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Gnome's Dungeon by madmaw

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made by madmaw for LD31 (COMPO)
Collect as much filthy lucre as you can. Match 3 or more for bonuses. Stand under a ladder (or click on the grappling hook) to climb a row. If you get stuck it's game over, hit refresh and it *should* remember your high score (somewhat untested feature).

Tested in Chrome and Android Chrome, but hopefully other browsers will be OK with it. Seems to be an issue with the audio playing consistently on Android.

Some minor changes post-compo to make it fit on your average phone better and to adjust the difficulty for 9 columns instead of 10.
Web https://madmaw.github.io/LD31/build/web/index.html
Source https://github.com/madmaw/LD31
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-31/?action=preview&uid=5068

Ratings

Coolness 64% 3
Overall 3.50 266
Audio 2.27 790
Fun 3.55 181
Graphics 3.23 467
Humor 2.64 446
Innovation 3.78 152
Mood 2.97 512
Theme 3.58 592

Feedback

Trixton
08. Dec 2014 · 17:35 UTC
interesting mechanic with the ladders, haven't seen that before
Thermite
08. Dec 2014 · 22:26 UTC
The ladder mechanic makes this a nice twist on match three. I like it!
hexagore
08. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
Snakes and ladders? :)
Pcholt
08. Dec 2014 · 22:29 UTC
That's a nice little mechanic you guys have there. Has that been used anywhere else?
Ossi
08. Dec 2014 · 22:32 UTC
That was really fun! The ladder mechanic is really interesting, and a bit funny how you used snakes to pull you down. Feels like you combined bejeweled with snakes and ladders! I like it, well done!
Andrea
08. Dec 2014 · 22:33 UTC
Interesting game and very nice learning curve! I could see it becoming quite addictive!
pfitzner
08. Dec 2014 · 22:36 UTC
Did you just make Snakes and Ladders?

Let me revise that: did you make Snakes and Ladders AWESOME?

I could play this thing for hours.
skeeto
08. Dec 2014 · 22:44 UTC
Great game concept and execution. This would be fun as a mobile game. It's a tricky game, too. I kept making little mistakes, like ascending before was was ready! Excellent work!
sam101
09. Dec 2014 · 04:06 UTC
Quite a fun game, reminded me of a Bejelewed with a much better-thought gameplay with the ladders and the snakes and the annoying things-with-spikes-on-it.
🎤 madmaw
09. Dec 2014 · 05:57 UTC
Wow, thanks for the nice comments guys! Glad you like it.

@Pcholt as far as I know the mechanic hasn't been tried/done before, but yes, it is a shameless mash-up of Bejeweled and Snakes and Ladders.
playvue
09. Dec 2014 · 14:54 UTC
Worked on my Nexus 5 in Chrome! I was surpised how fun this actually ended up being. I love it! I would strong encourage you to continue to polish it! I think it can be a great game!
StackAttack
09. Dec 2014 · 15:04 UTC
Really nice combination of Match 3 and Snakes and Ladders. I like the way the 2 mechanics work together.
Dir3kt
09. Dec 2014 · 20:07 UTC
Very refreshing take on an overdone mechanic! Good job!
LegacyCrono
10. Dec 2014 · 01:31 UTC
Half Match 3, half Snakes and Ladders and entirely addicting, good job! =D
HotBoxGames
10. Dec 2014 · 20:13 UTC
The ladder mechanic is really cool! Nice game, well done
wademcgillis
10. Dec 2014 · 20:13 UTC
Mouse clicking seems inconsistent. Not all clicks register.

Perhaps I'm unfamiliar with the rules of match three games, but I'm only able to move left and right.
ChrisMingay
10. Dec 2014 · 20:20 UTC
My initial thought was a very unfair "oh, match three", which I took back very quickly. A very interesting take on the idea, so consider me apologetic and impressed
floorman
10. Dec 2014 · 20:26 UTC
This was a really nice polished game, was quite fun and looks good.
grid96
10. Dec 2014 · 20:36 UTC
Cool look and mechanics.
Sh1rogane
10. Dec 2014 · 20:58 UTC
This game was fun! I really like the twist on match three and this would make a great mobile game.
Gaspard_
10. Dec 2014 · 21:22 UTC
I found this highly addicting.
Does the spider have any other interaction than hurt you?
I couldn't find one, but I liked the snakes' mechanic.
🎤 madmaw
11. Dec 2014 · 07:16 UTC
@Gaspard spiders are the buttholes of the dungeon, they serve no purpose but to hurt you
Esaucm98
13. Dec 2014 · 03:49 UTC
Very nice game :) awesome concept and very well designed game, well done, this game is very addictive :D
pvtroswold
13. Dec 2014 · 05:38 UTC
Very innovative! The health + ladders + baddies element really mixed up the game genre and made it more tricky! Fun to play :)
Larry
13. Dec 2014 · 17:46 UTC
This is a cool game. Once I realized I can click anywhere along the row to switch, it made the game much better and more complex. I didn't see any use for the money (maybe buy more hooks?), but I didn't get that far.
pkenney
14. Dec 2014 · 22:07 UTC
Interesting combination of mechanics! Cool entry.
Bonobo Games & Mechanic Moon
16. Dec 2014 · 10:10 UTC
Very good game. Well resolved. Original gameplay.
01rafael
29. Dec 2014 · 04:53 UTC
evolution of match3. This is a shame, little dwarf got nothing in fhis match 3 world. No diamonds
cyrixd
29. Dec 2014 · 06:09 UTC
Really clever game! It took me a bit to really grasp the game strategically, but there are quite a number of interesting movement options. Very clever design, I enjoyed it a lot.
Kate Kligman
29. Dec 2014 · 19:19 UTC
Enjoyed playing this on android chrome.