

I sincerely appreciate Mammut RPG for hosting this event once again. I hope to be back next year, with more time to invest in reviewing (and providing English translations for) other entries. :)

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Grazie a tutti, per i vostri commenti e feedback costruttivi!

È stato difficile per me accedere qui a itch.io e recensire i giochi. Mi sono trasferito di recente, letteralmente in una piccola capanna, e fondamentalmente adottando una nuova vita qui fuori nei terreni agricoli rurali. ‘Mom N’ Pops’ è caduto dalla mia lista di cose da fare dopo aver presentato la mia prima bozza.

Onestamente apprezzo tutte queste parole gentili. Ho intenzione di dedicare del tempo a rivedere un po’ le regole e a rendere le immagini per i soggetti più grandi e più facili da disegnare. Uno di questi giorni…

Apprezzo sinceramente Mammut RPG per aver ospitato questo evento ancora una volta. Spero di tornare l’anno prossimo, con più tempo da investire nella revisione (e nella fornitura di traduzioni in inglese per) altre voci. :)

Ciao!

Game submitted to the jam! :)

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Gioco sottoposto alla evento! :)

(La traduzione italiana è sotto il testo inglese.)

Worked-out a first draft of how the game will go. Living in a tiny cabin at the moment, and updating sporadically while I work out my routines here… Anyhow, here’s a blurb about MOM & POPS: The Game About Becoming A Tattoo Artist.

TO SUM IT UP This is a solo storytelling and drawing game following a modified format of the Carta game system. The player is an aspiring tattoo artist and two close friends have agreed to become the player’s “subjects.” The player will cover their subjects’ bodies with tattoos, while building skills as a tattoo artist, and building connections with the two subjects.

The player gauges their progress within a streamlined format, comprised of three categories: TECHNIQUE: Their ability and proficiency in using tattooing equipment and tools ARTISTRY: Their creativity, vision, and aesthetic capacity CONNECTION: Building a close, personal relationship with each Subject. The player is ranked twice in this category: once for each subject.

Cards are drawn from a deck, each with a prompt to create a tattoo for one of the Subjects. Prompts could be connected to any of a wide variety of subjects, and could be images, or text, or a combination of both. The player should be inspired to make a tattoo of a certain type based on the prompt they’ve received. I used the Carta game system to help devise the 52-card deck of prompts (the game uses a deck of classic playing cards with the Jokers removed).

Each region of the body (the front and back of the Subject, divided into nearly two dozen locations) can only be tattooed one time… There are no do-overs! Some cards have requirements of a certain Technique or Connection score in order to be executed. If a tattoo’s requirements are not met when drawn - or if the tattoo is impossible to create for some reason - the card is either discarded or moved to the bottom of the draw deck.

The player will draw a representation of the tattoo on their play sheet, and then record their skill adjustments, perhaps earning bonuses for their efforts. The player is also encouraged to record a brief journal entry based on the process of creating the tattoo. Maybe the image or text can be described, or maybe even the conversation between themselves and the Subject while the tattoo is being created.

…More to come later. I just wanted to put down some notes here to let anyone curious know what I’ve been up to. Thank you for reading!

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Elaborata una prima bozza di come andrà il gioco. Vivere in una piccola cabina al momento, e aggiornarsi sporadicamente mentre elaboro le mie routine qui … Comunque, ecco un blurb su MOM * POPS: The Game About Becoming A Tattoo Artist.

PER RIASSUMERE Questo è un gioco di narrazione e disegno in solitaria che segue un formato modificato del sistema di gioco Carta. Il giocatore è un aspirante tatuatore e due amici intimi hanno accettato di diventare i “soggetti” del giocatore. Il giocatore coprirà i corpi dei suoi soggetti con tatuaggi, mentre costruisce abilità come tatuatore e costruisce connessioni con i due soggetti.

Il giocatore misura i loro progressi all’interno di un formato semplificato, composto da tre categorie: TECNICA: La loro abilità e competenza nell’uso di attrezzature e strumenti per il tatuaggio ARTE: la loro creatività, visione e capacità estetica CONNESSIONE: Costruire una relazione stretta e personale con ogni Soggetto. Il giocatore è classificato due volte in questa categoria: una volta per ogni soggetto.

Le carte vengono estratte da un mazzo, ognuna con la richiesta di creare un tatuaggio per uno dei soggetti. I prompt possono essere collegati a uno qualsiasi di un’ampia varietà di soggetti e possono essere immagini, testo o una combinazione di entrambi. Il giocatore dovrebbe essere ispirato a fare un tatuaggio di un certo tipo in base al prompt che ha ricevuto. Ho usato il sistema di gioco Carta per aiutare a escogitare il mazzo di prompt da 52 carte (il gioco utilizza un mazzo di carte da gioco classiche con i Joker rimossi).

Ogni regione del corpo (la parte anteriore e posteriore del Soggetto, divisa in quasi due dozzine di posizioni) può essere tatuata solo una volta… Non ci sono do-over! Alcune schede hanno requisiti di un determinato punteggio tecnica o connessione per poter essere eseguite. Se i requisiti di un tatuaggio non sono soddisfatti quando viene disegnato - o se il tatuaggio è impossibile da creare per qualche motivo - la carta viene scartata o spostata nella parte inferiore del mazzo di disegno.

Il giocatore disegnerà una rappresentazione del tatuaggio sul proprio foglio di gioco, e poi registrerà le proprie regolazioni delle abilità, magari guadagnando bonus per i propri sforzi. Il giocatore è anche incoraggiato a registrare una breve voce di diario basata sul processo di creazione del tatuaggio. Forse l’immagine o il testo possono essere descritti, o forse anche la conversazione tra loro e il Soggetto mentre il tatuaggio viene creato.

… Altro a venire più tardi. Volevo solo mettere giù alcune note qui per far sapere a chiunque fosse curioso cosa ho fatto. Grazie per aver letto!

Hello Mapemounde 2022…!

I was able to participate in last year’s event, and had a wonderful time. I crossed paths with many creative people and experienced some lovely games. Looking forward to this year’s event as well.

This time around, I’m actually using maps every day in real life… I’m currently moving across the country (but still have Internet access) and my personal circumstances are quite different. In a couple days I hope to be settled at my long-term residence, so hopefully it won’t interrupt the game-making process too much.

Thanks to Mammut RPG for hosting, once again. :)

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Ciao Mapemounde 2022…!

Sono stato in grado di partecipare all’evento dell’anno scorso e mi sono divertito moltissimo. Ho incrociato molte persone creative e ho sperimentato alcuni giochi adorabili. In attesa dell’evento di quest’anno.

Questa volta, sto effettivamente usando le mappe ogni giorno nella vita reale … Attualmente mi sto trasferendo in tutto il paese (ma ho ancora accesso a Internet) e le mie circostanze personali sono molto diverse. Tra un paio di giorni spero di essere sistemato nella mia residenza a lungo termine, quindi spero che non interrompa troppo il processo di creazione del gioco.

Grazie a Mammut RPG per essere stato l’organizzatore dell’evento, ancora una volta. :)

Hahaha! Well I suppose you can take the story anywhere you like.

Thanks for the kind words. This game is a very special one for me, personally. :)

This is a fun, quick “dice race” where the players are moving all over the map. The action was frantic and making sure energy was supplied to the proper locations of the space station was an engaging layer on top of the frenetic dice throwing and shifting astronaut positions.

When reading the instructions, I was reminded of an older game called “Red November.” Instead of astronauts in a space station, think of gnome mariners in a submarine that constantly breaks down… However, while playing your game, I felt a different, more serious tension in the game. The mood changed as soon as I tore off my first piece of the space station.

This was quick and engaging. The dice were flying, and my astronauts were bumping each other all over the place. Nice work!

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Questa è una divertente e veloce “gara di dadi” in cui i giocatori si muovono su tutta la mappa. L’azione fu frenetica e assicurarsi che l’energia fosse fornita nelle posizioni corrette della stazione spaziale era uno strato coinvolgente in cima ai frenetici dadi che lanciavano e spostavano le posizioni degli astronauti.

Quando ho letto le istruzioni, mi è stato ricordato un vecchio gioco chiamato “Novembre Rosso”. Invece degli astronauti in una stazione spaziale, pensate ai marinai gnomi in un sottomarino che si rompe costantemente… Tuttavia, mentre giocavo al tuo gioco, sentivo una tensione diversa e più seria nel gioco. L’umore è cambiato non appena ho strappato il mio primo pezzo della stazione spaziale.

Questo è stato veloce e coinvolgente. I dadi volavano, e i miei astronauti si urtavano dappertutto. Bel lavoro!