Simplex Evolution Tabulae Ludus

There a simple combination to win, and once you learn how to play it is way to easy to win.

@bryonglass Thanks for playing and commenting!
I know is a bit easy to beat the computer, I had no time to program a decent AI... ¬¬U

i like it! but if you play carefully and block the enemy all the time instead of going for the win, you get into a stalemate (filling each field) and then nothing happens anymore. maybe something like 'GAME DRAW' would have been nce

Pretty cool. It was a fun game, and bonus points for making a board game! My recommendation would be to add a win condition if there are no moves remaining. Currently, the AI just pauses when it can't make a move, and you're forced to restart.

It's simple fun. But the AI is indeed a bit too easy.

True, once I've read the Help and knew what to do, I won pretty quickly.
But with an AI it could be a very interesting game indeed! And I'd love some music and sfx to set a friendlier mood.

Very nice game.

I think you should show some finish message message in this case: http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ed.jpg

Nice i thought it was a very solid play. only improvement, i don't liking having to "click" the piece again to be able to click on another space. Once you figure out how to win, that's it. :D still, cool!

Thanks for all your replies!

I had planned a second victory condition as mentioned @aquasheep, based on the Evolution Points of each player -the player with topmost score wins. But, again, I ran out of time.

Nice simple game - liked the game play

I really like strategy games, the idea of the game is pretty cool. However from what I've played the game is not balanced,the player that starts the game is the one who will win in most of the cases (always?) Also, I do not how this game links to the Evolution topic.

once you know all you have to do is get a chip to level 5 it's pretty easy, just pick a corner and you're there in a few turns.

Interesting concept that would do well if developed further. Some irregularly-shaped boards would be kind of interesting.

Interesting concept. I think it could be really great if it was slightly harder, and some sound would help too =)

It's fun and pretty. The simplicity of the game is nice, but it's more than a bit limiting in its replayability.

I enjoyed this a lot. As others have commented it is a bit easy once you get the strategy figured out but I had exactly the same trouble with my own entry, so I can understand completely. Great to see another turn-based game, it looks slick and plays well. Great job.

The concept works great! Not easy to understand at first, but it quickly gets interesting. Nice game :)

Cool, a board game! I was wondering if anyone made such games for LD.

The graphics and animations are good-looking and very polished, congrats. Regarding the gameplay itself, while the rules are interesting, the computer is indeed not challenging enough to even begin to grasp the strategic potential of the game. Too bad.

Now after playing a bit against myself, I guess that adding the alternate victory condition you mentioned could make the game really interesting.

Overall, I'd say it's an original and pleasant entry :)

Nice game.

Very interesting and simple gameplay. AI could play more aggressively, but then I believe writing a better AI during LD compo might be too much. I'm pretty convinced that at a finite board, there will always be a draw. Either way, this is a great entry! Congrats on a job well done!

Nice concept, but firstly it got easy after a while and secondary, the theme does not fit much. But I like it :)

As pythong already mentioned, if the game board is full, and the computer has no legal moves, the game freezes. I feel like either the game should end, as pythong suggested, as either a draw or a win for whichever player had the most evolution points, or the player with no legal moves should be forced to skip that turn.

Overall, good game, and I really liked the implementation of a unique board game!

I just watched the War Games movie, so it was kinda fun to play this after that. I felt I could stop a nuclear warfare.
Anyway, the rules are easy to get, the game is fun to play, but I would like to try it with a friend because th AI isn't smart enough (played thrice, won thrice) It might be a very good strategy game...we'll see!

Thank you very much for your feedback!
I will take your comments into account for a post compo version, with enhanced rules and better AI.

Nice! This is one of my favorites. Very polished gameplay and animation. Great job!

Very, very polished. Amazing. Love it.