Such a simple idea, executed very very well. I could play this for hours; there’s nothing quite like the rush of spelling “Juxtapositions” and “Mezzanines” back-to-back.
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LSE: Letter Scrap Exchange's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Originality | #144 | 4.143 | 4.143 |
| Overall | #434 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Presentation | #733 | 3.750 | 3.750 |
| Fun | #914 | 3.357 | 3.357 |
Ranked from 28 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
How does your game fit the theme?
Words are just joined up letters, the letters themselves are infinitely reconfigurable. My game is about playing with the emergent and surprising complexity that comes from joining together these simple building blocks.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
Yes
We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam
Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?
No
We used pre-existing audio
Comments
I don't say this quite often, but this is one of my favorite games in this jam so far. It doesn't seem much from a first glance, but it's a very strong, well thought improvisational game that any fan of word-based games would love.
I started a bit slow on it while I got the hang of the mechanics, barely breaking even and getting clutters of letters I couldn't use. But then I started paying attention and saw that letters like Z and X were the money makers. Texas, Zen, Axis, that's where the dough was at!
After a while, with enough money to spare, I ended up trying to hoard enough letters to make the longest words possible, and it always felt satisfying to wait for words with the letters that you needed to appear and buy them. I was enthralled by this one.
This is a gold example of why I like game jams so much. To the point, using the theme in a creative fashion, running with a simple idea and making the most of it. I'm very stingy with my ratings, yet this one deserves all of my stars and praise! 👍
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