Have you ever second guessed the decision made by players who receive an offer and accept/reject it on CNBC's "Deal or No Deal"? Boxes and Offers is a hypercasual bargaining game that empowers you to role play how you would make a decision in the face of uncertainty- and enjoyable as it may be, there is a companion youtube video that explains the surprisingly simple math behind optimal game play.
Boxes and Offers was inspired by my family watching the TV show over Christmas 2018 break and trying to 'solve' the game.
The game is simple but essentially complete, and as an html game, I was going to release the code opensource- probably CC0 or apache 2.0 as I believe in either supporting the public/open source domain with content or supporting indirectly by sponsoring content creators. However, "complete" is not necessarily "done".
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Would it be a crazy idea to offer Influencer roles to support work on different visual, audio, and gameplay aspects? Please let me know- first two posters who says yay/neigh automatically gets credited as "First Ever Commenters" in the credits.
Influencers would chip in and let me know in which direction the game should be developed.
Influencer Roles
Patron of Eyes: donate $2.01+. Sponsor and be credited** for progress towards cool artwork such as icons for the boxes, icons for the ribbon of remaining amounts, and thematic wallpaper backdrop!
Patron of Ears: donate $2.01+. Sponsor and be credited** for progress towards music and sound effects- such as when the boxes are opened, offers are accepted or rejected, and/or background tune(s)!
Patron of Mind: donate $2.01+. Sponsor and be credited** for progress towards gameplay upgrades- such as randomly sized boards, timers, boxes with powerup items/special effects and/or port to Android/Google Play Store!
**if you opt in explicitly with a message
Ideas suggested are notional. Happy Penny Games reserves final discretion over which, what, and how they are fulfilled.
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Dev Log: 201901252218:
To do: bug fix with embedded itch.io message box bumping out of the game
To do: background is black instead of white, so black text is invisible on itch.io.
*Happy Penny Games is not approved/endorsed/sponsored in any way by CNBC or the tv show.
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