Gnome's Dungeon

by madmaw
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.55
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.78
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.27
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.64
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.97
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★64%
Collect as much filthy lucre as you can. Match 3 or more for bonuses. Stand under a ladder (or click on the grappling hook) to climb a row. If you get stuck it's game over, hit refresh and it *should* remember your high score (somewhat untested feature).

Tested in Chrome and Android Chrome, but hopefully other browsers will be OK with it. Seems to be an issue with the audio playing consistently on Android.

Some minor changes post-compo to make it fit on your average phone better and to adjust the difficulty for 9 columns instead of 10.

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Comments30

Trixton8 Dec 2014, 17:40
interesting mechanic with the ladders, haven't seen that before
Thermite
Thermite8 Dec 2014, 22:31
The ladder mechanic makes this a nice twist on match three. I like it!
Pcholt8 Dec 2014, 22:34
That's a nice little mechanic you guys have there. Has that been used anywhere else?
hexagore
hexagore8 Dec 2014, 22:34
Snakes and ladders? :)
Ossi8 Dec 2014, 22:37
That was really fun! The ladder mechanic is really interesting, and a bit funny how you used snakes to pull you down. Feels like you combined bejeweled with snakes and ladders! I like it, well done!
Andrea
Andrea8 Dec 2014, 22:38
Interesting game and very nice learning curve! I could see it becoming quite addictive!
pfitzner8 Dec 2014, 22:41
Did you just make Snakes and Ladders?

Let me revise that: did you make Snakes and Ladders AWESOME?

I could play this thing for hours.
skeeto
skeeto8 Dec 2014, 22:49
Great game concept and execution. This would be fun as a mobile game. It's a tricky game, too. I kept making little mistakes, like ascending before was was ready! Excellent work!
sam1019 Dec 2014, 04:11
Quite a fun game, reminded me of a Bejelewed with a much better-thought gameplay with the ladders and the snakes and the annoying things-with-spikes-on-it.
madmawauthor9 Dec 2014, 06:02
Wow, thanks for the nice comments guys! Glad you like it.

@Pcholt as far as I know the mechanic hasn't been tried/done before, but yes, it is a shameless mash-up of Bejeweled and Snakes and Ladders.
playvue9 Dec 2014, 14:59
Worked on my Nexus 5 in Chrome! I was surpised how fun this actually ended up being. I love it! I would strong encourage you to continue to polish it! I think it can be a great game!
StackAttack9 Dec 2014, 15:09
Really nice combination of Match 3 and Snakes and Ladders. I like the way the 2 mechanics work together.
Dir3kt
Dir3kt9 Dec 2014, 20:12
Very refreshing take on an overdone mechanic! Good job!
LegacyCrono10 Dec 2014, 01:36
Half Match 3, half Snakes and Ladders and entirely addicting, good job! =D
wademcgillis
wademcgillis10 Dec 2014, 20:18
Mouse clicking seems inconsistent. Not all clicks register.

Perhaps I'm unfamiliar with the rules of match three games, but I'm only able to move left and right.
HotBoxGames
HotBoxGames10 Dec 2014, 20:18
The ladder mechanic is really cool! Nice game, well done
ChrisMingay
ChrisMingay10 Dec 2014, 20:25
My initial thought was a very unfair "oh, match three", which I took back very quickly. A very interesting take on the idea, so consider me apologetic and impressed
floorman
floorman10 Dec 2014, 20:31
This was a really nice polished game, was quite fun and looks good.
grid96
grid9610 Dec 2014, 20:41
Cool look and mechanics.
Sh1rogane
Sh1rogane10 Dec 2014, 21:03
This game was fun! I really like the twist on match three and this would make a great mobile game.
Gaspard_
Gaspard_10 Dec 2014, 21:27
I found this highly addicting.
Does the spider have any other interaction than hurt you?
I couldn't find one, but I liked the snakes' mechanic.
madmawauthor11 Dec 2014, 07:21
@Gaspard spiders are the buttholes of the dungeon, they serve no purpose but to hurt you
Esaucm9813 Dec 2014, 03:54
Very nice game :) awesome concept and very well designed game, well done, this game is very addictive :D
pvtroswold
pvtroswold13 Dec 2014, 05:43
Very innovative! The health + ladders + baddies element really mixed up the game genre and made it more tricky! Fun to play :)
Larry13 Dec 2014, 17:51
This is a cool game. Once I realized I can click anywhere along the row to switch, it made the game much better and more complex. I didn't see any use for the money (maybe buy more hooks?), but I didn't get that far.
pkenney
pkenney14 Dec 2014, 22:12
Interesting combination of mechanics! Cool entry.
01rafael29 Dec 2014, 04:58
evolution of match3. This is a shame, little dwarf got nothing in fhis match 3 world. No diamonds
cyrixd29 Dec 2014, 06:14
Really clever game! It took me a bit to really grasp the game strategically, but there are quite a number of interesting movement options. Very clever design, I enjoyed it a lot.
Kate Kligman29 Dec 2014, 19:24
Enjoyed playing this on android chrome.

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