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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Best Overall | #2 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| Best Interpretation of Theme | #2 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Best Visual Style | #2 | 4.143 | 4.143 |
| Best Art | #2 | 4.286 | 4.286 |
| Best Sound | #3 | 3.500 | 3.500 |
| Most Innovative Gameplay | #3 | 3.643 | 3.643 |
| Most Fun | #4 | 3.571 | 3.571 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
External Assets Used (Citations!)
All sounds are open source but not created by us. Everything else was made during the jam except a small math library coded by Kristian in a previous jam.
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Great fun and innovative. Though, Like Arnazian said, it gets easy after day 2. Blackjack was the perfect game, so quick, one-two quick decisions
Super cute game design!! The point of the game actually very easy to pick up, and I really enjoy all the effects and sounds. It reminds me of stardew valley aesthetic wise and I would love a longer version of the game.
We are actually working on improving the game! We already have a new version with improved AI and looking to make it a fuller product.
That was a surprising amount of fun after i got used to it, definitely got too easy after just a few super favorable trades. days 1 & 2 were great for strategic thinking.
I feel like if you changed how the kings orders work, and how big his orders are, it would add a greater feel of strategy to the later rounds. Instead of 5 or 20 of something he would just inform you he wants 200 apples by the end of the day, and then you have to get 200 apples while balancing everything else and trying not to go bankrupt collecting the apples, it would make for some great decision making.
Anyway it was well polished and I love the gambling / karma dynamic, wish I could rate it :)
I got to day 8 and the trade button didn't do anything. I was also exploiting the game a lot and had over 100 in each item with over 1000 gold so not sure if that had to do with it. Really good game I want to play more.
Yeah, the game is supposed to show a victory screen on day 8 (you only run the shop for a week). Glad you liked it!