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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Style | #991 | 3.875 | 3.875 |
| Overall | #1312 | 3.556 | 3.556 |
| Enjoyment | #1316 | 3.417 | 3.417 |
| Creativity | #2206 | 3.375 | 3.375 |
Ranked from 24 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?
Balance the Scale in this relaxing card game. Make cozy combos, bend the rules, and maintain harmony as long as you can! It starts easy but gets difficult after a few minutes, so if you are in for a challenge, keep playing! Please see the game page for a full description, details about how to play, and a list of known issues.
Development Time
48 hours
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That was fun, I lasted a while until I misunderstood one of the card effects and accidentally made a +150 card. But the game looks good and plays good.
Very enjoyable and zen game!
Card games with a sketchy art style are right up my alley! Absolutely loved this game, it's very relaxing while still requiring you to think. The card effects are interesting and all the sound and visual effects are satisfying. Great job! :D
heavily addicting game! i could see myself playing this for hours and i think the concept of balancing the scales could lead to a lot of interesting thematic in terms of the lore of the game. the ui felt incredible and i like how everything is well explained when you hover over it. loved the hand-drawn style too!
The mechanic is very clever and I enjoyed a lot playing it! Maybe with more "balance" on the gameplay, it could be better. Maybe the balatro of scale?
Thank you for the feedback, happy to hear you liked the idea!
I have already added some new ideas and will update the game with a post-jam version once the rating period is concluded. :)
Can't wait to see that ^_^
I hate maths, but this game is hooking me for quite a long time. Incorporating scale theme with maths and deck building is a very creative interpretation. The art is nice and simple. Enjoyed the game, good job for a 48 hours one! :)
Polished and chill experience. Cohesiver art style + sounds + music and chill gameplay!
It's a full game and not just a jam entry.
No bugs or something to mention about. Just relaxing experience of deck building! Cool!
This is so chill! The style of it all is really cool and fitting too!
Really fun relaxing game! I love mental arithmetic so this was just the game for me. This has really sound mechanics and only in 48 hours! Really well done!
Really cool game with a nice art style as well. The music was really chill, and I found the balancing card really op lol, but the game was kind of relaxing knowing it was there.
Nicely surprised by the deck-building aspect ! It might be a bit too easy though, I closed the game before losing because I didn't see it end anytime soon
Thanks for the feedback! I wanted to keep it cozy and relaxing for the first few minutes, but it gets a spike in difficulty after that to challenge those who are in for it. Curses are unlocked gradually after every 5 turns, and they force you to change the way to keep the scale balanced.
The concept is neat, but the overall experience felt too repetitive. I enjoyed the art and music though.
Excellent initial impression: the art is nice and clear, the idea, cards and modifiers are interesting.
I closed the game after reaching around 40/50 points though, because I realized that to win I had to compute the total number of points in my game first, then tried to split them in groups to minimize the imbalance...and then it felt both a little tedious and a bit too easy.
I guess I optimized the fun out of the game, so that's partly on me: overall a solid entry though, congratulations! :)
Thank you for your words!
We were a bit afraid that a "math game" would be boring, but while testing I found that only considering which card to place next and to what side, it gets quite relaxing without too much brain work. Ultimately, it's up to you to decide how "perfect" you want to play and pick your strategy accordingly. :)
Very polished for a jam game. Works great and looks nice.