{"author_link":"\/author\/iguanodont\/","author_name":"IguanodonT","author_uid":"43883","comments":[{"author_name":"Andy Gainey","author_uid":"30311","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 2:45am","epoch":1418179200,"text":"Is there any strategy to this?  It seems completely random as far as I can tell, with no reason for me to pick any one circle over any others."},{"author_name":"IguanodonT","author_uid":"43883","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 4:05pm","epoch":1418227200,"text":"No, there isn't any strategy; I had tried different scenarios but it became too easy to beat the game, and with limited time left, I just opted with it just being a game of chance."},{"author_name":"floorman","author_uid":"10481","time":"Dec 10, 2014 @ 7:48pm","epoch":1418240580,"text":"RNG based. But that's cool, I feel lucky. =)\r<br\/>\r<br\/>I reckon if there was something to it other than purely RNG this game could really, really fun."},{"author_name":"Pulsartronic","author_uid":"45161","time":"Dec 11, 2014 @ 6:23pm","epoch":1418321880,"text":"cool"},{"author_name":"Wilson","author_uid":"21565","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 5:34pm","epoch":1418837340,"text":"I quite like games about controlling dots or whatever, but could use a bit more player influence."},{"author_name":"IguanodonT","author_uid":"43883","time":"Dec 17, 2014 @ 6:02pm","epoch":1418839020,"text":"I am working on different ideas to give the game more of a strategy to be re-released after judging ends"},{"author_name":"maxmetallica","author_uid":"47374","time":"Dec 28, 2014 @ 3:04am","epoch":1419735540,"text":"nice work bt yello is so contrast i cant see anyhtng clearly"},{"author_name":"srakowski","author_uid":"26664","time":"Dec 29, 2014 @ 11:19pm","epoch":1419894840,"text":"I wish there was an element of strategy in the game. Otherwise I like the layout and the idea of dot v dot action!"}],"images":["ld31\/43883-34c689d43d64571264c8b5320dcb6bcf.jpg"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/iguanodontech.com\/game","text":"Windows"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"15384","g_author":"43883","g_event":"LD31","g_eventkey":"26","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"15414","g_title":"Dots","g_status":"UCHK1","g_place":"99999","g_commentcount":"8","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\/43883-shot0.PNG-eq-900-500.jpg"],"text":"Dots is a desktop game for Windows XP and up.  The object of this game is click on a white dot to turn it green, which is the player's color.  The computer will then choose a dot and turn it red.  When all of the white dots are either red or green, the game is over and the one with the most dots in their color wins.  To make this a little more challenging, every time a dot is chosen, there is a 25% chance that two additional dots will be turned the current player's color, and a 5% chance that up to five additional dots will be changed.  To make it even more interesting, the additional dots that are changed are not just the 'open' white dots, but can include dots already claimed by the other  player.   Download the zip file \"Dots\", unzip to your desktop, and click on the Dots.exe file inside the Dots folder.  To play on the web, just click on the link and it will set up a game for you.\r\n","title":"Dots"}