Skull Hoarder's Club by lostcyclop

made by lostcyclop for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

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Embrace the whimsy in a club where skulls are the name of the game! Roll, collect, and strategize your way to victory, but tread carefully in the realm of limited space. Will you emerge as the ultimate collector and conquer your rivals?

As a Single Player:

You'll face off against random opponents. After winning a battle, you get to choose your next opponent. Your basic space limit for buffs increases as you progress.

The Challenge:

While you grow stronger, your opponents also become more formidable. Get ready for tougher battles as you collect more funny skulls and boost your card's power!

How to Play:

Keep winning battles, select your opponents wisely, and become the ultimate collector in the club! Enjoy the journey of growth and challenges in "Skull Hoarder's Club"!

Source Code	https://lostcyclop.itch.io/skull-hoarders-club
Itch.io	https://lostcyclop.itch.io/skull-hoarders-club
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/skull-hoarders-club

Ratings

Overall	178^th	3.575⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Fun	245^th	3.225⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	220^th	3.275⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Theme	272^th	3.263⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	41^th	4.19⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Humor	154^th	2.825⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Mood	128^th	3.5⭐	21🧑‍⚖️
Given		6🗳️	9🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 296265

02. Oct 2023 · 17:26 UTC

Took me a moment to figure out what's happening, but then it was nice. I think the gameplay may be too repetetive. I really like the graphics, everything looks very smooth and the music too, but I see that you've opted out of it.

CrispyPear

02. Oct 2023 · 18:05 UTC

Plays like strange skull blackjack, which is in all ways a compliment. I've always wanted to play weird skull blackjack!

🎤 lostcyclop

02. Oct 2023 · 18:15 UTC

Thanks a lot!!! I feel the repetitiveness too. I wish to add more buffs and multipliers to skull tiles to vary the gameplay or perhaps allow players to choose more buffs at the end of each round. But we all know how it goes, 48 hours for a game is ridiculous!

Francisco Lucas

02. Oct 2023 · 20:55 UTC

Great game and very well polished! I loved the aesthetics, it looks wonderful! Congratulations on the game! :DDD

arzi

03. Oct 2023 · 15:07 UTC

Took me a while to get in, but after I did, it was very fun! I'm not sure if there's a bug or if the font is just unclear, but in the beginning it seemed like the cost and the number of space left didn't correspond, which made everything very confusing.

Don Fouts

03. Oct 2023 · 15:08 UTC

Amazing artwork/style! This is an interesting take on the theme and love the risk/reward mechanics of the "buff building". Overall great work and solid entry!

SvenErik

03. Oct 2023 · 15:08 UTC

Awesome work, very neat style and indeed is quite the polished game! I can see so many options to expand upon it too, with additional mechanics as the base is so solid! Marvelous work! :v:

vlad-r

03. Oct 2023 · 15:08 UTC

Awesome! Great graphics and sounds! I needed a minute to figure out the mechanics, but once I got it figured out the game was super fun!

Sparkleypie

03. Oct 2023 · 15:09 UTC

It's a nice simple game with minimalistic cute art. I knew from the get go what to do instinctively, so I thought that was a good thing. Overall good mood ^^

DoomMustard

03. Oct 2023 · 15:12 UTC

I feel like I got further by just playing blackjack before I knew what any of the stats actually meant.

John Saba

03. Oct 2023 · 15:13 UTC

Outstanding level of polish on this. It's pretty fun as is, but I agree with the other comments that some variation, added modes or something would give it a boost.

Lucas Vaudaine

03. Oct 2023 · 15:13 UTC

Great mini-game ! The interface is especially well-made and satisfying to use and navigate in, except for one big thing for me, which is that I spend quite some time trying to decipher the purpose of each component around my card, as the hint text on the top right corner is way too small, imho. Also, I feel like the theme has been kinda let down..? The "spaces" that are limited here and that are the economy you spend, are just named this way to justify the theme but that's not enough for me I'm afraid.

But overall, really smooth and well-polish game :)

1257th or nothing

03. Oct 2023 · 15:15 UTC

Funny simple gameplay. I like the "stop or again" mechanism.

A bit repetitive avec 5 or 6 mobs. I missed some special cards, combos, ...
And perhaps also different upgrades than just the avalailable space.

Not a big fan of the art (my taste..), but it's neat. I missed sfx also, just to give a bit of rythm to the game and the actions

Pax Lefay

03. Oct 2023 · 15:23 UTC

Interesting roguish kinda cardgame, good job! The UI and design is on-point, except for one part:
I didn't see the indication of which icons meant what in the top right for my first couple runs! Might be worth adjusting the size on that to match the size of the icons on the cards

You've nailed the difficulty pretty well imo, it's exactly the right kind of tricky

agentparsec

03. Oct 2023 · 15:30 UTC

I like these kinds of "press your luck" style of gameplay ^^

morgie

04. Oct 2023 · 06:30 UTC

I really liked this game and your interpretation of the theme. It also took me a second to figure out what the symbols and skulls meant but it wasn't too hard to. I LOVE the graphics! Everything is cohesive and very visually appealing. The characters are so cute and the floating stars really add to the ambience. Such a great compo entry!

🎤 lostcyclop

04. Oct 2023 · 10:03 UTC

Thanks to everybody for all the feedback. I've added a big image with stats descriptions at the top of this page to help new players understand the stats more easily. I'd love to invest more time in improving the onboarding and making the beginning more user-friendly. Thanks once again! ❤️

MozokEvgen

04. Oct 2023 · 13:50 UTC

I like the aesthetics. For GameJam time it looks amazing.
And it also takes me some time to understand the rules and stats. Label with stats in top right corner helps, but I've noticed it on 3rd enemy))

I've done several runs and it was fun. At some point it feels like you are fully in hands of RNG.

minjutin

04. Oct 2023 · 17:14 UTC

Fancy graphics, all the creatures look so funny and expressive. Plotting against my enemies offered me a great amount of fun

coatline

04. Oct 2023 · 17:22 UTC

I have to say, this is a very polished game for a game jam. The graphics are great, minimalist and easy to understand. I like the characters as well, they certainly have personality. I think it could benefit from some more audio, though the music was nice.

zimny11

04. Oct 2023 · 20:00 UTC

Well polished game! Well done! I was able to vanquished 7 enemies on my best run. The only think I'm not sure why would it matter is opponents selection. Is there a reason to not always go for the lowest one? Good job with the game, it was fun to play!

🎤 lostcyclop

04. Oct 2023 · 20:19 UTC

Thanks! In the lower levels, stats are intentionally lower, allowing you to accumulate more health and shield from buffs. However, it was challenging to balance it quickly, and it might be too RNG-based, as another comment mentioned. Since I'm into card mechanics, I'll definitely explore more angles and aim to make future card games less random. 😄