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Dice Builder by KnithGuris

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made by KnithGuris for LD 42 (COMPO)

:game_die: Dice Builder

Gather dices as many as the spots! Score up as much as you can!

:video_game: Rules

  1. If the dices are gathered adjacently exactly as many as (and no more than) the spots, they will be removed and you get score. (1, 2's will not remove themselves)
  2. Placing dice onto another will add their spots.
  3. If the spots exceed 12, the dice will become a boulder.
  4. You cannot move across the boulder.
  5. If you stuck among the boulders (or run out of space :smirk:), the game ends.
  6. You don't have much time to think because the dices will place themselves in 5~15 seconds depending of the difficulty. (Indicated by red, fast moving cursors)

:keyboard: Control

  • W/A/S/D: Move dices
  • Q/R: Rotate dices counter-/clockwise.
  • R: Flip dices upside down.
  • F: Mirror dices.
  • Spacebar, Return: Place dices.
  • Esc: Exit the game.

:camera: Screenshots

See more screenshots on itch.io page! Dice Builder screenshots.png

:movie_camera: Video

Thanks to GameJamCurator who created this gameplay video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XP6HPHolUY

Source code https://www.dropbox.com/s/iqw4re5badri85o/ldjam42_dicebuilder_src.yyz?dl=0
Windows https://www.dropbox.com/s/uwycrubwv28gn3d/ldjam42_dicebuiler_bin.zip?dl=0
Windows https://lsk21kr.itch.io/dice-builder
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/dice-builder

Ratings

Overall 302th 3.465⭐ 45🧑‍⚖️
Fun 220th 3.5⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 46th 3.94⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Theme 180th 3.905⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 315th 3.357⭐ 44🧑‍⚖️
Audio 348th 2.9⭐ 42🧑‍⚖️
Humor 391th 2.242⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Mood 429th 2.809⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Given 45🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

Hak2
13. Aug 2018 · 06:07 UTC
It was so funny, but I think this game is a little difficult the first time. Despite the difficulty, It was very funny and nice to kill time.
hwpark
13. Aug 2018 · 06:09 UTC
great game. if there r anyone to burn your brain, just try it. you will satisfy at all.
deformhead
13. Aug 2018 · 10:47 UTC
Great mechanics, I always get a score of 0 though. Very excellent work !
r3c0d3r
13. Aug 2018 · 15:20 UTC
Nice mechanics, and some brain-twisting! Had fun time playing with it.
ZAINMAN
15. Aug 2018 · 07:05 UTC
Mind Blown!!!!
Arkadynn
15. Aug 2018 · 11:08 UTC
great mechanics, and an excellent way to blow your mind.
the fact that you don't see the timer of the forced placed down is really stressing, and add a lot to the fun
o2o
15. Aug 2018 · 11:11 UTC
WOW!I like this game type.I hope it will have a mobile version.
I think you can cancel time limit.It can make us think about the best action.
Jajo
15. Aug 2018 · 11:13 UTC
That's a take on the theme I didn't expect. Great job :)
Bungalow
15. Aug 2018 · 11:14 UTC
This game is really nice and the graphics are pretty good
🎤 KnithGuris
15. Aug 2018 · 11:15 UTC
@arkadynn At first, I thought making cursor red and fast is enough to be noticeable. However, it is really not. :cry: I hope I added some kind of gauge to indicate it.
oskarOlausson
15. Aug 2018 · 11:19 UTC
1691 for me, really cool concept, very confusing in the beginning
adrian0901
15. Aug 2018 · 11:21 UTC
Great mechanics, great graphics, great audio.
Chronodrax
15. Aug 2018 · 11:24 UTC
Nice game, easy to apprehend once you understand that you need the precise number of dice with the same number adjacent (and no more) and that 1's and 2's can't be erased by themselves.
And the game is really hard to master afterwards ! My brain melted mid-game when I had too many 7's and more everywhere.
Some timer for the auto-drop would be great :)
I'd love to have this game on my smartphone or a tablet :p
🎤 KnithGuris
15. Aug 2018 · 11:30 UTC
@chronodrax Thanks for your great feedback. I really need to add that description in this page.
Flatgub
15. Aug 2018 · 11:37 UTC
Heck this is a *really good puzzle game*! The rule for clearing dice took me a little while to figure out what it meant but once I got it I had a blast with it! Honestly with a bit more polish this is the kind of game I'd buy for mobile, I absolute loved it!
🎤 KnithGuris
16. Aug 2018 · 11:16 UTC
@hak2, @hwpark, @deformhead, @r3c0d3r, @zainman, @o2o, @jajo, @bungalow, @oskarolausson, @adrian0901, @flatgub Thanks for the feedback! :smile:
DarkGuardsman
16. Aug 2018 · 12:05 UTC
Interesting game, couldn't figure out how to get adjacent numbers to vanish. It think some visual guides would help with this.
Niarkou
16. Aug 2018 · 12:13 UTC
Nice game but very very hard! I think it could use a little balancing :) (maybe give more time to place the dices?)
pepelumen
16. Aug 2018 · 12:33 UTC
Very clever and entertaining. I think the time restriction is a bit unnecessary, as there are so many possibilities, that the good play will depend solely on strategy, which is good.
OadT
16. Aug 2018 · 14:36 UTC
Great gameplay idea. An indicator of when the dices gets automaticly placed would be good. Also the current block of dices is hard to read.
RenD
17. Aug 2018 · 09:03 UTC
That is a clever use of the dominos and I love the depth of the summing dots mechanic. It's really interesting. I just didn't find the timer mechanic really useful because it often breaks your thinking. Really cool puzzle nonetheless!
🎤 KnithGuris
18. Aug 2018 · 16:36 UTC
@darkguardsman, @niarkou, @pepelumen, @oadt, @rend // Thanks for your feedback! I should definitely remove, mitigate, or at least indicate the timing constraints and improve the UI, UX things, surely.
folex70
18. Aug 2018 · 17:43 UTC
great job! a good puzzle for play. remenber me a another old dice game. I love dices. congrats for this work.
RyanJavanshir
18. Aug 2018 · 20:02 UTC
Wow! A great little puzzle game with a good length of content for LD. The UI is clean and polished and I love the sound effect on placement. Well done.
mike_inPrinciple
18. Aug 2018 · 22:33 UTC
I had 2s and 3s adjacent several times, yet, they would not get removed? I'm afraid I don't understand your game, so I gave up.
Deaymon
19. Aug 2018 · 02:28 UTC
At first, it was hard, but once I understood the goal, I liked it. And then, there was so much space I got tired of it even before filling the entire board. :sweat_smile: The idea is cool however! I liked it even if it's not my type of game. :slight_smile:
🎤 KnithGuris
19. Aug 2018 · 05:45 UTC
@folex70, @ryanjavanshir, @mike-inprinciple, @deaymon // Thanks for playing the game!

@mike-inprinciple // 2s will not remove themselves according to the rule. 3s will remove themselves if there are exactly 3 3s gathered adjacent, not 4 or more. Likewise, 4 4s have to be gathered, not 5 or more.
mike_inPrinciple
19. Aug 2018 · 07:22 UTC
@knithguris My apologies about the 3s, I think I got confused in my explanation. I missed the rule about 2s, however. Thanks for clarifying
Wolfrug
19. Aug 2018 · 10:36 UTC
Oof. That was....yeah. Once you figured out the mechanic it was pretty neat, but before then it was just -really- confusing :D Not my cup of tea -at all-, especially not with the timer mechanic, but undoubtedly cleverly done!
Le Slo
19. Aug 2018 · 14:06 UTC
Cool game! I didn't like the timer (specially since you can rotate and mirror the dices you are playing with, so there are tons of possibilities, more since the edges of the board are connected!) and the size of the board (too big) but the mechanics are simple and that makes the game really elegant. I found aesthetically a little poor but very polished. Congratulations!
johnnwfs
20. Aug 2018 · 02:31 UTC
Took a few times to finally figure out what you meant but once I figured it out, the mechanic made sense. Good game, nicely polished and enjoyable. I'll pick it up again post dare I'm thinking - and thanks for posting your code - much appreciated! Very Very good job.
Papaver
20. Aug 2018 · 10:06 UTC
Interesting, and quite overwhelming. I like the concept, but maybe the board is too big? On my second try I got 2924, and then it just became too much. :wink:
🎤 KnithGuris
20. Aug 2018 · 17:09 UTC
@wolfrug, @le-slo, @johnnwfs, @papaver // Thanks for your feedback! :heart_eyes: I'll consider all of your precious opinions about the game. :thumbsup:
Rs11s21n
24. Aug 2018 · 01:29 UTC
this backgroung is terrible! but game is cool!
Zinski
25. Aug 2018 · 13:35 UTC
Great little scoring game! And very good interpretation of the theme! I liked the minimalist graphic style! I think that some additional feedback in the gameplay would make the game even better by allowing to better understand the different actions of the player! Great job! :)

By the way please feel free to leave us some feedbacks on our game!
Bonyok77
01. Sep 2018 · 22:39 UTC
i like the game, since this is card dice tetris game, yea it's a good idea