{"author_link":"\/author\/jcsirron\/","author_name":"jcsirron","author_uid":"29257","comments":[{"author_name":"Galan","author_uid":"11241","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 12:47am","epoch":1429663320,"text":"Interesting concept, but I couldn't really find a way to strategize. Maybe I'm missing something (quite likely, even), but it just felt like a guessing game.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>It didn't help that I had trouble telling whether the sandbag were upstage or downstage."},{"author_name":"DiegoEscalante","author_uid":"45857","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 12:53am","epoch":1429663680,"text":"The gameplay is a neat concept and overall interesting, but it is not very intuitive. However, the graphics were nice. Having the curtain rise and fall was a nice detail."},{"author_name":"nihilaleph","author_uid":"49665","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 1:13am","epoch":1429664880,"text":"Great concept! But a bit confusing to play &gt;.&lt; It took me a while to understand how to do things, and still some random sandbags dropped where I was xp\r<br\/>Still good job!"},{"author_name":"terryg","author_uid":"50816","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 5:54am","epoch":1429681740,"text":"Like what Galan said.  It felt more like guessing.  The graphics are beautiful though, and the story was great. Good job!"},{"author_name":"Ryusui","author_uid":"12635","time":"Apr 22, 2015 @ 8:26pm","epoch":1429734060,"text":"I like the premise, but the interface could use some work, and the connection between my commands and the actual action seemed tenuous at best (why are sandbags raining all over the stage when only set one to drop?)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>The lack of sound was a real killer, too, given the whole premise is about dropping things on people. ^_^;"},{"author_name":"Dagatts","author_uid":"52624","time":"Apr 23, 2015 @ 3:22pm","epoch":1429802220,"text":"I kinda felt like controlling some of it but most of it seemed rather random... a beautiful chaotic random. Loved the concept. Could use a better work on the graphics and It was kinda confusing about which bag would fall where."},{"author_name":"benmcnelly","author_uid":"31106","time":"Apr 24, 2015 @ 1:05am","epoch":1429837200,"text":"I know you don't want rated on audio, but I think if you had more time it would have been a nice add on. Overall a solid entry!"},{"author_name":"monkeedude1212","author_uid":"43464","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 12:07am","epoch":1429920120,"text":"It's a good idea for a game, but the directions on how the strategy works seem a bit unclear. Wasn't really sure how to actually play, though I knew what I could click on. Fits the theme really well."},{"author_name":"jplur","author_uid":"1066","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 7:56pm","epoch":1429991460,"text":"Nice to see pygame being used!"},{"author_name":"TeamQuadratic","author_uid":"18547","time":"Apr 25, 2015 @ 10:45pm","epoch":1430001600,"text":"Awesome idea, but the gameplay is so convoluted it is hard to tell what's going on and what you're supposed to do. I'd definitely love to see this expanded on though!"},{"author_name":"Jokerbomb","author_uid":"26236","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 2:12am","epoch":1430100420,"text":"Neat game and the graphics were fun. I may just have had a hard time understanding how to play at first."},{"author_name":"Deconstructeam","author_uid":"11045","time":"Apr 27, 2015 @ 1:32pm","epoch":1430141220,"text":"Nice idea, but I couldn't figure out how to play :\/"},{"author_name":"waveformmodulations","author_uid":"35354","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 2:28am","epoch":1430274180,"text":"Liked the idea of the play and stage, little characters were fun"},{"author_name":"elefantopia","author_uid":"37031","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 4:13am","epoch":1430280480,"text":"Really nice graphics (from the set to the costumes on the actors), but the game play was confusing."},{"author_name":"tikilittle","author_uid":"22639","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 6:06am","epoch":1430287260,"text":"Wow this has an elaborate setup. That's very cool. I want to play, but there's no non-Windows version."},{"author_name":"tininsteelian","author_uid":"52748","time":"Apr 29, 2015 @ 4:56pm","epoch":1430326260,"text":"I thoroughly enjoyed the WordArt title screen. Interesting game!"},{"author_name":"Wevel","author_uid":"37277","time":"May 3, 2015 @ 9:00am","epoch":1430643300,"text":"Interesting idea although fairly simple"},{"author_name":"A Flat Miner Studios","author_uid":"42150","time":"May 6, 2015 @ 1:57am","epoch":1430877120,"text":"IT really felt more like guessing than any strategy, which was a bit frustrating.  Great concept, though."},{"author_name":"CiderPunk","author_uid":"7534","time":"May 7, 2015 @ 1:44pm","epoch":1431005940,"text":"nice idea and excellent presentation but let down by a unintuitive gui and it all feels a bit random."}],"images":["ld32\/29257-f456850a41baaab3ff23340d9efd9618.jpg","ld32\/29257-76f02cf748de8cf43ac386951045f524.jpg","ld32\/29257-3c9cee4c1e5448b38214567dca057155.jpg","ld32\/29257-da7d4a7736b541785484471b4bbf1567.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Byeo87pccl9bamtsb1ZMRUZMV2c\/view?usp=sharing","text":"Windows"},{"url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/0Byeo87pccl9bN21iTGEzVUZxeWs\/view?usp=sharing","text":"Post-Compo with Sound"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"11261","g_author":"29257","g_event":"LD32","g_eventkey":"27","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"11291","g_title":"Break A Leg","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"1077","g_commentcount":"19","g_site2_node_id":"0","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":[],"node":null,"orig_images":["http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/29257-shot0-1429503321.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/29257-shot1-1429503321.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/29257-shot2-1429503321.png-eq-900-500.jpg","http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/compo2\/\/444368\/29257-shot3-1429503321.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"The time has come: you can finally get rid of those scene-stealing hacks in your theater group. You\u2019ve been setting this up for months. Talking to the folks backstage. Making sure they are willing to drop the counter-balances at your signal. Flattering the other actors, to make sure they take part in the production. Pretending to listen to their flattery, so they aren\u2019t surprised that you are willing to work with them.\r\n\r\nIn the last few weeks, you\u2019ve been working out the timing. Where you\u2019ll have to be on the stage. How to signal where the sandbags should be dropped. And, of course, how to look good doing it. We wouldn\u2019t want the audience to get a bad show, now, would we? Even if a few of the actors\u2026 break a leg.\r\n\r\n\r\nInstructions\r\n\r\nFirst you must choose a starting position: where you will be at the beginning of the play. Such fine actors as yourselves will of course want to start with your own spotlights, so no one will start in the same portion of the stage.\r\n\r\nThe play itself will be broken up into a series of acts, each consisting of four scenes. In each scene, you will either saunter across the stage to a new position, or stand in place and soliloquize. You\u2019ve found that soliloquies are a great opportunity to signal your accomplice in the rafters. Unfortunately, you will have to plan out each act before the curtain rises, in order to make things look professional.\r\n\r\nFor each scene, click on either a portion of the stage to move to, or a sandbag in the rafters to drop on the stage. A tile showing your action for the scene will appear, so you don\u2019t lose track of where you are. If you decide you need to change your action, clicking on the tile will reset it. When you have blocked out actions for each scene (or decide to just wing it, if you want an acting challenge), then start the act with the old standard: \u201cBreak a leg!\u201d\r\n\r\nAny actors who are hit by a sandbag will, \u201csadly\u201d, break a leg. They will be taken backstage for the rest of the act, so their remaining actions won\u2019t happen. In the next act, they will come back in the same location where they were injured (\u201cThe show must go on!\u201d), but a second broken leg will send them home.\r\n\r\n\r\nCredits\r\n\r\nBrian Williams\r\nBrian Trotter\r\nThomas Gruenewald\r\nChandler Norris\r\nAdam Williams","title":"Break A Leg"}