Gnomish Miners by nimblegorilla

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made by nimblegorilla for LD29 (COMPO)
The Gnomish miners are collecting gems. Try to collect as many as possible before the mine fills up.

Inspired by Ingenious/Einfach Genial.

Update: I reduced the board size from 11x11 to 9x9 so it fits better on smaller resolutions. Please leave a comment if the game layout doesn't look right on your screen. Thanks!

Ratings

Coolness 50% 3
Overall 3.38 360
Audio 2.36 755
Fun 3.50 202
Graphics 2.69 852
Innovation 3.34 372
Mood 2.55 941
Theme 1.97 1212

Feedback

eugman
30. Apr 2014 · 00:26 UTC
Very well implemented game. Although I do have to mention that it seems to borrow heavily from the boardgame Ingenious.
Anoarith
30. Apr 2014 · 00:29 UTC
Really cool puzzle game :D ! Reminds me of the boardgame Einfach Genial.

Too bad it's not color-friendly :(
LandoSystems
30. Apr 2014 · 00:30 UTC
Cool concept, and a polished interface. The rules were still a bit unclear at first (do the colors have to be uninterrupted in the row?), but I still felt like I accomplished something when I finished, even with a score of 0 : ).

Thanks for putting this up!
pichifino
30. Apr 2014 · 00:31 UTC
Is a good idea and a good game but I do not see the connection between the game that give the topic
ArcturusDeluxe
30. Apr 2014 · 00:31 UTC
Interesting game, I like the concept behind it. The graphics are simple, but effective.
Coin Flip Games
30. Apr 2014 · 00:31 UTC
Very creative game!
WhiteVoidia
30. Apr 2014 · 00:58 UTC
The graphics are nice and very smooth. The gameplay was fun, addicting, and sometimes mind-bending. Great job :D
HybridMind
30. Apr 2014 · 01:37 UTC
I've never played the games you mention inspired this, but the concept seems interesting. The random number generator screwed me a bit though on the score system. Since it produced very little blue hexes during my playtime, that was my lowest scoring gem. This is well polished, but I find the connection to the theme very missing. Yes, you called this a mining game, but that seems like merely a nod to the theme.
GreatBigJerk
30. Apr 2014 · 20:38 UTC
Very cool puzzle game! I hope you keep going with it. It'd be really slick on mobile.
ZQMony
01. May 2014 · 01:17 UTC
This is a addicting fun puzzle game.
Ellian
01. May 2014 · 01:22 UTC
Very well made. Nice concept, especially how the final score is calculated. Simple and effective!
uRLgR3y
01. May 2014 · 01:22 UTC
Simple and fun.
ruerob
02. May 2014 · 01:14 UTC
It was really fun to have an eye on the numbers to raise the lowest color and not to block the other colors at the same time. Nice game. Thank you for that entry.
Cambrian_Man
02. May 2014 · 03:02 UTC
Well, sure it's a cool puzzle game, but where are the beards!?
petrih
02. May 2014 · 07:58 UTC
Well done!
lowcade
02. May 2014 · 16:13 UTC
was very similar to the real game.
I didn't get where is the theme?
badlydrawnrod
03. May 2014 · 18:13 UTC
A good, single player interpretation of Ingenious. I liked that a lot. A little off theme, but that doesn't matter. Nicely done.
lorniebear
04. May 2014 · 14:13 UTC
Very fun, and easy to play
Chronoberry
05. May 2014 · 05:29 UTC
Great puzzle game
AnglerteamGames
06. May 2014 · 02:16 UTC
Very well-implemented; the game played quickly and beautifully, and was a very interesting concept.

I found the theme to be a little bit of a hindrance in understanding the game -- I wasn't really sure why gems were being re-mined, why the sources tiles don't get included, or indeed where the gnomes were. Certainly a game I'll enjoy coming back to, though.
eskivor
06. May 2014 · 03:22 UTC
good potential