Ludum Dare Builds A Snowman

by blay09
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.46
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.73
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.72
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.08
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.17
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★40%
This game will let us all build a snowman together.

Seriously though, it's multiplayer, so if progress seems slow, that's because you're not supposed to build the snowman all by yourself!

By some high-end magical device, we are all connected to each other and share our money, upgrades and, most importantly, our snowman.

Everything you do in this game will be synchronized with all other players and you can even send little notes back and forth to plan your next step in your journey to build the most beautiful snowman Ludum Dare has ever seen.

Every three or more player there is a chance for a snowstorm to happen, which will significantly increase snow production rate, so that's where you should spam your mouse button / enter key harder.

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Comments18

sharp9119 Dec 2014, 03:31
Dont think the game is working. I am collecting snow, but nothing is happening when buying/selling or contributing to snow man.
CliffracerX
CliffracerX9 Dec 2014, 03:32
Genius. Absolutely genius.

I should hope you'll keep working on it as a post-LD project. :P
blay09
blay09author9 Dec 2014, 12:11
The server issues are resolved and the game will work correctly now :)
Alex Rose
Alex Rose9 Dec 2014, 14:13
My arm is now jelly, went for the triple click enter+return+left click strategy.

It was better when there was someone else playing with snowstorms etc.

Hopefully you can get some traction and get a lot of people playing at once, then it'll be pimping.

Nice one.
Kim Sjöberg10 Dec 2014, 07:37
Didnt fully understand this I think. Kept collecting snow but never got more than the bottom and one arm. Looks really good though.
janovbyrnisson10 Dec 2014, 07:47
Great idea, I like making snowman with other people. :D
Reminds me that cookie collecting game. I had a great time with that, and having fun with this one right now. Well done!
rzuf
rzuf10 Dec 2014, 07:50
Yay! Multiplayer cookie clicker! You, sir, are awesome. :D
AMS10 Dec 2014, 18:40
Building a snowman never felt so addicting... click click click
but wait, its multiplayer too! love it ^^
☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃☃
BtheDestroyer10 Dec 2014, 18:42
Great idea having it be online multiplayer!
magnontobi
magnontobi10 Dec 2014, 18:47
Best game on LD. I don't care what anyone says any more. I love the concept and everything. Only thing I would change is to make it a bit longer and maybe make the snowman build slower and slower the more you build. Great job! :D
stipple
stipple10 Dec 2014, 19:18
GREAT! My hand hurts a little, but GREAT! :)
oskardevelopment10 Dec 2014, 19:23
Cool Christmas game! Nice music, art and generally feeling! Our group built the snowman and maxed upgrades - though no victory happened. Would've been fun to have some kind of "ending". Enjoyed meeting the developer in the snowman chat! Thanks for the game and Merry Christmas!
ViliX6414 Dec 2014, 10:59
Haha, very funny game :D
billrizer14 Dec 2014, 11:20
Haha - pretty neat. Especially how it works with and without multi player. Couldn't figure out how to get rid of name overlay though - couldn't see my snowman's face :(
PurpleApes14 Dec 2014, 11:21
Great Multiplayer! Fun!
redoxkun14 Dec 2014, 11:30
I don't know if I joined to a finished snowman but didn't feel thata was making anything. The idea is good but the game is a bit confusing.

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