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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
How much does the game fit the source? | #5 | 4.800 | 4.800 |
How excited are you to play it? | #13 | 3.800 | 3.800 |
Ranked from 5 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
What song, band, lyric, etc influenced your game?
Sun In An Empty Room by The Weakerthans
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First off, gotta say it made me super-excited to see your song choice given the band is from where I live!! The overall tone / idea of the game matches the song quite well, and I appreciate the compactness of it.
This is pretty awesome, and I could see this being used for most any age (with a bit of help!).
The instructions are a little bit unclear. Might help if the graph was numbered, and I think you meant "lettered spaces" instead of "numbered spaces"?
Otherwise, I think this is a good game for most anyone to keep on hand in their wallet or pack.
This game seems like a nice exercise in reflection. The song matched well with the tone and feel of the game too. Good fit for the business card format
You did a great job capturing the feel of the song you chose for inspiration. The song feels nostalgic and wistful, and the game is thoughtful and introspective. I feel like this would be really therapeutic in times of transition for many people. I do think your rules lay out could benefit from a "for example" or a couple really small clarifications. Such as in the last sentence it says "You win if you fill in all the blank spaces and there are still numbered spaces visible. Should numbered spaces be lettered spaces, since your lines are A-H and you would be writing those in when you first roll through your lines and fill in the grid? Secondly just a quick mention that when you're through you will have 8 lettered spaces and 8 blank spaces in the first section of the explanation of game play, and the change of numbered to lettered in the win parameters section might do the trick as well. I will enjoy pulling this game out when I inevitably face changes in my life. Thanks for the introduction to a new song as well, I enjoyed the listen.
~Angel
Okay so first off I loved this song and I have no idea how I hadn't heard it because it's giving me major 90s vibes in the best ways.
Secondly, I'll admit that I struggled with understanding this one. My brain wanted to add a lot of extra complexity for some reason 🤣 Like I thought you were writing the things down, then rolling the dice to see which letter from that word was going into which box and then the boxes would be all filled in with a jumble of letters.
It took a few re-reads and then it clicked and made sense (which happens to me a lot when I'm reading rules in general tbh lol). And I LOVE this, both as a concept and with execution. The idea of trying to fill in the boxes with new positive things before forgetting about the things you'll miss is awesome, and the secondary way to play is just as splendid. Plus it fits the song PERFECTLY.
Well done! And thanks for making the game and entering it into the jam! :D
- ✨Beth
i love that this game is about life's changes. there's a very profound feeling sitting in my gut just upon reading. even though i don't quite understand the game exactly, i think it fulfils an important need. thank you.