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GMTK Game Jam 2022

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A jam submission

Roll Over The DiceView game page

A fast-paced arcade game where you try to squash smaller dice by rolling over them
Submitted by njamster — 29 minutes, 59 seconds before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity#5783.7353.735
Enjoyment#6073.5003.500
Overall#6413.6183.618
Presentation#10623.6183.618

Ranked from 34 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?
You play a dice, bullying smaller dice by rolling over them

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing art

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

No

We used pre-existing audio

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racoonbytesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

simple but effective... well done! Your description reminded me of agario, but it's a different twist. Nice!

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Dice Maze
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LibernicoSubmitted2 years ago

Amazingly done! very addictive, and very creative.

The concept of "each attack can change what enemies you can attack next" has a lot of potential.

Hope you keep working on this!!

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ROLL THE DICE
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Imaginary GrassSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Cool game and interesting concept! I can tell you put a lot of time into polishing the game! Keep up the good work :)

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Sushi To Go
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Rinexus GamesSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

A simple game with a nice mechanic! I like it so much, good job <3

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Knight n' Dice
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SpicyFrogSubmitted2 years ago

Damn, such a simple concept with a unique twist ! This is genius, fits the theme perfectly and the quality is awesome ^^ !

My only concern is the animation of the die rolling, I would have enjoyed a real roll, but I guess that, in 2D, it was harder to do successfully, especially in 50h.

Otherwise, it's an insanely good entry, congratulations =)

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Dice Souls
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Thank you so much! :) A proper rolling animation would've been really sick, yeah, but after one failed prototype I was already super short on time and honestly happy that I managed to finish this game at all. I may add one after the voting period is over though.

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jahnpmSubmitted2 years ago

I played this roughly two hours now, current high score is 732. Simple but really fun game, especially if you compete with your friends for the highest score. Overall, it looks quite finished an polished!

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Dice Clicker
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago (1 edit) (+1)

Wow, 732 - that's amazing! Congratulations!!! Actually... you beat me to it! :D
I managed to score 1019 this morning though, sorry. :D

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jahnpmSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Nice one! But... I just got 1258 ^_^. Keep on rolling!

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ZOMSubmitted2 years ago

I wish the animation for the die rolling actually moved to another side.  As it is, the rotation is confusing and it took me a bit to figure out how to squish the other dice.  But the gameplay balance fits the theme well.  Nicely done!

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Bubble Bustin'
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Yeah, I would have loved that too! But I'm no artist and was already short on time, so that simple rotation had to suffice. Sorry, if that confused you! I made a note, maybe I'll fix that once the voting period is over.

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PorridgeBeeSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

such a simple and fun game. great job!

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Mighty Rollers
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mattkingzSubmitted2 years ago

dude the title screen was awesome! gameplay was simple and fun! i liked this game! great work!!

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Catch-A-Pun
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks, haha! I got carried away a little when working on the title-screen. :D

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cakemonitorSubmitted2 years ago

Tons of fun! Best game of the jam so far for me (my top score was only 29.something ... I guess that's not so great!)

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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Oh wow, thank you for the kind words, that means a ton to me! :) My best score so far was 1019, but well, I'm the developer. :D Super glad you enjoyed it, make sure you give it another try with a controller if you haven't yet – imho it's a lot easier that way!

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Xin Jin Meng2 years ago

I like how you can have a "rolling spree" and hit multiple targets with a single roll, which also partially recharges the stamina bar.  It was also a nice touch changing the dice's physical size to match the number.

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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Nice catch! :) I was actually afraid that players may not notice these little details, thus also won't make use of them.

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AmitgepSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Great game!

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Dice N' Zombies
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PyDudeSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Very fun game!

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The Dices
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Digitaldude555Submitted2 years ago

Yeah, its pretty fun, quite creative for such a simple idea, the difficulty is raised way too fast though.

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Dicelection
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago (1 edit)

Thanks! Technically the difficulty isn't raised at all though. :D Enemies keep spawning at the exact same rate, so it all comes down to how quick and consistently you're able to get rid of them. It has a pretty steep learning curve, yes, but it's actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Take a look at this nine minute run I made today:

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Abstract StudiosSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

Really fun game!

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A Liar's Dice
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MR Flo-axSubmitted2 years ago(+1)

It was pretty fun and had some good music!

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Battle against an 8 ball!
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Eliane1998Submitted2 years ago(+1)

Really funny little game !

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Fire and Dice
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TheRulerMeasureSubmitted2 years ago

The instructions in "how to play" has too much text and too much unessesary phrase making me wasting a little more time understanding how to play the game.

But this game can be enjoyable. I like the idea of rolling the dice in this game.

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Skull Wings
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Admittedly, the "How To Play" section was a last minute addition to the game - and given that, it turned out pretty okay, I think. Thank you for sticking through and giving the game a chance nonetheless. :) That section will likely get an overhaul once the voting period is over.

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PanndaSubmitted2 years ago

I found it hard to figure out when to roll when trying to crush another dice. Would like to see the game polished and with a bit more content. Overall, kept me wanting to play!

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Lifespan
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago(+1)

Yeah, the timing of the roll can be pretty relentless! I played this a ton by now and most of my runs still end because I press the roll button a little too late or release it too early. To me that's part of the charm though: like in "Hotline Miami" you know that every hit you take will lose you the game, which makes it all the more satisfying if you manage to achieve a really high score nonetheless.

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NetherSubmitted2 years ago

Cool concept with solid execution, though it does get repetitive after a while.

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The Nightlight Zone
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njamsterDeveloper2 years ago

Thanks! If you had a couple of fun minutes with it, that's all I could wish for in a jam game. :) There's no real difficulty curve yet, enemies keep spawning at precisely the same rate, so it all comes down to how quickly and consistently you're able to get rid of them.

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