Every 10 seconds, mother comes in

Every 10 seconds, mother comes in

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overall: 3.69
fun: 3.51
innovation: 3.76
theme: 4.06
graphics: 3.80
audio: 1.00
humor: 3.85
mood: 3.53
Note: this game has no sound.

WindowsBuilds is compo submission.

Post-compo update:
- You get strike for leaving your monitor on.

Game Instruction:
- Goal: you must maximize studying and playing video game without disappointing your mother.
- Day starts at 5:00 PM and ends at 10:00 PM
- 10 seconds timer will disappear in mid-game.
- Arrow key to move
- Hold x to either study, play video game, or nap.
- Press Z near computer to turn on monitor. CRT monitor takes time to turn on.
- You must start with studying to start the day.
- You get 1 strike out of 3 if mother sees you not studying. (You have to hold studying)
- You get 1 strike 1 out if mother sees you playing video game.

The year is early 2000s
- Video games were played on Personal Computer.
- CRT monitor took forever to turn on.
- Teenage brain is feeble against the awesomeness of early days of MMORPG.
- Game devs still knew the trick to lure players in with time-exclusive event.
- Sometimes, the event happens during the test week.
- Your mom is tired of your game addiction.
- and she doesn't care for your privacy.
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