Stien

A dice and card-collecting rogue-like game

How to play?

Stien is a game similar to Yahtzee or poker dice, but simplified. Each turn you roll three dice. You can then choose to hold any dice and re-roll the others. There are three possible combinations. The highest die determines the score (like Strike 3, or Trick 4). An equal amount of damage is dealt to the opponent, even three times the score for a Critical!

To end your turn, you can play a card that matches the combination and score. Status effects are triggered after the first roll.

Rage mode!

For the implementation of the theme "unstable" I added a rage mode that kicks in when you run low on health. You can rage to shake the table, re-rolling all the dice. At first it was a main mechanic, but it felt like just more randomness, so I restricted its use to near death situations. It's a more "hidden" implementation of the theme now, but it's better for the game.

Trivia

Stien (pronounced: steen) is Frisian for stone. A die is literally called a "gamble stone".

Play in browser troubleshooting

- Best performance in Mozilla Firefox browser.
- Known issues with audio stuttering.
- Alternatively you can download the game (Windows and Linux only)

Changelog-ish

Then post jam updates include bug fixes, minor balancing of the cards and small UI changes. I also added an alternative roguelite and casual mode, for everyone who doesn't enjoy permadeath.

Additional credits

Music tracks "Finding Movement" and "Master of the Feast" by Kevin MacLeod.
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Color palette is Apollo by AdamCYounis.
https://lospec.com/palette-list/apollo