{"author_link":"\/author\/terry\/","author_name":"Terry","author_uid":"80","comments":[{"author_name":"ACodeGerm","author_uid":"3457","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 4:10am","epoch":1292817900,"text":"Fun fully realized entry. Wish I had other folks to test it out with.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Cute style, like the castle spawning effect.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Awesome scope, and execution considering you started on Saturday.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Loved VVVVVV :P"},{"author_name":"solidplasma","author_uid":"3463","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 4:36am","epoch":1292819460,"text":"I really like it. It's a simple concept that works well in practice. The AI was functional, even though it was fairly easy. Also, I'm a big fan of yours, Terry!"},{"author_name":"Ryan","author_uid":"3326","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 5:49am","epoch":1292823840,"text":"That was surprisingly fun, it would be awesome to play with other people, and it seems like it would be well suited for playing on a smart phone."},{"author_name":"increpare","author_uid":"492","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 11:29am","epoch":1292844240,"text":"I got to a state where I couldn't take a turn, but couldn't skip it either.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Graphics were cool\r<br\/>\r<br\/>felt nice, rules were good I fink\r<br\/>\r<br\/>music and sexier sounds would have been gooood"},{"author_name":"Danik","author_uid":"2311","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 12:51pm","epoch":1292849160,"text":"Simple and fun. \r<br\/>\r<br\/>Nice game where you have to think about your next move. Wish I had some people around to try it with.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Doesn't the first player have a big advantage though?"},{"author_name":"devinmoore","author_uid":"2506","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 9:39pm","epoch":1292880840,"text":"This is a really strong casual game.  The rules aren't super clear but the concept is strong, if I had funding I would buy the rights to this one."},{"author_name":"Draknek","author_uid":"741","time":"Dec 20, 2010 @ 11:37pm","epoch":1292887920,"text":"Enjoyed playtesting this, it's just a shame it's so hard to get four people together to play a game."},{"author_name":"krangGAMES","author_uid":"2994","time":"Dec 21, 2010 @ 12:51am","epoch":1292892360,"text":"I'm not really seeing the theme &quot;discovery&quot; in here beyond the initial figuring out the rules.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>That being said, enjoyable game. Played a couple rounds, decided that the &quot;win&quot; condition was when the whole board was filled, then whoever had the most quarters."},{"author_name":"Terry","author_uid":"80","time":"Dec 21, 2010 @ 1:31am","epoch":1292894760,"text":"(I just updated the build with the a new jam version, which includes some polish, bug fixes and an in-game tutorial.)"},{"author_name":"Dark Acre Jack","author_uid":"2947","time":"Dec 21, 2010 @ 3:42am","epoch":1292902620,"text":"As it says, should be played with other humans.  Excellent work, and I discovered how much of a jerk my wife can be."},{"author_name":"Tom 7","author_uid":"1984","time":"Dec 21, 2010 @ 6:03am","epoch":1292911080,"text":"What I like best about this game is that rules are very simple but the gameplay seems really sound. Is it an implementation of a classic game? If not, do you know of winning strategies? Graphics and sound are simple but stylish. I actually enjoyed figuring out the rules without any instructions, though it was not clear if suicide was a valid strategy to end the game when I was winning, or if that disqualified me.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The jam version felt way more polished--maybe you should try making only one game during the weekend? :)"},{"author_name":"whitetigle","author_uid":"2966","time":"Dec 21, 2010 @ 10:20pm","epoch":1292969700,"text":"Well done ! I enjoyed it very much, it is fun to play !"},{"author_name":"ranklar","author_uid":"3268","time":"Dec 22, 2010 @ 4:51am","epoch":1292993160,"text":"You really should put instructions at least in your posting... I had no idea what I was doing or even what to do after my first turn... sorry mate, might be the best game in the world, but was frustrating for me."},{"author_name":"plams","author_uid":"3099","time":"Dec 22, 2010 @ 6:42pm","epoch":1293043020,"text":"Too bad the compo version is unfinished. Reminds me vaguely of M.U.L.E. in its casual, annoy-your-friends way. And the retro graphics too."},{"author_name":"Endurion","author_uid":"103","time":"Dec 23, 2010 @ 7:01am","epoch":1293087360,"text":"Plays really nice, but the compo version sooner or later gets stuck in an unsolvable state (Can neither walk nor build a castle).\r<br\/>Still, very promising and I guess the jam version plays better."},{"author_name":"hdon","author_uid":"1900","time":"Dec 31, 2010 @ 9:32am","epoch":1293787620,"text":"Playing 1 human against 3 AI, I foolishly used all my movements without building a castle on my first turn.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>After that, I could not restart the game to try again! I have to reload the page?"},{"author_name":"Squax","author_uid":"2367","time":"Jan 2, 2011 @ 6:20pm","epoch":1293992100,"text":"Awesome game, has a surprising amount of depth in the tactics you can use :D"}],"images":["ld19\/80-870812d26a9947e95c558e943a6c76a5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kongregate.com\/games\/TerryCavanagh_B\/quarters","text":"Web (Jam)"},{"url":"http:\/\/distractionware.com\/games\/flash\/jams\/quarters\/","text":"Web (Compo)"},{"url":"http:\/\/distractionware.com\/games\/Quarters_LD.zip","text":"Win (Compo)"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"33274","g_author":"80","g_event":"LD19","g_eventkey":"5","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"33304","g_title":"Quarters","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"48","g_commentcount":"17","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\/\/33232\/80-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Ok! I've updated the web version of the game to a \"jam\" build. It's pretty much exactly the same, except it now properly eliminates players and ends the game. It's also got a neat little tutorial!<\/p>","title":"Quarters"}