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| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Fun | #11 | 2.471 | 2.471 |
| Use of console | #12 | 2.412 | 2.412 |
| Overall | #13 | 2.490 | 2.490 |
| Creativity | #14 | 2.588 | 2.588 |
Ranked from 17 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Pedallica font (14 & 16)
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Pentagram is a spooky symbol with 5 points and got me thinking of 5-card Agram, a popular African card game. I added the "Trick or Treat" aspect to give an extra layer of scoring and strategy to the game. This sort of card game is called a trick-taking game, though I call them rounds to prevent confusion with the other use of the word Trick.
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A fun little card game to play. Not convinced yet that Trick isn't always the best option (or I've misunderstood the scoring). Glad you added a post-jam version with restart functionality.
Cheers! I am considering reducing the max multiplier (behind the scenes you’re collecting Jacks that act as the multiplier count, which is part of the reason why the limit is 4, the other part of the reason is the 5 rounds).
The game distills to a balance of:
In traditional Agram the winner is the person who wins the last round—all the other rounds are just preparation for the main event—so even there it’s about playing in a similar style.
really neat idea! super easy to get the hang of with the page docs, and very satisfying to win against the CPU — even accounts for tie cases which is appreciated! would love to see an expanded version of this (enneagram? lol) with pass-n'-play or perhaps even pdportal support
Cheers! It already supports 2-player pass and play, from before I added CPU player. I just forced CPU player for the Jam as time was of the essence! I added the start screen about 5 minutes before deadline.
New spooky hardcore high quality graphics coming soon from my friend Fausto Giurescu (there was no time during the Jam as I only learned about it when you published your manual and it showed up in my RSS feed!)
Very fun little concept card game! Love the trick or treating mechanic, and playdate can always use more card games! Penta/Gram