Learn to Die by Pascal Wohlwender

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made by Pascal Wohlwender for LD 43 (JAM)

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About this Game

Learn to Die is a game about sacrificing intelligent citizens to ensure your dictatorship. Make the right choices and kill off citizens who are smart enough to see through your totalitarianism. Beware, spotted kills have consequences...!

Scenario and Goal

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November 1962. The international commitee plans on conducting a unified test of intelligence in every country of the world in 10 years. The in comparison smartest country will receive unlimited funding on every project planned. You are leading a dictatorship and your interest in citizen espionage is big - the only thing missing is funding for a secret surveillance program...

Tutorial

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  • Have the highest average intelligence (range 1 to 6) of all countries by November 1972.

  • Upgrade buildings to speed up learning process of citizens and generate more money. Click on a building to display options and information.

  • Every citizen is working at a work facility and studying at a school facility.

  • Citizens with an intelligence of 5 or greater have a chance of seeing through your dicatorship and will try to emigrate(signalized by an exclamation mark over their head).

  • Have a citizen killed for ☭200 by clicking on him. This ensures that the average intelligence of an other country won't rise.

  • If the kill is spotted (by a nearby citizen), intelligence of all citizens is raised by +0.4 and you will get a penalty of ☭500.

  • Click on the monument to view your current status.

Screenshots

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Credits

  • Programming - Pascal Wohlwender
  • Visuals - Lewis Beauchamp
  • Music and Audio - Nakarin Srijumrat (https://twitter.com/Nakarinn_)

Ratings

Overall 101th 3.977⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Fun 467th 3.318⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 84th 3.864⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Theme 100th 4.136⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 69th 4.409⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Audio 40th 4.068⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Humor 238th 3.429⭐ 23🧑‍⚖️
Mood 132th 3.886⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Given 26🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

Pawel W.
03. Dec 2018 · 22:50 UTC
Wow, such a great game made under 72h! Well done guys!
Taximan981
03. Dec 2018 · 23:00 UTC
Although i got confused it was very satisfying to play this game, great job you should be proud!
BoyzAndGirlz
03. Dec 2018 · 23:00 UTC
Graphics are great, system is great. I love the style. I try to kill all those with exclamation mark but it costs a lot lol. I want more building to enhance. The music was great too. Good job !
Xavier Sellier
04. Dec 2018 · 00:01 UTC
Like the design. Good job guys!
Earlybard
04. Dec 2018 · 11:30 UTC
Love the music. Keeping track of citizens + resources/upgrades keeps things interesting. Great work!
Quackqack
04. Dec 2018 · 11:34 UTC
Awesome game. Everything looks very well put together. Art aesthetic is nice and simple but sets the mood well.
I really liked the music as well.
FailedStarfish
04. Dec 2018 · 12:47 UTC
Really nice graphics and polish to the game, a great entry.
Owen Rees
05. Dec 2018 · 18:58 UTC
I loved this game it was so clever and the music was amazing well done!