Very enjoyable racing game would very much love to see this game finished if your willing to after this game jam. Also missed opportunity to add Simon's Trucking  Tuesday honk for your karts horn. ;)

Thanks for the comments guys. I crashed after I finished the jam, so I didn't have a chance to respond.

Yes, in its current state, as a prototype, it doesn't have a lot of AI or items to use, but that's mainly by virtue of time. At the moment, the main reason you would use the gift mechanic is to block an AI from using a boost. The AI originally threw items constantly, but I toned that down so people would have the opportunity to actually gift and replace items.

If I had the time, netplay, a larger item pool, and more AI code would have greatly improved this.

I like the different signs and little references, but the game is too easy to really pose a challenge. The gift system is also a cool idea, but there's never really a point where you stand to gain anything from giving another player a gift. Overall the game would be better if the AI used items more agressively and if some items were actually debuffs so that you could mess up your opponents

Love the idea and all the graphics, especially the sign placement around the map, although it needs a bit of balancing.  Either the player needs to be slower or the AI more competitive

Enjoyed playing your game, nice work!

Good game. Well made.

Really cool game :)