Fast-Paced Card Action: 10 Second Card Game

by baknik
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.54
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.74
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.75
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
In this fact-paced card game, your goal is to gather as many gems as you can until time runs out. You start with 10 seconds on the clock, but can increase your time limit though careful card selection.

My goal was to create a cleanly executed concept with decent 2D graphics that would satisfy the theme, and I believe I've succeeded. The concept is simple, and I feel like it's a nice game to blow a few minutes with.

I may return to this game after the compo is finished and add some features like:
- New "rare" cards with unique abilities
- More strategy elements
- Start with a bit more time. 10 seconds was chosen to suit the theme.

Feel free to include any comments or questions you may have in the comments below. Have fun playing!

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Comments20

namrog84
namrog8426 Aug 2013, 03:56
Interesting game, got the hang of it pretty quickly. Wasn't sure if the multipliers were effecting the card before or after it?

Smooth graphics/transitions/sounds. All around well put together.
tower07
tower0726 Aug 2013, 03:56
Highest score was 83!
Dark Acre Jack26 Aug 2013, 03:57
Yes, this concept was very well-executed. It almost feels like a professional response-time tester for psychological purposes. Great job.
Baknikauthor26 Aug 2013, 03:57
Glad you enjoyed it!
Snail_Man26 Aug 2013, 04:06
Very fun game! I must have played this for at least 10 minutes.
My only complaint is that it's a bit too easy once you rack up a bunch of time. I got to over 300 crystals, and 300 time, then quit.
Baknikauthor26 Aug 2013, 04:11
There's definitely more balancing that needs to be done. Thanks for playing!
Ravetcofx26 Aug 2013, 04:48
hmmf, no linux version
Grip26 Aug 2013, 05:44
As stated before, it might need more balanced in the future. If those goes on mobile some day, I'd play it all day.
FakeHair26 Aug 2013, 06:02
A simple card game that gets to be really intense. I'd like to see the multiplier cards stack (if they don't already). I had a 2x > 3x > 1s card setup and I didn't get 6 seconds for it.
Baknikauthor26 Aug 2013, 06:21
The multipliers should already be stacking. If they weren't for you, it may be a bug. If anyone else has this issue let me know.
ripatti26 Aug 2013, 20:30
Interesting game)
My score is 487, after that I'm tired to play and lose...
Anyway, good idea, graphics, sounds and implementation.
Anoarith
Anoarith26 Aug 2013, 21:08
I loved your concept. I beg you to make a future version with more strategic things to carry and variety *-*
5/5 for Innovation
Tainted_Code27 Aug 2013, 22:58
It was cool, I played it for a while! :P
dcolgan27 Aug 2013, 23:59
Awesome entry! Very clean graphics and the audio is very fitting. Also highly innovative. You should totally keep going with this!
oxysoft
oxysoft28 Aug 2013, 03:08
Very fun and simple game. I got a score of like 400
nathanhoffer
nathanhoffer29 Aug 2013, 03:42
Really neat game. Straight forward and fun! I wish the amount on the clock was more than 10, but I guess you were stuck in choosing that :)
PixelOaks
PixelOaks31 Aug 2013, 04:51
Really enjoyed this one. :)
hbocao
hbocao1 Sep 2013, 17:10
Great entry! Take this base game and add those features you talked about and launch to mobile. You have an awesome idea here, buddy. It's simple and addictive. Well done!
X-0r9 Sep 2013, 14:04
Nice concept, easy to learn. Could still use some polish/balance, since it's quite easy to stack up a lot of multipliers and finish it all of with a nice time increase.
It was fun to play, can't remember when I stopped, but I played for quite a few minutes =)

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