Fifty Six LilyPads

Fifty Six LilyPads

I'm super excited to introduce my game for Ludum Dare 56 – Fifty Six LilyPads! My Game is heavily inspired by a boardgame I have at home (hey that's my fish), but instead of penguins you have tiny, cute frogs hopping from lilypad to lilypad in search of delicious flies and beautiful lotuses?

Once you leave a lilypad, it disappears, so the pond shrinks with every leap. You’ll need to think ahead, plan your jumps carefully, and outsmart your opponents to gather the most points before you run out of places to go!

How To Play:

You can either play agains the AI (as smart as jar jar binx) or with a friend!

First the placement phase:
- Each player takes turn placing its frogs on lilypad that have Only ONE Fly.

Once everyone is set up, comes the Playing Phase
You can jump along multiple connected lilypads in a "Straigth" Path (highlighted) for easy visualisation.
Each lilypad you leave behind sinks into the water, making the board smaller and smaller. Points are scored by collecting flies and lotuses on the lilypads, but every jump requires strategic thinking. If you're not careful, you might trap yourself—or leave too many juicy flies for your opponents to grab!

Unlike a certain classic penguin board game (which inspired this entry), the lilypads in Tiny Frog Lilypad Hop form an organic, non-hexagonal graph (but each lilypad has at most 4 neighbours). This layout creates new challenges, as the board is less predictable, with unique patterns and jumps each time you play. Every decision counts!

Why You’ll Love It:
- Strategic Gameplay: Plan ahead, trap your opponents, or open up new areas to explore!
- Dynamic Board: Each game features a different layout, so no two rounds are the same.
- Cute Frogs
- Disgusting Flies
- Cute sound of my daugthers and I making Croaks
- Awesome music, I forgot the mute button !

Tense Endgame: As lilypads disappear, the tension ramps up—how long can you keep jumping?
I’m really proud of how it turned out, and I can't wait to see how you all tackle the pond. Can you out-hop your friends and become the champion of the lilypads?

Give it a try, and let me know what you think! 💚