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Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
Graphics | #15 | 2.727 | 3.857 |
Most likely to make an impact | #15 | 2.121 | 3.000 |
Best use of the theme | #19 | 2.323 | 3.286 |
Overall | #19 | 2.121 | 3.000 |
Audio | #20 | 1.616 | 2.286 |
Gameplay | #23 | 1.818 | 2.571 |
Ranked from 7 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
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Unfortunately I missed the stream session so I had to roughly simulate a few rounds to get a sense for it but from what I can tell this is a very creative TTRPG that provides a fresh perspective on resource management games. The focus on community and sustainable farming offers an experience that is thought-provoking and engaging. I really appreciate the use of mechanics and theme to make players think critically about their actions and their potential impact.
Also really gorgeous art and great story flavour. The youtube playlist and spreadsheet are great additions too!
wow thanks so much!
Im not going to leave a bunch of comments because we played it with the designer and talked out commentary afterward.
But in short great on theme, art was great and the docuument layout was very readable. Having the spreadsheets to do the maths was sweet.
There are serious mechanical issues due to some oversites but we talked through all that and the _ideas_ for the mechanics are good, and encourage a good type of gameplay, they just needs some tweaks and some rules-lawyer proofing.
Like the other tabletop game this could very easily have a co-op mode added, but the designer wants it to be more competitive and we discussed adding some trading elements which would encourage player to roleplay while keeping it competitive.
Overall really enjoyed this one.
Thanks a lot for your comments and thanks for playing!
I thought this was really well done and very thematic! The spreadsheets + rules + almanac were a bit overwhelming at first, but the emotional story and beautiful art made it fun to figure out! Loved your theming of this game and I hope you can build that app for it you mentioned!
Notes taken during our gameplay:
pretty images in manual
story is nice. I like the detail of the iguana changing color for emotions
ooh interesting story twist - are they alien astronauts?
I like the broken english used to indicate their rough understanding of the language
reminds me of sentinel island
oh nice illustrations of the people
role assignment by age is cute
i like the familiar creature for villager creation, gives players something cute to latch onto for immediate engagement with their character
beautiful illustrations, very evocative with lots of personality
lots of different tabs. almanac as pdf makes it harder to resize
would be nice to have a table of terms. What is XV?
example year is a useful page to have to demonstrate gameplay
fun moment where game plan immediately is set awry by the wrong weather, good way to band players together right away
life portents are a great way to encourage roleplay, nice open-ended choices allow players to easily make story on the fly
i like the different potential strategies available with the planting choices
seasonal progression is a bit confusing to get the hang of at first
would be nice if spreadsheet automatically updated when season changed. also would be nice to see output for plants in spreadsheet
when does gameplay end?
should I be getting plants every season?
thematically, the game feels cooperative
future addition: crafting during harvest/respite? turn plants into other objects to use, eg as solutions for random events (healing salve, food for feast)
concept is solid, numbers need tweaking for fine-tuned balance
thanks so much for your detailed notes, really appreciate it!
Thanks for hosting the play session! I had a lot of fun :)
Really love the encouraged role play elements and the intro story! Seems like a neat strategy game with good potential to mess with other players, I can already imagine a game where I go hard on floating gardens and someone changes the weather to rain.
haha yeah, that's the idea! So glad you like it :D
I love the universe of the game! The characters and history have so much depth - they feel so real. The instructions are very clear and the suggested soundtrack is beautiful.
OMG thanks so much!!! Really glad you enjoyed and also suuuuuper pleased the instructions aren't too complex we were a bit apprehensive!