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Having a time constraint forces suboptimal moves which then require corrective action, which I thought was a fun way to introduce chaos to the game. I wish I could tilt the camera up and down a bit too. It's cool that I can check highscores recorded by other players! (I contributed mine, 78, too).","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":805612,"author_name":"Ramil Dev","author_uid":"ramil-dev","epoch":1649278105,"text":"@vilmantas Yes they have different weights, the bottle is the heaviest and the glass the lightest. In regards to the strategy, I like to place as close as possible to the center as (I think) it adds stability and prevents the wine from tilting. Thanks for the feedback!\n\n@badoomtch Thanks for playing!\n\n@stasm Thanks for the feedback and congratulations, you hold the world record :)","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":806029,"author_name":"TheGamerASD","author_uid":"thegamerasd","epoch":1649280731,"text":"Cool game! Keeping the tray balanced was challenging but fun.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":806104,"author_name":"MAT4DOR","author_uid":"mat4dor","epoch":1649281273,"text":"Nice. Got one 49 and then over 50 but didn't submit. It's very cool, I didn't read the instructions so at first I was just spamming objects, but then it became easier once I did. Very cool and simple graphics.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":806107,"author_name":"Jeff Kerman","author_uid":"jeff-kerman","epoch":1649281288,"text":"Nice game. I like to imagine waiters have to train on this. This could make a cool vr game too!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":806305,"author_name":"PerfectSquare","author_uid":"perfectsquare","epoch":1649282726,"text":"Cool concept! I got stuck around the 30 point mark but might come back later to try to get higher :) I like that the things on the tray also bump into each other so once you get a full tray you have to make sure you don't accidentally knock everything over, it added an extra layer of complexity.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":819830,"author_name":"Imaginary","author_uid":"imaginary","epoch":1649527453,"text":"Love it. It's.... I mean, it's so simple. The stuff I'd suggest changing is cosmetic, really, mostly. Although I personally would prefer the game to last 10-15 seconds longer minimum. Tough game, good idea, good execution.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":824220,"author_name":"Stuntcomposer","author_uid":"stuntcomposer","epoch":1649657298,"text":"Wow! Great concept and highly playable. And fun! Only wish it was an optional faster way to rotate the camera.\n\nVery well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":824871,"author_name":"Dan Smith","author_uid":"dan-smith","epoch":1649688407,"text":"Fun concept for this theme, enjoyed playing it. Good job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":825210,"author_name":"aligator","author_uid":"aligator","epoch":1649699508,"text":"Interesting idea, works great!\nI like it.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":826088,"author_name":"masterkrepta","author_uid":"masterkrepta","epoch":1649730461,"text":"cool concept . i suck at it but this was more of the unique games ive tried ","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":826967,"author_name":"NeneChico","author_uid":"nenechico","epoch":1649781918,"text":"Haha ! lot of fun playing it. Tried to my daughter also. Nice job, a little music and noises would bring more fun","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":827385,"author_name":"LDJam user 279546","author_uid":"279546","epoch":1649796613,"text":"The second I put the first glass down my stress levels rose. Very cool. Good job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":828402,"author_name":"Astoeth","author_uid":"astoeth","epoch":1649868963,"text":"That's Fun ! I got a bug where i couldn't enter my name after my first try but after reloading the page it worked well.\n\n","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":828980,"author_name":"xCarl","author_uid":"xcarl","epoch":1649897462,"text":"Cool idea! I like that the objects have different weights, makes you think where to place them instead of spamming them around the tray. Great job!","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"},{"id":832602,"author_name":"0x746564","author_uid":"0x746564","epoch":1650233071,"text":"Neat concept!  Sometimes it felt like I was doing better only to actually do worse.  Leader boards made me want to keep trying to get a better score.\n\nSome sound effects when placing the objects might have been a nice addition.  I think some tense music could also have really added something.","format":"md","likes":0,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld50\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chastri-games.itch.io\/waiter-tray","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/chastri-games.itch.io\/waiter-tray","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"81559","g_author":"1278369","g_event":"LD50","g_eventkey":"110","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"385994","g_title":"Waiter Tray","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"293","g_commentcount":"18","g_site2_node_id":"278370","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"278370","n_urlkey":"385994","n_parent":"276397","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/50\/waiter-tray","n_slug":"waiter-tray","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"compo","n_author":"278369","n_created":"1647945144","n_modified":"1777128511","n_version":"906154","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD50","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":1,"author":278369,"body":"Don't break the golden wine bottle or you'll be fired! 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