Fast-Paced Card Action: 10 Second Card Game by Baknik

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made by Baknik for LD27 (COMPO)
In this fact-paced card game, your goal is to gather as many gems as you can until time runs out. You start with 10 seconds on the clock, but can increase your time limit though careful card selection.

My goal was to create a cleanly executed concept with decent 2D graphics that would satisfy the theme, and I believe I've succeeded. The concept is simple, and I feel like it's a nice game to blow a few minutes with.

I may return to this game after the compo is finished and add some features like:
- New "rare" cards with unique abilities
- More strategy elements
- Start with a bit more time. 10 seconds was chosen to suit the theme.

Feel free to include any comments or questions you may have in the comments below. Have fun playing!

Ratings

Coolness 47% 1196
Overall 3.48 188
Audio 2.74 442
Fun 3.48 160
Graphics 3.11 419
Innovation 3.78 88
Mood 2.75 536
Theme 3.54 213

Feedback

tower07
26. Aug 2013 路 03:51 UTC
Highest score was 83!
namrog84
26. Aug 2013 路 03:51 UTC
Interesting game, got the hang of it pretty quickly. Wasn't sure if the multipliers were effecting the card before or after it?

Smooth graphics/transitions/sounds. All around well put together.
馃帳 Baknik
26. Aug 2013 路 03:52 UTC
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dark Acre Jack
26. Aug 2013 路 03:52 UTC
Yes, this concept was very well-executed. It almost feels like a professional response-time tester for psychological purposes. Great job.
Snail_Man
26. Aug 2013 路 04:01 UTC
Very fun game! I must have played this for at least 10 minutes.
My only complaint is that it's a bit too easy once you rack up a bunch of time. I got to over 300 crystals, and 300 time, then quit.
馃帳 Baknik
26. Aug 2013 路 04:06 UTC
There's definitely more balancing that needs to be done. Thanks for playing!
Ravetcofx
26. Aug 2013 路 04:43 UTC
hmmf, no linux version
madk
26. Aug 2013 路 04:44 UTC
That was really fun, and it looked pretty, too. http://imgur.com/xKnQAJM
Grip
26. Aug 2013 路 05:39 UTC
As stated before, it might need more balanced in the future. If those goes on mobile some day, I'd play it all day.
FakeHair
26. Aug 2013 路 05:57 UTC
A simple card game that gets to be really intense. I'd like to see the multiplier cards stack (if they don't already). I had a 2x > 3x > 1s card setup and I didn't get 6 seconds for it.
馃帳 Baknik
26. Aug 2013 路 06:16 UTC
The multipliers should already be stacking. If they weren't for you, it may be a bug. If anyone else has this issue let me know.
ripatti
26. Aug 2013 路 20:25 UTC
Interesting game)
My score is 487, after that I'm tired to play and lose...
Anyway, good idea, graphics, sounds and implementation.
Anoarith
26. Aug 2013 路 21:03 UTC
I loved your concept. I beg you to make a future version with more strategic things to carry and variety *-*
5/5 for Innovation
Tainted_Code
27. Aug 2013 路 22:53 UTC
It was cool, I played it for a while! :P
dcolgan
27. Aug 2013 路 23:54 UTC
Awesome entry! Very clean graphics and the audio is very fitting. Also highly innovative. You should totally keep going with this!
oxysoft
28. Aug 2013 路 03:03 UTC
Very fun and simple game. I got a score of like 400
nathanhoffer
29. Aug 2013 路 03:37 UTC
Really neat game. Straight forward and fun! I wish the amount on the clock was more than 10, but I guess you were stuck in choosing that :)
PixelOaks
31. Aug 2013 路 04:46 UTC
Really enjoyed this one. :)
hbocao
01. Sep 2013 路 17:05 UTC
Great entry! Take this base game and add those features you talked about and launch to mobile. You have an awesome idea here, buddy. It's simple and addictive. Well done!
X-0r
09. Sep 2013 路 13:59 UTC
Nice concept, easy to learn. Could still use some polish/balance, since it's quite easy to stack up a lot of multipliers and finish it all of with a nice time increase.
It was fun to play, can't remember when I stopped, but I played for quite a few minutes =)