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Gnome's Dungeon

By madmaw

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness364
Innovation1523.78
Fun1813.55
Overall2663.50
Humor4462.64
Graphics4673.23
Mood5122.97
Theme5923.58
Audio7902.27

Comments

trixton 2014-12-08 17:40

interesting mechanic with the ladders, haven't seen that before

thermite 2014-12-08 22:31

The ladder mechanic makes this a nice twist on match three. I like it!

hexagore 2014-12-08 22:34

Snakes and ladders? :)

pcholt 2014-12-08 22:34

That's a nice little mechanic you guys have there. Has that been used anywhere else?

ossi 2014-12-08 22:37

That was really fun! The ladder mechanic is really interesting, and a bit funny how you used snakes to pull you down. Feels like you combined bejeweled with snakes and ladders! I like it, well done!

andrea 2014-12-08 22:38

Interesting game and very nice learning curve! I could see it becoming quite addictive!

pfitzner 2014-12-08 22:41

Did you just make Snakes and Ladders?

Let me revise that: did you make Snakes and Ladders AWESOME?

I could play this thing for hours.

skeeto 2014-12-08 22:49

Great game concept and execution. This would be fun as a mobile game. It's a tricky game, too. I kept making little mistakes, like ascending before was was ready! Excellent work!

sam101 2014-12-09 04:11

Quite a fun game, reminded me of a Bejelewed with a much better-thought gameplay with the ladders and the snakes and the annoying things-with-spikes-on-it.

madmaw 2014-12-09 06:02

Wow, thanks for the nice comments guys! Glad you like it.

@Pcholt as far as I know the mechanic hasn't been tried/done before, but yes, it is a shameless mash-up of Bejeweled and Snakes and Ladders.

playvue 2014-12-09 14:59

Worked on my Nexus 5 in Chrome! I was surpised how fun this actually ended up being. I love it! I would strong encourage you to continue to polish it! I think it can be a great game!

stackattack 2014-12-09 15:09

Really nice combination of Match 3 and Snakes and Ladders. I like the way the 2 mechanics work together.

jlauener 2014-12-09 20:12

Very refreshing take on an overdone mechanic! Good job!

legacycrono 2014-12-10 01:36

Half Match 3, half Snakes and Ladders and entirely addicting, good job! =D

wademcgillis 2014-12-10 20:18

Mouse clicking seems inconsistent. Not all clicks register.

Perhaps I'm unfamiliar with the rules of match three games, but I'm only able to move left and right.

hotboxgames 2014-12-10 20:18

The ladder mechanic is really cool! Nice game, well done

chrismingay 2014-12-10 20:25

My initial thought was a very unfair "oh, match three", which I took back very quickly. A very interesting take on the idea, so consider me apologetic and impressed

floorman 2014-12-10 20:31

This was a really nice polished game, was quite fun and looks good.

grid96 2014-12-10 20:41

Cool look and mechanics.

sh1rogane 2014-12-10 21:03

This game was fun! I really like the twist on match three and this would make a great mobile game.

gaspard_ 2014-12-10 21:27

I found this highly addicting.
Does the spider have any other interaction than hurt you?
I couldn't find one, but I liked the snakes' mechanic.

madmaw 2014-12-11 07:21

@Gaspard spiders are the buttholes of the dungeon, they serve no purpose but to hurt you

esaucm98 2014-12-13 03:54

Very nice game :) awesome concept and very well designed game, well done, this game is very addictive :D

pvtroswold 2014-12-13 05:43

Very innovative! The health + ladders + baddies element really mixed up the game genre and made it more tricky! Fun to play :)

mrlarryli 2014-12-13 17:51

This is a cool game. Once I realized I can click anywhere along the row to switch, it made the game much better and more complex. I didn't see any use for the money (maybe buy more hooks?), but I didn't get that far.

pkenney 2014-12-14 22:12

Interesting combination of mechanics! Cool entry.

pacogames 2014-12-16 10:15

Very good game. Well resolved. Original gameplay.

01rafael 2014-12-29 04:58

evolution of match3. This is a shame, little dwarf got nothing in fhis match 3 world. No diamonds

cyrixd 2014-12-29 06:14

Really clever game! It took me a bit to really grasp the game strategically, but there are quite a number of interesting movement options. Very clever design, I enjoyed it a lot.

kate-kligman 2014-12-29 19:24

Enjoyed playing this on android chrome.