WAG-ME: Pump-and-dump Sim by solmaris

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made by solmaris for Ludum Dare 57 (COMPO)

is joke, just wanted to try making an idle concept \

https://solmaris.itch.io/wag-me-pumpdump-sim

If you're confused on how to start pumping the coin, you need to get Griffter influencers or buy spambots to drive up your coin volatility. Remember to text your grandma!

Screenshot 2025-04-06 202229.png

Ratings

Overall 287th 2.7⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Fun 287th 2.5⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 252th 2.725⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Theme 298th 1.684⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 289th 2.286⭐ 16🧑‍⚖️
Humor 67th 3.35⭐ 22🧑‍⚖️
Mood 289th 2.263⭐ 21🧑‍⚖️
Given 17🗳️ 11🗨️

Feedback

LDJam user 301711
07. Apr 2025 · 04:39 UTC
Well I think I have carpel tunnel now, interesting take on the idle clicker
🎤 solmaris
07. Apr 2025 · 14:06 UTC
@jon-curtin thanks for playing! Hope you can use your profits to get that treated
smilewood
07. Apr 2025 · 16:52 UTC
Cool little idle clicker game. I found it a little unclear how to make money, but as a game just chugging along behind things that I just needed to check in on once and a while it does well. Watching a graph go up is always fun. Nicely done!
🎤 solmaris
09. Apr 2025 · 03:15 UTC
@smilewood I definitely wish I went back to make the progression and gameplay more clear, but hopefully Grandma was able to cover your expenses. Thanks for playing!
apt_prose7
09. Apr 2025 · 03:24 UTC
Trump's statements will affect the rate of this coin
Chuckiee
09. Apr 2025 · 15:23 UTC
Just like real life, it didn't go to the moon :frowning2: Good idle concept, I think it'd be nice with in-game explanations on what options do and if they unlocked after certain amount of coins. Nice one :o:
dxk2294
10. Apr 2025 · 06:54 UTC
Lovely little idle game! It was fun watching my coin go straight to the moon (crypto only goes up :diamond_shape_with_a_dot_inside: ). Thankfully granny took good care of me in the mean time.
Mikeliosus
11. Apr 2025 · 14:48 UTC
![Monosnap WAG-ME_ Pump&Dump Sim by solmaris - Googl.png](///raw/920/8/z/6bfdf.png)
I wonder what grandma even does for a living to send more than a 100$ per minute.

And looks like crypto is not a reliable method of earning money as well :D

Funny approach to a theme!
henk
12. Apr 2025 · 17:48 UTC
![one_dollar.png](///raw/437/c5/z/6c12c.png)

I like the line plot. It seems like an obvious thing to have in an idle clicker, but I can't think of
another one which does it (maybe universal paperclips did?).

As a player, I'd expect the "beg VC" button to grant some amount of money based on the current price
of the coin. Based on the source code it looks like it's supposed to grant an
amount based on the number of times you've clicked it. Neither are true, though:
it always grants around $2. Because of that, there's really no point in ever
clicking the button (or the "coin miner" button, unless more coins
is the goal, in which case it's all the _other_ buttons that are useless). All funds therefore come from Grandma, which makes gameplay somewhat boring. Perhaps that's part of the joke?

Also: the UI layout appears to shift left and right as the price changes, I assume because the left
area is getting content-sized to the width of the price, which uses a proportional font.
Eugenik
14. Apr 2025 · 07:53 UTC
A little longer would be nice..
grid96
15. Apr 2025 · 18:07 UTC
Grandma is the best!