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Rocks, maps, scissors by Split82

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made by Split82 for LD34 (JAM)
ABOUT
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Rocks, maps, scissors is a deck building card game based on rock, paper, scissors mechanics.

GAMEPLAY (YOU SHOULD READ THIS)
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1 - You and your opponent must choose 3 cards.
2 - Special abilities are evaluated.
3 - coins are earned for ALL cards you played.
4 - Cards fight agains each other.
3 - Buy new cards, grow your deck.
4 - Next round.

THE THEME
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Some people are not sure how this is connected to the theme, so here is an explanation: Originally the game should be about GROWING your deck and counting points inside it, but later we realised, it wouldn't be as much fun as simple life + attack mechanics. So now, your deck still grows (when you buy new cards), but it is not as much important.

BEHIND THE SCENES
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This was the first time I worked together with awesome graphic designer Yuffie during Ludum Dare. I had no idea what to do for those themes (although "two button controls" is the theme I submitted ;) Fortunately Yuffie came up with some basic rules for a card game. First day was quite simple, creating system for moving cards around the table, shuffling etc. Next day I started working on game mechanics and we figured out they were a little too random. I came up with an idea of having special abilities on some cards (almost every card game has this). This helped to remove big portion of randomness and added a lot of strategy elements. The last day was just fixing and polishing all the gameplay stuff. Unfortunately I didn't have any time to create music or finish all the sound effects.
I hope you will enjoy playing our game as much as we enjoyed creating it :)

SOFTWARE
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Engine: Unity
Code: C#
Graphics: GIMP, Photoshop
Audio: Logic Pro X

THE TEAM
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code, animations, sound
Jan "Split" Ilavsky @split82

graphics, game design
Jana "Yuffie" Kilianová @fox_in_soxx
WebGL (12MB) http://rms.hyperbolicmagnetism.com/
Windows (52MB) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16607557/RMS/1/RMS%20Win.zip
OS/X (31MB) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16607557/RMS/1/RMS.app.zip
Linux (20MB) https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16607557/RMS/1/RMS%20Linux.zip
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-34/?action=preview&uid=15279

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall(Jam) 4.20 24
Audio(Jam) 3.23 395
Fun(Jam) 4.00 45
Graphics(Jam) 4.64 26
Humor(Jam) 2.71 478
Innovation(Jam) 3.84 86
Mood(Jam) 3.81 125
Theme(Jam) 2.43 1056

Feedback

Lokiman
15. Dec 2015 · 03:05 UTC
What a nice "RMS" game this is - good job! :) Too bad there is no music and only very few SFX :P

Anyway, windows build works just fine! :D
Eingya
15. Dec 2015 · 23:04 UTC
That's brilliant! Not sure how it fits in the theme, but it is a really cool concept!

Well done!
dj_pale
15. Dec 2015 · 23:05 UTC
Very nice graphics and animations - feels very polished. A little bit to grasp the game without reading instructions.
Donar
15. Dec 2015 · 23:10 UTC
Nice, a Rock, Paper, Scissors Deckbuilding Game. I like that quite a lot. I don't know about the theme ... "Grow your deck" sounds like you tried to put the word "grow" somewhere. Anyway, it's a nice game, so you get a good rating from me - a little bit less for the "Theme" category ;)
Zeriver
15. Dec 2015 · 23:10 UTC
Neat game, nice variation of classic RPS game. I liked visual effects, look really similar to Heartstone's. Shame there is no music, it could add to the mood. Good job
RedBricksStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 23:17 UTC
A nice twist in deckbuilding games, and incredibly polished for a Jam game! A tutorial would be nice, but I guess that's really time-consuming to implement.
Too bad it has no music.

Really good entry though :)
phi6
15. Dec 2015 · 23:20 UTC
Great game! Very complete!
GoodwolfStudio
15. Dec 2015 · 23:22 UTC
I love it! Super juicy card game and I like the buying mechanic.
Only at some point the game stopped having scissors... Only Rock and Paper, round after round, which made it a bit dull. Probably a bug?
chriiis88
15. Dec 2015 · 23:26 UTC
Absolutely brilliant. Best game I've played of the jam and compo by far. Well done.
SteveSalmond
15. Dec 2015 · 23:43 UTC
Awesome job - super polished with the visuals and animations. Really enjoyed the gameplay too!
Rodaja
15. Dec 2015 · 23:43 UTC
Nice game, seems quite polished for a jam game. A little tutorial explaining how the cards fight and that kind of stuff would have been welcome, but you get the grasp of the game soon enough. Good job!
Leaghorn
15. Dec 2015 · 23:54 UTC
Awesome animations and flow. It plays super smooth. Very nice.
Thembi
16. Dec 2015 · 00:10 UTC
High marks from me. Woo!
ohmaigawd
16. Dec 2015 · 00:15 UTC
Great graphics :D nice job
Peekotus
16. Dec 2015 · 00:30 UTC
So good!
kaotiklabs
16. Dec 2015 · 00:56 UTC
Oh what a little piece of art, I love it.
MrAmlice
16. Dec 2015 · 01:10 UTC
Outstanding quality of work! I'm also a tad confused how it fits in with the jam theme. The graphics are amazing, the animations are so fluid, wish there was soundtrack, but none the less, great job!
fistmaker
16. Dec 2015 · 01:26 UTC
This has an amazing amount of polish on it! It's a fun game and it plays very well! I won the match I played. No bugs or anything! I just don't see how it fits the theme at all. It's a great game otherwise.
RadMcCool
16. Dec 2015 · 01:46 UTC
That was really fun. Had some really good rounds that felt rewarding for learning the combat system. Didnt read the instructions and it only took one round to figure it out so that must say something for the presentation.
GwakamoleStudio
16. Dec 2015 · 01:49 UTC
Really hard exercise to do a card game in 72h, but u did it great :D
The continues building mechanic feat perfectly with this game, Great job !
Maxi and The Gang
16. Dec 2015 · 03:25 UTC
Awesome graphics and animations. Well done!
Rocketship
16. Dec 2015 · 09:17 UTC
Great to see another card game here, very interesting take on it too! The level of polish on the animations and effects was great, the graphics were clear and the cards were easy to read. I was a bit confused about some aspects of how the turn progressed in the beginning but it became clear as the game went on. Good, polished work, well done!
timeshapers
16. Dec 2015 · 10:33 UTC
I also made a deck building game. Yours is beautiful and well done. Congrats.
hadesfury
16. Dec 2015 · 11:41 UTC
Nice game, simple mechanics. Loved the graphics but I feel it strays a little too far from the theme. Good job, though !
ss64games
16. Dec 2015 · 14:27 UTC
Very impressive little card game. It's hard to make a great strategy game in such a short period but this delivered pretty well. I often felt a little too at the mercy of luck (much like rock paper scissors) which isn't a great feeling for a game of strategy, but overall it was a pretty impressive take on deck building. UI work and graphics are very polished. Theme is not particularly well represented, but I'm glad you made this particular game regardless! Nice work!
martincohen
16. Dec 2015 · 17:53 UTC
Not a big card game fan, but I enjoyed the graphics, ideas and the animations too much.
Nooner Bear
16. Dec 2015 · 20:31 UTC
I personally love strategy card games, and this is a neat take on RPS. From a game design view, that in itself is unique. I love the style for this. Gameplay is satisfying and fun. Excellent job all around!
Christina Antoinette Neofotistou
16. Dec 2015 · 22:52 UTC
So lovely! I enjoyed the Hearthstone vibe, but it's also very enjoyable on its own. Great take on the genre peeps <3
SHLFStudios
16. Dec 2015 · 23:42 UTC
Very well polished. I didn't read the instructions, but I had difficulty coming up with a strategy... or I just had a bad deck!
YoungHorses
18. Dec 2015 · 16:26 UTC
I love this take on deck-building games and Rock Paper Scissors, and it was especially smooth and accessible.

I admit at some point late in the game it became hard for me to know what would happen when all of my special abilities went off. When I play paper is scissors and scissors are rocks, and my opponent plays rocks are paper, the results end up feeling random. But, I think that's a matter of how often transmutation cards end up being drawn, and it would feel less chaotic if I just had less of them.
Pusty
18. Dec 2015 · 20:32 UTC
wow this was real fun! I played it for half a hour :D
jacklehamster
18. Dec 2015 · 21:24 UTC
This game is really well polished! Also interesting gameplay.
ssodelta
18. Dec 2015 · 23:26 UTC
Good job ! :D
jsmars
18. Dec 2015 · 23:27 UTC
Very impressive! Surprisingly fun even tho I'm not too fond of card games, and art and UI animations were fantastic!
jackyjjc
19. Dec 2015 · 06:58 UTC
Amazing graphics and animation. Really well polish game. It is an interesting twist on rock paper scissors, well done! The rule was a bit confusing at first but after a few games I started to get the hang of it.
Dejvo
19. Dec 2015 · 09:45 UTC
really well executed and a very good idea for a game. nice job
MoreRPG Team
19. Dec 2015 · 12:08 UTC
Loved the feeling of the card game! Almost as if it was Hearthstone. Wish I could do something like this in the future =)
Yaroslav Kravtsov
19. Dec 2015 · 20:05 UTC
Excellent execution! You done finished game. It was pretty fun to play.
Tapehead
19. Dec 2015 · 20:20 UTC
this is a really cool! i had a lot of fun with it. i could be a cool real card game .. only one thing, how fits the theme here?
LeReveur
20. Dec 2015 · 05:13 UTC
Good inovative and simple card game with a so old good game. Nice and polished drawings, too. Well done. :)
Tselmek
20. Dec 2015 · 12:05 UTC
This game is damn polished, I just wish there was more sound effects and maybe some music. The idea is really cool.
Xgor
20. Dec 2015 · 12:53 UTC
Suck a great spin on rock paper scissors with quite some depth to it. Would be great if there was a two player mode as the game really lends it to it.
EwChap
21. Dec 2015 · 02:39 UTC
amazing polish for a jam game. Beautiful ui artwork and animations
mike.cullingham
21. Dec 2015 · 04:54 UTC
Not terribly thematic, but interesting spin on Rock Paper Scissors. Nice job.
inbetweengames
21. Dec 2015 · 07:04 UTC
Really great deck-building (deck-growing?) game. Using such a well-known concept as the basis for something with a lot of complexity is a great achievement.
Wolve
21. Dec 2015 · 10:10 UTC
This is an amazing entry Jan,
When I saw it on a gif before, I expected a pretty dull rock paper scissor game made fancy with cool graphics and animations. But it's not just only pretty, it's super strategic and really fun to play.
Great work!
Sir Magic
21. Dec 2015 · 10:57 UTC
Interesting take on rock paper scissors but I can#t see how it fits to the theme.
piper82
21. Dec 2015 · 14:29 UTC
good looking, good polish, very enjoyable.
spotco
22. Dec 2015 · 00:42 UTC
Cool concept with an incredible amount of polish (can see you were really inspired by hearthstone's UI...), currently does seems a little too luck-based (since you have no idea what the other person will play).
lurils
22. Dec 2015 · 01:50 UTC
nice concept and very well executed
Wevel
22. Dec 2015 · 13:14 UTC
Nice game, interesting mechanics but very polished
KaiseanGames
22. Dec 2015 · 13:32 UTC
Wow. Simply wow! Well done. Very nice concept and nicely implemented. Graphics are superb. I love the graphics style.
StaNov
22. Dec 2015 · 20:31 UTC
Masterpiece in graphics, animations and sounds. The rules are bit chaotic and unclear. The HP number could be labeled better as well. But still 5* for Overall. What else should get it if not this one :)

Cheers from Brno! :)
wdebowicz
22. Dec 2015 · 23:16 UTC
The idea of makings card game(which are mostly complex) and simplify to Rocks,maps,scissors is simply great. Also game is very polished. I played it two times and have a lot of fun. Maybe some better AI would be nice.
graebor
24. Dec 2015 · 03:51 UTC
Great job on visual polish.
klianc09
25. Dec 2015 · 20:41 UTC
This has incredibly strategic depth, I especially liked the switch position special effect. With faster gameplay (skipping of unnecessary animations) and some better deck customization(those cards cost a lot of coins) or challenge modes I could see myself playing this outside of LudumDare ... for fun!
ButtonMasherBros
30. Dec 2015 · 17:51 UTC
You've been featured in today's Ludum Dare to Believe! Check it out! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMqbWKLhbQs
Akhera
03. Jan 2016 · 21:48 UTC
Very polished for a LD game, especially the animations. However, I feel like the gameplay is lacking. Most importantly luck plays too much of a role. Also, the cards are not very well differentiated, which means I can't remember what's in my deck and can't make an informed decision about what to buy next.
GeorgeBroussard
04. Jan 2016 · 17:19 UTC
Great entry with lots of polish and presentation. Played a couple of games to completion and enjoyed myself. No negative points at all because 72 hours and based on RPS.
onixus74
05. Jan 2016 · 11:04 UTC
I love it , great game !!