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10 Seconds by 3ndo

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made by 3ndo for LD27 (COMPO)
A simplistic time-based spelling/word search game with similar mechanics to Boggle.

* Click each letter to select, clicking a second time completes the word.

* Letters are refreshed every ten seconds.

* Letters with a 'persistence' counter will remain after the refresh, but with a reduced count.

* You'll need to be quick at spotting and selecting combinations.

* Scoring is based on rarity of constituent letters. Minimum word length is 3 characters.

* Uses a reduced 'Americanized' dictionary (circa 80,000+ words).

* Coded in Haxe and exported for Flash. If you'd like other platforms, please ask.
Web http://www.android-plus-plus.com/files/ld27/LD27.swf
Source https://subversion.assembla.com/svn/ludumdare27/
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-27/?action=preview&uid=533

Ratings

Coolness 35% 1500
Overall 2.36 1097
Fun 1.89 1139
Graphics 2.00 1051
Innovation 1.86 1154
Theme 2.70 925

Feedback

PaulSB
26. Aug 2013 · 14:23 UTC
Cool, I am partial to a word game. Finding words in 10 seconds is pretty damn tough! Intense.

Nice clean look to it. Bit more feedback/sound would be nice.
zedutchgandalf
26. Aug 2013 · 17:04 UTC
I'm not really sure this kind of game is suited for the whole "10 seconds" thing... 10 seconds is way to little time to sometimes even find one word :P
It's got a nice look to it, though :)
Btw, if you enter a game in the compo, you have to give a link to the source code :)
pereubu
26. Aug 2013 · 17:05 UTC
wooooow this is a lot harder than I thought. As said before, the best word to describe it is "intense" :3

Now add screenshake and dubstep
gravyhands
26. Aug 2013 · 17:05 UTC
Wow, that's harder than you'd think it would be.
I liked it! I would've liked a smaller grid, and the ability to click&drag, but pretty fun regardless.
Bjeaurn
26. Aug 2013 · 17:07 UTC
Kinda fun! Didn't get any scores though, so maybe I did something wrong (or I missed something in the explanation).
refreshcreations
27. Aug 2013 · 21:02 UTC
Okay, on my third play I found out that you double click the last letter to get the points. It's a pretty nice concept for a game. Although 10 seconds isn't enough scan-time to find and click through longer words. I found myself limiting to 6 letters or less, but, such is the limitation of the theme here.

Some click sounds, confirmation yays and a tutorial / instructions would have helped me to get more into the game out but I can see this game becoming a lot more playable post-compo, good game!
Colapsydo
29. Aug 2013 · 11:18 UTC
The stress of the ten seconds add a new dimension to this kind of game.
You should write somewhere that the double click is validating the word, without Refreshcreations I guess I would have never found it.
ashdnazg
30. Aug 2013 · 16:51 UTC
My English requires some improvement...
Jupiter_Hadley
03. Sep 2013 · 17:26 UTC
Great game, Boggle is one of my favorites. I featured it in my Ludum dare compilation video series, if you'd like to check it out :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp9ky-3J3J4
alts
04. Sep 2013 · 07:28 UTC
Game seems well put together. I don't know how I feel about the combination of a strict time limit and a word game. I feel like the time limit restricts the player form ever getting a sense of what they might be able to do with the board.
dlowe
15. Sep 2013 · 17:57 UTC
Resetting the letters every ten seconds: harsh!