{"author_link":"\/author\/madmaw\/","author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","comments":[{"author_name":"Trixton","author_uid":"24476","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 5:40pm","epoch":1418060100,"text":"interesting mechanic with the ladders, haven't seen that before"},{"author_name":"Thermite","author_uid":"27791","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:31pm","epoch":1418077560,"text":"The ladder mechanic makes this a nice twist on match three.  I like it!"},{"author_name":"hexagore","author_uid":"34027","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1418077740,"text":"Snakes and ladders? :)"},{"author_name":"Pcholt","author_uid":"42156","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:34pm","epoch":1418077740,"text":"That's a nice little mechanic you guys have there. Has that been used anywhere else?"},{"author_name":"Ossi","author_uid":"26674","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:37pm","epoch":1418077920,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"Andrea","author_uid":"44353","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:38pm","epoch":1418077980,"text":"Interesting game and very nice learning curve! I could see it becoming quite addictive!"},{"author_name":"pfitzner","author_uid":"47541","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:41pm","epoch":1418078160,"text":"Did you just make Snakes and Ladders?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Let me revise that: did you make Snakes and Ladders AWESOME?\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I could play this thing for hours."},{"author_name":"skeeto","author_uid":"8472","time":"Dec 8, 2014 @ 10:49pm","epoch":1418078640,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"sam101","author_uid":"21189","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 4:11am","epoch":1418097960,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 6:02am","epoch":1418104620,"text":"Wow, thanks for the nice comments guys! Glad you like it.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>@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."},{"author_name":"playvue","author_uid":"12572","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 2:59pm","epoch":1418136840,"text":"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!"},{"author_name":"StackAttack","author_uid":"47571","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 3:09pm","epoch":1418137440,"text":"Really nice combination of Match 3 and Snakes and Ladders.  I like the way the 2 mechanics work together."},{"author_name":"Dir3kt","author_uid":"12434","time":"Dec 9, 2014 @ 8:12pm","epoch":1418155620,"text":"Very refreshing take on an overdone mechanic! Good job!"},{"author_name":"LegacyCrono","author_uid":"3093","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 1:36am","epoch":1418175060,"text":"Half Match 3, half Snakes and Ladders and entirely addicting, good job! =D"},{"author_name":"HotBoxGames","author_uid":"39707","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1418242380,"text":"The ladder mechanic is really cool! Nice game, well done"},{"author_name":"wademcgillis","author_uid":"3444","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:18pm","epoch":1418242380,"text":"Mouse clicking seems inconsistent. Not all clicks register.\r<br\/>\r<br\/>Perhaps I'm unfamiliar with the rules of match three games, but I'm only able to move left and right."},{"author_name":"ChrisMingay","author_uid":"15929","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:25pm","epoch":1418242800,"text":"My initial thought was a very unfair &quot;oh, match three&quot;, which I took back very quickly. A very interesting take on the idea, so consider me apologetic and impressed"},{"author_name":"floorman","author_uid":"10481","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:31pm","epoch":1418243160,"text":"This was a really nice polished game, was quite fun and looks good."},{"author_name":"grid96","author_uid":"45476","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 8:41pm","epoch":1418243760,"text":"Cool look and mechanics."},{"author_name":"Sh1rogane","author_uid":"14496","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:03pm","epoch":1418245080,"text":"This game was fun! I really like the twist on match three and this would make a great mobile game."},{"author_name":"Gaspard_","author_uid":"25208","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 9:27pm","epoch":1418246520,"text":"I found this highly addicting.\r<br\/>Does the spider have any other interaction than hurt you?\r<br\/>I couldn't find one, but I liked the snakes' mechanic."},{"author_name":"madmaw","author_uid":"5068","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 7:21am","epoch":1418282160,"text":"@Gaspard spiders are the buttholes of the dungeon, they serve no purpose but to hurt you"},{"author_name":"Esaucm98","author_uid":"33193","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 3:54am","epoch":1418442540,"text":"Very nice game :) awesome concept and very well designed game, well done, this game is very addictive :D"},{"author_name":"pvtroswold","author_uid":"38531","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 5:43am","epoch":1418449080,"text":"Very innovative! The health + ladders + baddies element really mixed up the game genre and made it more tricky! Fun to play :)"},{"author_name":"Larry","author_uid":"42281","time":"Dec 13, 2014 @ 5:51pm","epoch":1418492760,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"pkenney","author_uid":"30865","time":"Dec 14, 2014 @ 10:12pm","epoch":1418594820,"text":"Interesting combination of mechanics!  Cool entry."},{"author_name":"Bonobo Games &amp; Mechanic Moon","author_uid":"41550","time":"Dec 16, 2014 @ 10:15am","epoch":1418724600,"text":"Very good game. Well resolved. Original gameplay."},{"author_name":"01rafael","author_uid":"11984","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 4:58am","epoch":1419828780,"text":"evolution of match3. This is a shame, little dwarf got nothing in fhis match 3 world. No diamonds"},{"author_name":"cyrixd","author_uid":"47064","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 6:14am","epoch":1419833340,"text":"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."},{"author_name":"Kate Kligman","author_uid":"27059","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 7:24pm","epoch":1419880740,"text":"Enjoyed playing this on android chrome."}],"images":["ld31\/5068-d77d5bf947d02959c0d81866ef5b53fa.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/madmaw.github.io\/LD31\/build\/web\/index.html","text":"Web"},{"url":"https:\/\/github.com\/madmaw\/LD31","text":"Source"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"13586","g_author":"5068","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"COMPO","g_urlkey":"13616","g_title":"Gnome's Dungeon","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"266","g_commentcount":"30","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\/\/407933\/5068-shot0.png-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Collect as much filthy lucre as you can. Match 3 or more for bonuses. Stand under a ladder (or click on the grappling hook) to climb a row. If you get stuck it's game over, hit refresh and it *should* remember your high score (somewhat untested feature).\r\n\r\nTested in Chrome and Android Chrome, but hopefully other browsers will be OK with it. Seems to be an issue with the audio playing consistently on Android.\r\n\r\nSome minor changes post-compo to make it fit on your average phone better and to adjust the difficulty for 9 columns instead of 10.","title":"Gnome's Dungeon"}