{"author_link":"\/author\/burgerdare\/","author_name":"NickMakesGames","author_uid":"29805","comments":[{"author_name":"KBF123","author_uid":"52084","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:34am","epoch":1450063740,"text":"Cool concept! Rolling over all those runners was fun as well."},{"author_name":"Fanttum","author_uid":"42108","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:40am","epoch":1450064100,"text":"Looks fun. Any chance for a web or mac build?"},{"author_name":"Mithreindeir","author_uid":"61847","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:42am","epoch":1450064220,"text":"I loved these graphics!"},{"author_name":"sharpfrog4","author_uid":"60660","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:43am","epoch":1450064280,"text":"Themes.... err TEAMS! YEA!"},{"author_name":"Tom","author_uid":"60667","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:43am","epoch":1450064280,"text":"Played this one a few times. Thanks for making it!"},{"author_name":"Dimitri0xFF","author_uid":"43581","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:45am","epoch":1450064400,"text":"Looks like both themes won xD This was much fun!"},{"author_name":"SgtBursk","author_uid":"14965","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 3:47am","epoch":1450064520,"text":"Hilariously appropriate for this year's theme!"},{"author_name":"deadpixelsociety","author_uid":"3308","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 4:18am","epoch":1450066380,"text":"I really like this. The improvised sound effects are really well done and the win condition was unexpected and harder to achieve than I originally thought. I have no complaints here."},{"author_name":"Bogden","author_uid":"31759","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:54am","epoch":1450082940,"text":"Very cute. The voiceovers are great!\r\rAlso not to be a stalker, but saw your comment on another game, but check out my game if you're into multitasking type games."},{"author_name":"jcwelgemoed","author_uid":"55308","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:39pm","epoch":1450125240,"text":"Pretty cool. more challenging that it looks - getting a tie is hard work :)"},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 8:43pm","epoch":1450125480,"text":"Really nice game, the ball is very difficult to control but that's probably the point"},{"author_name":"Max Amaden","author_uid":"62658","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:00pm","epoch":1450126500,"text":"What an awesome game! I love the little cutscene at the beginning, where the really quite unique concept is explained to you. The sound effects are really nicely done and the gameplay is really smooth and looks brilliant. Keep up the good work - I look forward to seeing your next submition!"},{"author_name":"Optimus6128","author_uid":"17470","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 9:12pm","epoch":1450127220,"text":"That was very funny concept, I never thought I'd struggle to keep the same numbers, instead of hitting the most I can as I usually do at such games.\r\rThe audio speech is funny, the concept is crazy, and the snowball controls nice. Only negative I can't skip the dialogues everytime I want to play again.\r\rWell done!"},{"author_name":"ciobeni","author_uid":"60120","time":"Dec 14, 2015 @ 10:15pm","epoch":1450131000,"text":"Running over all those people with that gigantic snowball was SO satisfying!"},{"author_name":"AM_Games","author_uid":"66224","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 11:39am","epoch":1450179240,"text":"Love the way you took the tie of the two themes and made it into a game. Very awesome.\r\rIt might have been cool if you had some small change for each year of the tournament."},{"author_name":"Piode","author_uid":"65622","time":"Dec 15, 2015 @ 6:25pm","epoch":1450203600,"text":"Really cool visual effects with the rolling ball, and an interesting and unique premise."},{"author_name":"PrismaSlice","author_uid":"63743","time":"Dec 18, 2015 @ 5:11am","epoch":1450415160,"text":"Good job, fun game. Running people over is satisfying, and trying to keep the scores even required just the right amount of focus. I enjoyed the mumbling voice sound effects."},{"author_name":"Yvanor","author_uid":"39980","time":"Dec 20, 2015 @ 9:48pm","epoch":1450647780,"text":"Really fun game, the idea is great and the gameplay is dynamic and funny, well done ! ^^\r\r(and oh god these sound effects!)"},{"author_name":"themadknights","author_uid":"64533","time":"Dec 22, 2015 @ 11:49am","epoch":1450784640,"text":"Nice concept but a bit difficult :)"},{"author_name":"JimmothySanchez","author_uid":"62158","time":"Jan 2, 2016 @ 7:09pm","epoch":1451761440,"text":"Good game. It would be nice if the game gave you some sort of indicator how close you were to the end."},{"author_name":"Thingo Studios","author_uid":"31541","time":"Jan 4, 2016 @ 4:36pm","epoch":1451925060,"text":"Has the peculiar problem that the first fifty seconds of the game are almost completely useless, since hitting 40 members from each team and hitting 4 members from each team don't impact the ending at all. If there was some alternate objective-- rocks you had to dodge or something-- for the first thirty seconds, you could have some reason to not just walk away from the keyboard for the first half of the game."}],"images":["ld34\/29805-0922c1e6a29ca136060dc2e2cdb17ec2.jpg","ld34\/29805-4e72b54334959de4da9834745bda6f4f.jpg","ld34\/29805-b99b322db671be8cd4105757122dad50.jpg","ld34\/29805-4595435b8f381efd59f51a2308e98ed5.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/ijyhsza6p9fypvnzb6vbz1h56135tawe","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/app.box.com\/s\/4nx0ub4ihx0u6za3zaihdwfojvyl7jm3","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"4677","g_author":"29805","g_event":"LD34","g_eventkey":"31","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"4664","g_title":"Running Of The Ball","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"114","g_commentcount":"21","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\/\/511439\/29805-shot0-1450039268.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29805-shot1-1450039268.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29805-shot2-1450039268.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/511439\/29805-shot3-1450039268.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The Running of the Ball is a popular winter sport in which two teams flee from a massive rolling snowball. This year's teams, Team Double Button and Team Always Growing, are the best of the best and will play a great game for excited fans of the sport.\r\nYou play as the sneaky Gamblin' Joe, who has placed bets on *both* teams simultaneously. He plans to rig the game so that both teams score an equal number of points, creating a tie. In the event of a tie, both teams win and you make big money on *both* of your bets.\r\nDo you have what it takes to rig everyone's favorite sport and pull off the perfect crime?","title":"Running Of The Ball"}