How do you get hearts back? – none of the pickups (including hearts) give you health back… and no matter what, fighting always takes a hitpoint… so what are you supposed to do to go longer? What does matching the suites do? There’s like… no in game information or tutorial or anything.
Edit: Figured it out. Cool game, but needs more explanation early on.
781! I completely exhausted swords in this run, but left a couple hearts in the shop. To get higher probably requires a lucky map with good bombs. I've outlined my game strategy below in a rot13 cipher.
Lbh arrq gb trg hc gb n fvk-pneq unaq nf snfg nf cbffvoyr. Lbhe irel svefg genqr-va vf guerr qvnzbaqf sbe $5 gb ohl na rkgen pneq. Lbh znl unir rkunhfgrq lbhe fjbeqf qbvat fb, fb lbh arrq n yhpxl znc gb or noyr gb ercyravfu lbhe fjbeqf naq lbhe fcnqrf orsber rapbhagrevat n sylgenc be zhfuebbz rarzl.
Fbba lbh jvyy arrq gb ohl ng yrnfg gjb fcnqrf naq gjb fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb haybpx gur arkg unaq fvmr hctenqrf, naq trg gur hctenqrf nf fbba nf lbh pna nssbeq gurz. Bapr lbh unir n fvk pneq unaq, lbh'yy jnag gb trg gjb frgf bs jvyq-pneqf gb xrrc lbhe erfbheprf hc. Ghea va 6-pneq qvnzbaq unaqf nf bsgra nf lbh pna gb xrrc lbhe pnfu hc, lbh'yy arrq n ybg sbe lbhe zhfuebbz snezvat frffvba.
Gb zhfuebbz snez, lbh arrq n frghc yvxr orybj jurer gur zhfuebbz vf genccrq va n 2k2 fcnpr naq lbh ner fgnaqvat qvntbanyyl gb vg jura vg fcyvgf. K vf na bowrpg, Z vf gur zhfuebbz, C vf lbh gur cynlre. Gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg vagb gjb begubtbanyyl gb lbh, yrnivat n uhfx oruvaq. Lbh unir whfg rabhtu gheaf gb 1) nggnpx gur bar arkg gb lbh (abg gur bar gbhpuvat gur onpx jnyy), 2) gnxr vgf urneg, naq 3) pyrne gur byq uhfx, naq gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg ntnva. Lbh unir fcrag bar fcnqr, bar fjbeq, naq tnvarq bar urneg. Crevbqvpnyyl juvyr snezvat, jura lbhe unaq vf rzcgl, lbh znl arrq gb ohl fvk fcnqrf naq fvk fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb xrrc hc lbhe snezvat. Vs lbh bire-snez, lbh'yy eha bhg bs erfbheprf gb pyrne gur znc, fb qba'g bireqb vg!
How does this strategy help you? – I just continually lose resources doing this “farming” even with six cards, you are spending more hearts than you gain each round of farming.
I love this kind of game where we have to optimize our exploration, anticipate trade-offs, etc. It has some similarities with DragonSweeper, which I loved too.
A part of the satisfaction comes from the fact that it is cryptic. Every little detail I understood by myself gave me a little satisfaction boost, pushing me further to find the next detail. That’s great, even if you may lose a part of your “gamer audience” (the persons who don’t want to spend enough time to understand everything).
I was confused by the tag line: “you clear dungeons by making poker hands”.
It made me believe each card had equal values (like with the real cards), then I realized getting 3 spade cards does not give the same number of points than getting 3 heart cards.
I thought making some poker hands (like a full or a double pair) would give me some special bonus, but that’s not really the case. The player simply has to get as much as possible of a single card type to maximize points.
I found the point indications (“+1”, “+2”, etc.) a little confusing at start. I didn’t realize the first indication tells the points I will have AFTER completing a hand, and that the colored indications tells the points I HAD by the last hand completion. I had to look carefully at my current points and when they evolve, to understand how it works. I would say these indications could be better organized, but I don’t know exactly how.
The exit door ends to be a frustrating element. It is the equivalent of an invincible square that blocks the player for the whole game. I would not have put this door and I would just have added an opened door that magically appears once the whole map is cleared. You certainly read the other comments, many of which asks how to open the door.
What is the 5-hit-point monster supposed to represent? A carnivorous plant? A hydra? A sandworm?
I so love the “level design” of the shop! By using the base game rules, you give the player some specific choices: the player can buy a second “+” only after having bought 2 swords or 2 spades, the player needs to buy at least one “+” before buying jokers, etc.
I was dragged by the feeling of “just one more game to see if I can do better”. My max score is 590 points. Thank you so much!
I beat this, and from what I've seen there this game's inherent concept appears to find out what to do yourself, so I won't do spoiler but what a fun experience this small game can make
I my goodness... I had been avoiding the bombs because I thought they were bad 😅 THE BOMBS ARE YOUR FRIEND!
I want to beat this game so bad, but I suck so bad at it! It's very addicting though, I've been at it now for about 20 minutes and each time I die I say to myself "This time will be better!"
This is a lot of fun, and it's honestly not too challenging to figure out. Very nice work here! 🙌💙
From what I've gathered: - You spend swords to attack enemies. Attacking with no sword uses a heart - digging uses a spade. digging with no spade uses a heart. - Diamonds act as money you can use in the shopping area
- Hearts are your HP. Hit 0 and you die.
Interesting game but REALLY needs a tutorial of some kind
I created an account just to leave a comment here XD It got me playing for almost an hour until I learned how it worked and was able to finish (only with 4 hearts tho)
It's possible to get a few hearts more than this if you are very lucky and precise with farming the spreading mushroom enemy, but the chances of you being able to do it down to the last digit are very remote. I think this is the best I'm going to get.
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How do you get hearts back? – none of the pickups (including hearts) give you health back… and no matter what, fighting always takes a hitpoint… so what are you supposed to do to go longer? What does matching the suites do? There’s like… no in game information or tutorial or anything.
Edit: Figured it out. Cool game, but needs more explanation early on.
Did not played yet but the art is great!
Adam this is so good!!!!!
Tahnk you !!!
New record, 741! I had a really good mushroom farming session. With a few better optimizations I think you could get to 750.
781! I completely exhausted swords in this run, but left a couple hearts in the shop. To get higher probably requires a lucky map with good bombs. I've outlined my game strategy below in a rot13 cipher.
Lbh arrq gb trg hc gb n fvk-pneq unaq nf snfg nf cbffvoyr. Lbhe irel svefg genqr-va vf guerr qvnzbaqf sbe $5 gb ohl na rkgen pneq. Lbh znl unir rkunhfgrq lbhe fjbeqf qbvat fb, fb lbh arrq n yhpxl znc gb or noyr gb ercyravfu lbhe fjbeqf naq lbhe fcnqrf orsber rapbhagrevat n sylgenc be zhfuebbz rarzl.
Fbba lbh jvyy arrq gb ohl ng yrnfg gjb fcnqrf naq gjb fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb haybpx gur arkg unaq fvmr hctenqrf, naq trg gur hctenqrf nf fbba nf lbh pna nssbeq gurz. Bapr lbh unir n fvk pneq unaq, lbh'yy jnag gb trg gjb frgf bs jvyq-pneqf gb xrrc lbhe erfbheprf hc. Ghea va 6-pneq qvnzbaq unaqf nf bsgra nf lbh pna gb xrrc lbhe pnfu hc, lbh'yy arrq n ybg sbe lbhe zhfuebbz snezvat frffvba.
Gb zhfuebbz snez, lbh arrq n frghc yvxr orybj jurer gur zhfuebbz vf genccrq va n 2k2 fcnpr naq lbh ner fgnaqvat qvntbanyyl gb vg jura vg fcyvgf. K vf na bowrpg, Z vf gur zhfuebbz, C vf lbh gur cynlre. Gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg vagb gjb begubtbanyyl gb lbh, yrnivat n uhfx oruvaq. Lbh unir whfg rabhtu gheaf gb 1) nggnpx gur bar arkg gb lbh (abg gur bar gbhpuvat gur onpx jnyy), 2) gnxr vgf urneg, naq 3) pyrne gur byq uhfx, naq gur zhfuebbz jvyy fcyvg ntnva. Lbh unir fcrag bar fcnqr, bar fjbeq, naq tnvarq bar urneg. Crevbqvpnyyl juvyr snezvat, jura lbhe unaq vf rzcgl, lbh znl arrq gb ohl fvk fcnqrf naq fvk fjbeqf sebz gur fubc gb xrrc hc lbhe snezvat. Vs lbh bire-snez, lbh'yy eha bhg bs erfbheprf gb pyrne gur znc, fb qba'g bireqb vg!
How does this strategy help you? – I just continually lose resources doing this “farming” even with six cards, you are spending more hearts than you gain each round of farming.
The game is quite good, but challenging and very addictive :)
I love this kind of game where we have to optimize our exploration, anticipate trade-offs, etc. It has some similarities with DragonSweeper, which I loved too.
A part of the satisfaction comes from the fact that it is cryptic. Every little detail I understood by myself gave me a little satisfaction boost, pushing me further to find the next detail. That’s great, even if you may lose a part of your “gamer audience” (the persons who don’t want to spend enough time to understand everything).
I was confused by the tag line: “you clear dungeons by making poker hands”.
It made me believe each card had equal values (like with the real cards), then I realized getting 3 spade cards does not give the same number of points than getting 3 heart cards.
I thought making some poker hands (like a full or a double pair) would give me some special bonus, but that’s not really the case. The player simply has to get as much as possible of a single card type to maximize points.
I found the point indications (“+1”, “+2”, etc.) a little confusing at start. I didn’t realize the first indication tells the points I will have AFTER completing a hand, and that the colored indications tells the points I HAD by the last hand completion. I had to look carefully at my current points and when they evolve, to understand how it works. I would say these indications could be better organized, but I don’t know exactly how.
The exit door ends to be a frustrating element. It is the equivalent of an invincible square that blocks the player for the whole game. I would not have put this door and I would just have added an opened door that magically appears once the whole map is cleared. You certainly read the other comments, many of which asks how to open the door.
What is the 5-hit-point monster supposed to represent? A carnivorous plant? A hydra? A sandworm?
I so love the “level design” of the shop! By using the base game rules, you give the player some specific choices: the player can buy a second “+” only after having bought 2 swords or 2 spades, the player needs to buy at least one “+” before buying jokers, etc.
I was dragged by the feeling of “just one more game to see if I can do better”. My max score is 590 points. Thank you so much!
how can Iopen the door
the door will open once all the other tiles are cleared!
I beat this, and from what I've seen there this game's inherent concept appears to find out what to do yourself, so I won't do spoiler but what a fun experience this small game can make
I my goodness... I had been avoiding the bombs because I thought they were bad 😅 THE BOMBS ARE YOUR FRIEND!
I want to beat this game so bad, but I suck so bad at it! It's very addicting though, I've been at it now for about 20 minutes and each time I die I say to myself "This time will be better!"
This is a lot of fun, and it's honestly not too challenging to figure out. Very nice work here! 🙌💙
From what I've gathered:
- You spend swords to attack enemies. Attacking with no sword uses a heart
- digging uses a spade. digging with no spade uses a heart.
- Diamonds act as money you can use in the shopping area
- Hearts are your HP. Hit 0 and you die.
Interesting game but REALLY needs a tutorial of some kind
is there a tutorial, i can't understand what is happenin
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good game
can someone explain how to play pls
dude where can i wishlist it
Not that I've played a ton, but I feel like I'm very regularly amazed by the design that Pico-8 devs pull off.
Really cool little game. 👍👍
I really enjoyed this! It took a couple of attempts to understand what was going on, but I really got into it once I figured out what to do.
I am very bad at playing, but one day I will win.
addicted to this game
Я СОЗДАЛ АККАУНТ ,ЧТОБЫ ОСТАВИТЬ ОТЗЫВ, ЭТО ТАК КРУТ
i dont know how this game get popular
It’s hard to understand at first, but really interesting A little masterpiece!
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good game
I created an account just to leave a comment here XD It got me playing for almost an hour until I learned how it worked and was able to finish (only with 4 hearts tho)
I'm definitely playing more later to try to get a better score
xd
Are there instructions somewhere? Cuz I have no idea what's going on.
its designed to sort of notice and learn as you go, but this post has helpful shortcuts in it ! https://itch.io/post/12902304
Thanks!
This was my third attempt, struggling to beat it tho.![Score]( "Score")
wow. this is definitely a VERY GOOD retro card game!
Fun Game! :D
It's possible to get a few hearts more than this if you are very lucky and precise with farming the spreading mushroom enemy, but the chances of you being able to do it down to the last digit are very remote. I think this is the best I'm going to get.
hahahaa holy craaapp amazing
amazing game, addictive gameplay, 10/10
мне нравится круто
для англо язычных
I like it cool
Um jogo simples mas muito divertido, gostei demais do game
Love it
Fantastic! I love it. The kinda game experience that inspires me! I love some bite sizes brilliance
I got 701. Not quite a perfect game, I think 750 is possible.
>First time playing
>"Crap I keep dying all the time, this game hard"
>"Hey what does X do?"
>"Oh."
>Last run: Flawless Victory, 580 points.
Very fun game!
I found a set up to farm a bunch of hearts from the spreading thing, and then cleared the rest of the map using just hearts
395 new best
451 now
490
I've gotten exactly 490 like 4 times now
531