Ludum Dare #55compo

Conjurer's Game

by zoranac

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.58

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.14

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.84

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.34

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.98

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.30

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.65

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.80

Compete against three evil summoners to win summoning rights over a grinning demon. Steal matching cards from your opponents, and collect 4 copies of a card to gain power equal to it's value. After all of the cards have been scored, the winner is the player with the most points!

Don't let their snide remarks put you down, you have what it takes to win the Conjurer's Game!

UPDATES

If you wish to play the original, the windows download will not be updated.

Update 4/16/2024 Version 1.1: Fixed a bug that could soft-lock you at the end of the game, and slightly sped up text and animations.

Comments25

byazzle15 Apr 2024, 03:32

Nice work! Art is cool and I destroyed those other guys.

lambbones15 Apr 2024, 03:52

Essentially Go Fish but hilarious. Love the art and the quips from the other summoners

nickCherns15 Apr 2024, 03:53

I ended up losing by 6 points. The mechanics and graphics are fantastic and really give a feel to the game. I did feel like the opponent turn times ran a little long and in the beginning I was a bit lost but at the end I was watching carefully to see what my next move would be and who I would choose to siphon from. Thanks for letting me play!

s95rob15 Apr 2024, 04:04

Feebleminded

Ahsoo15 Apr 2024, 18:08

Love the overall feeling of this. I really like that each player has their own distinc character, the contrast between how they speak and how they sound. Great work!

Owtuvammo15 Apr 2024, 21:17

My victory is inevitable

Danga15 Apr 2024, 21:22

Very funny and stylish. It would be nice if the rounds were slightly faster, but I know the intent is for characters and vibe over the actual gameplay so maybe that isn't great feedback.

Awesome job overall!

zoranacauthor16 Apr 2024, 01:27

@danga Yeah, I wanted it to be readable, but I know it can be a little slow at times. Definitely want to add some sort of speed control if I expand upon this in the future, so I appreciate the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it!

LDJam user 23863916 Apr 2024, 14:06

I was a bit confused at first until I figured out how to play Go Fish on the spot lol. I really like the banter and artstyle. The characters definitely carry this one and the concept works. It reminds me a bit of Poker Night at the Inventory. Good stuff!

zoranacauthor16 Apr 2024, 14:50

@dovodx Poker Night at the Inventory was loosely the feeling I was trying to go for so I'm glad it reminded you of it!

cogcomp16 Apr 2024, 20:39

Not much for card games but the humour and graphics kept me playing for longer. Nicely executed idea!

OldDog17 Apr 2024, 01:28

cool game art and game playing,little confused at first,get interesting sooner,,wish for more content of this game to paly

Saprina28917 Apr 2024, 03:17

This was a cute game I really loved the graphics! Haven't played go fish in a long time but it was fun with the extra personalities and such! It looks really well made!

JSMCAG17 Apr 2024, 09:57

Incredible game! The mechanics may be just Go Fish, but everything surrounding it really makes it special.

The different players each have very well written dialog with well defined personalities. I love that they have unique voices as well. And fonts!
The graphics are all impressive!

bradur18 Apr 2024, 07:05

Terrific game! Loved the quips. Sadly I am bad at these sorts of games and didn't manage to beat my opponents. But I had fun doing it!

LDJam user 38700219 Apr 2024, 14:57

I'm terrible at card games, but I really enjoyed the interplay between myself and the ai. The crunchy audio and crisp dialogue was quite enjoyable as well. Great compo!

Papaver19 Apr 2024, 23:12

I didn't expect to win, but somehow I did! My second try ended in a tie.
It reminds me of the kids card game 'quartets'. :)
Nice graphics and dialogue. Well done!

Brainbetter20 Apr 2024, 23:56

Sometimes it's not about the game, but about the experience of the playing it and the trash talk. This is absolutely one of those times. I do not think I have enjoyed playing Go Fish for a very long time, but this was a blast. The different characterizations of the opponents really added everything.

ViniFlores21 Apr 2024, 03:21

Good lord, amazing art man

Mcgank21 Apr 2024, 04:37

Really loved playing this one, the art and dialog was amazing great job! my favorite is the monsters arms/tentacles

JoeShanahan25 Apr 2024, 18:50

A lot of polish here, and also just generally a really well designed game that doesn't feel like anything is missing. I was fairly sure I was going to lose by a single point because I was down to my last two cards, then somehow managed to end up one point up - what a rush :smile:

JoeShanahan27 Apr 2024, 20:25

I uploaded my playthrough to YouTube, I hope it's useful to you in some way!

Weirdo_Studios29 Apr 2024, 16:56

This is an awesome game, it would've been a lot more fun if I knew roman numerals but that's mostly a me problem lol.

silkworm_sweatshop30 Apr 2024, 18:52

Nice take on go fish lol. Really cool and polished art! The little dialogues where a nice touch. It might've bugged for me as I ended up with 3xXIII when all cards where gone. At some point I think there were two people requesting cards at the same time(?), maybe that's where it bugged out. For the most part it functioned properly though.

zoranacauthor1 May 2024, 04:12

@silkworm-sweatshop Thanks for letting me know, I'll try and see if I can figure out what happened. Definitely a bug.