Ludum Dare Builds A Snowman by blay09

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made by blay09 for LD31 (JAM)
This game will let us all build a snowman together.

Seriously though, it's multiplayer, so if progress seems slow, that's because you're not supposed to build the snowman all by yourself!

By some high-end magical device, we are all connected to each other and share our money, upgrades and, most importantly, our snowman.

Everything you do in this game will be synchronized with all other players and you can even send little notes back and forth to plan your next step in your journey to build the most beautiful snowman Ludum Dare has ever seen.

Every three or more player there is a chance for a snowstorm to happen, which will significantly increase snow production rate, so that's where you should spam your mouse button / enter key harder.

Ratings

Coolness 40% 1695
Overall(Jam) 3.46 289
Fun(Jam) 3.23 371
Humor(Jam) 3.08 265
Innovation(Jam) 3.73 124
Mood(Jam) 3.17 406
Theme(Jam) 3.72 329

Feedback

sharp911
09. Dec 2014 · 03:26 UTC
Dont think the game is working. I am collecting snow, but nothing is happening when buying/selling or contributing to snow man.
CliffracerX
09. Dec 2014 · 03:27 UTC
Genius. Absolutely genius.

I should hope you'll keep working on it as a post-LD project. :P
🎤 blay09
09. Dec 2014 · 12:06 UTC
The server issues are resolved and the game will work correctly now :)
Alex Rose
09. Dec 2014 · 14:08 UTC
My arm is now jelly, went for the triple click enter+return+left click strategy.

It was better when there was someone else playing with snowstorms etc.

Hopefully you can get some traction and get a lot of people playing at once, then it'll be pimping.

Nice one.
Kim Sjöberg
10. Dec 2014 · 07:32 UTC
Didnt fully understand this I think. Kept collecting snow but never got more than the bottom and one arm. Looks really good though.
janovbyrnisson
10. Dec 2014 · 07:42 UTC
Great idea, I like making snowman with other people. :D
Reminds me that cookie collecting game. I had a great time with that, and having fun with this one right now. Well done!
rzuf
10. Dec 2014 · 07:45 UTC
Yay! Multiplayer cookie clicker! You, sir, are awesome. :D
AMS
10. Dec 2014 · 18:35 UTC
Building a snowman never felt so addicting... click click click
but wait, its multiplayer too! love it ^^
☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃
Elemental Zeal Games Studios
10. Dec 2014 · 18:36 UTC
Neat concept!
BtheDestroyer
10. Dec 2014 · 18:37 UTC
Great idea having it be online multiplayer!
magnontobi
10. Dec 2014 · 18:42 UTC
Best game on LD. I don't care what anyone says any more. I love the concept and everything. Only thing I would change is to make it a bit longer and maybe make the snowman build slower and slower the more you build. Great job! :D
stipple
10. Dec 2014 · 19:13 UTC
GREAT! My hand hurts a little, but GREAT! :)
oskardevelopment
10. Dec 2014 · 19:18 UTC
Cool Christmas game! Nice music, art and generally feeling! Our group built the snowman and maxed upgrades - though no victory happened. Would've been fun to have some kind of "ending". Enjoyed meeting the developer in the snowman chat! Thanks for the game and Merry Christmas!
ViliX64
14. Dec 2014 · 10:54 UTC
Haha, very funny game :D
billrizer
14. Dec 2014 · 11:15 UTC
Haha - pretty neat. Especially how it works with and without multi player. Couldn't figure out how to get rid of name overlay though - couldn't see my snowman's face :(
PurpleApes
14. Dec 2014 · 11:16 UTC
Great Multiplayer! Fun!
redoxkun
14. Dec 2014 · 11:25 UTC
I don't know if I joined to a finished snowman but didn't feel thata was making anything. The idea is good but the game is a bit confusing.
HappyTransportGames
14. Dec 2014 · 13:45 UTC
Nice concept. We had fun playing it :)