Ludum Dare #43compo

Demon Dominoes

by frosty

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.74

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.92

Theme★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.73

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.69

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.33

Compete with the demon Val'ak at the ancient game of dominoes... with an infernal twist.

- Pick a tile to sacrifice to the Boneyard. Whoever sacrifices the lowest tile wins 3 points and goes first.
- Match skulls to earn an extra 5 points.
- Be the first to play all of your tiles. If you can't play a tile, draw from the Boneyard.
- If both players pass, whoever has the fewest points in their hand wins.
- The winner of the round wins the total of the opponent's remaining tiles.
- Skulls count as 10 points. Don't be left with them in your hand!
- The first to 100 points is the winner.

Note: I'm especially happy with the sounds, which were all recorded, instead of my usual 8-bit sfx. =)

Thanks!

Comments9

WongKongPhooey3 Dec 2018, 21:32

A nice idea to put a "sacrifice" spin on a classic game of dominoes! Played a full game and ended up winning 104/29. It's well put together and I didn't find any bugs. Well done!

zanagi4 Dec 2018, 06:11

Really solid game! Loved the sounds as well.

hunttis4 Dec 2018, 06:17

The game looks really good and playing is simple enough. Understanding the gameplay is easy and pretty intuitive as well.

It's maybe a little bit on the easy side, but still a really nice way to spend a few minutes.

nkrim4 Dec 2018, 21:47

Very polished and AI seems pretty good as well. Never played a real dominoes game before but was decently enjoyable. Very fun, great game!

Vimlark5 Dec 2018, 09:54

Really fun. Finished with 140 to 89. Plays super well and is very polished. Sound effects are good as well but I think some light background music or ambiance would tie it all together nicely.

TheMuffinMan31416 Dec 2018, 17:11

Great game! Good graphics and audio for a compo game. It's a little hard to understand at first, but fun to play once you get the hang of it.

jk500031 Dec 2018, 13:56

A very simple but also a pretty fun little domino game. Well done.

Neato31 Dec 2018, 14:12

Amazing compo entry. Gameplay-wise you should make it so that the player can choose which side a domino is placed on if both are possible.

shiitman31 Dec 2018, 15:41

Nice one! We also have made some kind of demon domino game. Probably, you should make game logic a bit harder, I have played three times and always won, my AI-opponent never gained a point.

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