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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Presentation | #435 | 4.044 | 4.044 |
| Overall | #498 | 3.704 | 3.704 |
| Enjoyment | #571 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
| Creativity | #1008 | 3.533 | 3.533 |
Ranked from 45 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?
Every round sees some input randomness and luck coming into play in the form of a roll of dice. Every roll of the dice keeps the player on their toes and devising strategy to proceed in the game. The game is themed around garden gnomes who are believed to be the bringers of luck - which is just what you need when you roll a die! The name of the game, too, is a pun indicating that a player can roll (the dice) with their friendly gnomes.
Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?
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?
We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam
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Nice mechanic well presented (like the gnome facts, especially!).
A simple premise, but it is surprisingly strategic.
Would definitely like to see this expanded upon more, with different moves like healing or defense.
But overall, it already is plenty of fun on it's current state.
Congrats on finishing the jam.
Simple but very enjoyable mix of strategy and dice game ! You really need to adapt your strategy depending on the dices and it add some suspense at each turn.
Amazing game!
Impressive that you were able to develop the AI in such a short time. The randomness theme was truly embraced without creating a game that was frustrating, so well done.
One idea to potentially explore in the future is making it so that the different colored gnomes have different probabilities (e.g. red likelier to roll high numbers, yellow to roll low numbers). That way there is still an element of randomness while allowing for more nuanced strategies.
PS The gnome facts are hilarious. Thank you for including them.
Really good game! The sound design is close to perfection ( and the music, obviously is great) The art looks amazing too!
Nice job!
Thanks a million for your kind words! We're so happy you liked the sound and music - we're super new to sound design, your appreciation means a lot!
This was really lovely. The game name is excellent, the gnome facts were fun, and I liked the strategy involved with your number of moves being determined by a dice roll (plus the dice roll animation looked quite good, nice work).
Thanks a lot for playing our game! So happy you enjoyed it... And so pleased you like the name :D
Love the UI, GJ!
Thanks a lot! :))
Nice game! It felt pretty polished and well made, it was fun to play.
Making randomness affect the player's movement and actions can often be frustrating in games, but here it did make sense because it makes you have to think of new strategies each turn, which was fun. Although that was fun, it did sometimes feel a little unfair when you get a low roll like a 1 when the enemy keeps getting higher rolls. Sometimes I accidentally blocked myself with my own gnomes which makes you think more about strategically using your moves. The order of turns changed for every level which sometimes made it a bit more confusing, it might be better to have that be consistent?
The story mode felt a bit too easy at first, although that might just be me getting lucky with rolls? I did like how you gradually introduced larger maps and more players/enemies though. The AI was pretty good!
The graphics, sound and UI were also very well done which made the game feel very polished. The random facts were also a nice touch. It's nice that you added a custom mode, adds a lot of replayability. It would've been nice to see how many hearts each gnome had above or under the gnome itself, instead of having to look down at the bottom of the UI (could also be a problem with color blindness).
Overall a very solid game though, good job!
Thanks a lot for playing our game and for taking the time and effort to share your thoughts! Always good to know how we could improve as we work on our game :))
Nice game. Liked the UI. Please check out my game.
Thank you for playing our game... Looking forward to checking yours soon! :)
Loved This game , I love the little gnomes , Great art work ! Clean gameplay and wonderful sound effects !! Nice entry and good stuff overall :)) Easy 5/5 !!
Thank you for your kind appreciation! We're so happy you enjoyed our game :))
Gorgeous and super polished game. Randomly generated levels were a nice touch too. Thought the gnome facts were quite fun!
Might have been nice to get some benefits to a low roll, because sometimes it felt like I was put behind for no fault of my own, but I started to work out the strategy in the end :D
Thank you for playing our game... We're so, so happy you liked it!
That's a great addition, will definitely bear it in mind when we add to the game later :D
Thanks a lot! It's two of us in our team :))
Sure will check it out!
The strategy, gameplay, and art were all amazing! The AI was also really good!
Thanks a lot! We're so happy you enjoyed our game! :))
I'm a pixel artist and I have even drawn pixel art gnomes before, but this pixel art is top-notch!
Beautiful art! The gameplay was great too! Awesome job!
Thanks a lot for your very kind words... Made our day! :))
Really polished, the gnome facts were great and the AI was very smart though a bit predictable.
Thanks a lot, we are so happy you enjoyed our game!
Also good to know what we can spend some time refining, thank you for sharing :)
Great concept and execution! I only wish there are more ways to spend action points other than movement and attack, but considering the time limit, it is certainly understandable.
You also managed to make a working AI that does not just blindly chase and attack :D
Art and sound are also very attractive, great job!
Thanks a lot! We're so happy you enjoyed our game :D
Good shout there - we would definitely like to build in a lot more dynamism in the actions given a bit more time :)) thanks for sharing
Interesting idea! Good pixel art and good implementation of randomness.
Thank you for sharing, your appreciation means a lot!
Had a lot of fun with this one! Some of the best AI I've encountered this jam, too. Really liked everything about this game - Nice job!
Thanks a lot for your appreciation... We had a lot of fun making this one :)
I like when theere is nice pixel art! And so is the music & sfx. Fun to play!
Thanks so much for your kind words!
too cute! :)
Great game, visuals, music and sfx :)
Thanks a lot for playing our game! We're so happy you liked it!