{"author_link":"\/author\/thristhart\/","author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","comments":[{"author_name":"Super Hamster","author_uid":"22460","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 3:57am","epoch":1367207520,"text":"I don't know if something is up with my computer, or if I'm supposed to wait for someone else to play but when I play, afterwards, I can't make a move and neither does white."},{"author_name":"Kom","author_uid":"12552","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:26am","epoch":1367212860,"text":"Simplistic, reasonably streamlined, seems to work well when I let someone else join.  Figures that there wouldn't be people waiting around in the lobby at the time, but I managed to test it a little with a friend.  It's nice to see people doing multiplayer games."},{"author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:29am","epoch":1367213040,"text":"The idea is that it's a multiplayer game - for best results, find a friend to play the game with. AI wasn't in the budget, unfortunately! :D\r<br\/>\r<br\/>If you want to try it by yourself, or with a friend on the same computer, copy the link once you've made the game and open it again in a separate window."},{"author_name":"fueelin","author_uid":"3827","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 5:31am","epoch":1367213160,"text":"Pretty interesting but couldn't figure out how to get much done."},{"author_name":"guestcheap","author_uid":"20716","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 7:42am","epoch":1367221020,"text":"very ambitious for a Ludum Dare, but I found the gameplay to be very confusing"},{"author_name":"gilmore606","author_uid":"22003","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:54pm","epoch":1367272140,"text":"CRESCENT FRESH.  This is goddamn genius, did you invent these mechanics?  I would play the hell out of this, I just started to understand the tactics toward the end of my first game.  There is at least one bug; at one point I capped a piece and both mine AND his returned to the start.  But wow."},{"author_name":"littleball","author_uid":"14756","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 9:55pm","epoch":1367272200,"text":"A little buggy, but I guess that's what you get with multi-player in 48 hours.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>With a little animation and sound this could be great. You should keep working on it after the comp!"},{"author_name":"Ray_Mickelino","author_uid":"17914","time":"Apr 29, 2013 @ 10:10pm","epoch":1367273100,"text":"Interesting game. At first I didn't understand that it was multiplayer. You might want to mention that in the instructions. Good game, though."},{"author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","time":"Apr 30, 2013 @ 6:26pm","epoch":1367346060,"text":"@gilmore606 Wow, thanks for the compliments! Yes, I invented the mechanics (although I would argue that they are simple enough that I couldn't have been the first).\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Gotta admit, I have no idea how that bug could have happened; shouldn't be possible! Ah well."},{"author_name":"gmaker","author_uid":"20390","time":"May 1, 2013 @ 6:32pm","epoch":1367432820,"text":"not bad"},{"author_name":"AaronYip","author_uid":"4897","time":"May 2, 2013 @ 8:45pm","epoch":1367527200,"text":"The rules looked intriguing enough for me to wish that I had someone to play with. Seems to come with the territory of multiplayer games. :( Please make a post-comp version with a simple AI? :3"},{"author_name":"Hegemege","author_uid":"11022","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 10:42am","epoch":1367577420,"text":"Interesting! As a chess player myself, I appreciate people who make similar games with new mechanics. A simple AI would've been so good for the game."},{"author_name":"brookman32k","author_uid":"14127","time":"May 3, 2013 @ 10:48am","epoch":1367577780,"text":"An AI would have been nice, as I could only test it with two browser windows open ;) The game fits the theme nicely and your game looks in general very simple but good. Sound would have been nice."},{"author_name":"thristhart","author_uid":"3164","time":"May 4, 2013 @ 9:56pm","epoch":1367704260,"text":"Just changed the Source link, as I've moved the Github repo from cress to cress-ludumdare, in anticipation of using cress for my post-compo work on it (including AI!)"}],"images":["ld26\/3164-fe0b1d9c48febffdbe0a3f6e2e72d1c8.jpg","ld26\/3164-e0a901bfe5a6a167789ce6c30262a993.jpg","ld26\/3164-2b786796e9da36172f78010c16a9069c.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/tom.shea.at\/ld26\/","text":"Web (lobby)"},{"url":"http:\/\/tom.shea.at\/ld26\/help","text":"Help"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/Thristhart\/cress-ludumdare","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"25834","g_author":"3164","g_event":"LD26","g_eventkey":"16","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"25864","g_title":"Cress","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1056","g_commentcount":"14","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3164-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3164-shot1.gif-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/233892\/3164-shot2.gif-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Hello all! With Cress I strove for minimalism in gameplay, graphics, and amount of fun. I call it Cress because if chess is a full meal, cress is just a seasoning.\r\n\r\nThis game is a TWO-PLAYER MULTIPLAYER BOARDGAME! I highly recommend you play with a friend who you can talk to with your voice (either VOIP, or in person) but feel free to use the built-in chat system if you can't.\r\n\r\nPlease refer to the Help link for instructions. Once you've created a game, copy the link so you can give it to your friend.<\/p>","title":"Cress"}