The ApprenDice

by chuchugeralt

co-authored: @sibi

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.68

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.72

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.36

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.64

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.77

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.60

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Summary

#### - Brew the OMEGA potion to win before your cauldron explodes
#### - Brew potions by clicking their recipes
#### - Dice that don't fit the recipe make your cauldron unstable
#### - Use Potions by clicking them after you have rolled your dice

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Turn Order

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Recipes

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Potions

Rewind
_Recipe_: 1 OR 2 OR 3
_Effect_: Reroll all dice

Turn 1
_Recipe_: 4 OR 5 OR 6
_Effect_: Flip one dice to its opposite side (1⟷6, 2⟷5, 3⟷4)

Summon
_Recipe_: "Rewind" Potion AND "Turn 1" Potion AND 6
_Effect_: Permanently roll 1 more dice

Calm
_Recipe_: Pair of 1s OR Pair of 2s
_Effect_: Reduce cauldron unstability by 5

Turn All
_Recipe_: Pair of 5s OR Pair of 6s
_Effect_: Flip all dice to their opposite sides

Omega
_Recipe_: "Calm" potion AND "Turn All" potion AND Triple 6s
_Effect_: Win the game

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Story

Well, you know you should have paid attention in the brewing class. But who cares about classes anyway?

Do you need to brew the Omega-Potion™ ?
No!
Do you want to brew it?
Yes!
Do you remember what´s in it?
Y…well kinda.

All you know is that you will remember it when you start to brew it.
But don’t forget that too many wrong ingredients will make the cauldron explode…again….and last time you were transformed into a cupcake!

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Comments10

achef1225 Oct 2021, 14:15

I tried the game and it looks nice but i couldn't figure out the rules or what those texts below potions meant to do/show.

IvanPavlov6 Oct 2021, 13:07

Same as @achef122, didn't get the rules. Yet the games feels polished and neat. Good Job! I think it would be a good idea to work on your game's description and the page on itch io. Add a cover image and some screenshots

Sibi7 Oct 2021, 20:52

Hey @achef122 @ivanpavlov thanks for playing our game and your feedback! We knew that this game might be a bit complex without a more detailed explanation. But unfortunately work and sleep got in the way :(
We've now added a bit of a description that should help in understanding the game. We would really appreciate it if you could give the game another shot and let us know if anything is still unclear

achef1227 Oct 2021, 21:39

@Sibi
hey i checked out the game one more time and it took me a min or two to fully get it, but when i did i was very impressed. Very creative and toughtful mechanic of when to use which potion which to brew or not to brew etc... I toroughly enjoyed it and the 30min i spent playing it flew by. Its very solid entry, its also practicaly finished game with high polish and no bugs and its not bad to replay it. With some randomness in potion recipes you would have an awesome mobile game for actual release since it would have even more replayability. Music and sound effects are also good.

Too bad you didn't put instructions + thumbnail soon after the deadline though. Since most people don't click on games without thumbnail and most people only play games first day or so. But still, good luck!

Mooptychunk7 Oct 2021, 23:13

I love this one! Very interesting dice game with lots of choices involved. Great work!

JPGFG7 Oct 2021, 23:26

Cool dice game with a cool twist, I enjoy shooting dice and playing cee-lo irl so this was also a fun game. Took me a little while to figure out exactly how to play properly.

Mr_DanH7 Oct 2021, 23:41

This is great. I beat the game once, and then immediately started it again to see if I could beat it more efficiently a second time. Would love to see a bigger version of this with different combinations of potions for different levels.

Celtican8 Oct 2021, 02:36

I like this one a lot :)

It got a lot easier and fun once I fully understood the rules. Nice job.

JustinMullin8 Oct 2021, 02:36

Wow, this was really cool! It took me a couple peeks back at the instructions above to understand properly how the game was played, but once I got the hang of it I really enjoyed my time through. I kinda wished I could use the "rewind" potion to just rewind the dice of my choice; maybe that's too powerful for how you've balanced the game, but it seemed spamming rewinds until you get the rolls you need earlier on is the best strategy. I really like the progression aspect of the game, and I could see jumping back in to try to get the omega potion as quickly as possible. I definitely played inefficiently the first time through. Nice work and a clever idea!