WordDish by LDJam user 299367

[raw]
made by LDJam user 299367 for Ludum Dare 54 (COMPO)

Drag, Mix and Match letters to form 4 letter words in the small square space you have!

Try to complete all Objective Words (yellow)!

Be careful not to fill your board, but if you do, there are some cleaners on the bottom.

Only available in english.

Made in only 5 hours!

Ratings

Given 0🗳️ 0🗨️

Feedback

FenBisher
01. Oct 2023 · 05:11 UTC
took me 24 minutes to get all the words without using any deletes, very engaging and really fun, I would have likes a congratulations on the getting all the mandatory words, or perhaps a reroll on them? absolutely brilliant either way, well done :D ![Screenshot 2023-10-01 160826.png](///raw/941/c5/z/5c61f.png)
Stronf
01. Oct 2023 · 06:41 UTC
Managed to get all the words in left without deletes although it took some time. Really great and addictive game.

Very minor suggestions could be to explain that you can also fill in the words vertically or diagonally, which I only understood mid-game - I was about to complete the required word and suddenly my vertical row disappeared (small horror element? ;). Although I see a benefit from this - a need for additional planning and thinking how you put the letters.
FrodoB4884
01. Oct 2023 · 13:33 UTC
Cool idea! Love it
Kinami
02. Oct 2023 · 18:25 UTC
Cool game!

I feel like it gets a little repetitive when I'm trying to make words out of "KCKHZPPKCCKL", where my word just needs another "O" to finish, but I guess that's part of the challenge!

Well done! 😄
Kaimon
02. Oct 2023 · 18:31 UTC
Didn't managed to have all the words but it's a great idea (and not that simple as a non-native english) ! Good work !
stmate03
02. Oct 2023 · 18:34 UTC
A simple but fun game, it does include probably a few words that can be a little questionable (colected one of them randomly), but a fun idea, I enjoy!
LDJam user 378259
02. Oct 2023 · 18:34 UTC
While the deletes are a useful tool, I think you could have removed "accumulating" deletes as I never really had to use them - and it may make it more challenging. Good job on the jam :)
mmayans
02. Oct 2023 · 18:36 UTC
fun game! cool concept, good execution. i feel like there were way too many vowels lol.
WilliamUllholm
02. Oct 2023 · 18:36 UTC
Love it zoned out and got stuck for a while!

Didn't notice any bugs, but I was very surprised when I completed a word in the vertical direction :)
TasakaSama
02. Oct 2023 · 22:14 UTC
![gffghhfg.png](///raw/87c/f/z/5e480.png)
It took me a while to put all the words together, especially the letter B which didn't come. Although the theme is there I find that it is more linked to the genre of the game than a desire to introduce it, it's a shame I expected more
🎤 LDJam user 299367
02. Oct 2023 · 22:26 UTC
@tasakasama I was actually out saturday so I only had sunday to develop, had to think of a really basic idea, and that's what came out.
LDJam user 237413
03. Oct 2023 · 01:14 UTC
Nice game, It was nice and relaxing.
Struggled to make the objective words as I didnt get the letters for a long time.
Nice simple game well executed
LDJam user 372063
03. Oct 2023 · 03:26 UTC
I played way too much! I found it satisfyingly hard before I realized you could swap two letters, then it instead became super easy, and the hard part was NOT making words that accidentally use up rare letters you need.
ScottMakesGames
03. Oct 2023 · 07:32 UTC
I loved this one. Its so simple, but it kept me hooked for almost an hour. It's brilliant, it captures the theme extremely well, its largely polished. I could see myself trying to get a daily streak going in it similar to the waffle. Great work 😁👍
airwaffle
03. Oct 2023 · 10:45 UTC
The game seems to be down, unfortunately :/
🎤 LDJam user 299367
03. Oct 2023 · 15:14 UTC
@airwaffle yeah my bad, i added some mirrors to make sure its always up
mtnpapa
03. Oct 2023 · 18:24 UTC
Fun game! Took me a minute to realize I could make words that were not the target words - duh. Then I just had to wait forever for j to show up :p

I do feel like I repeated one word, but maybe not. Is it just that they cannot be repeated while they show on the right side?
🎤 LDJam user 299367
03. Oct 2023 · 19:48 UTC
@mtnpapa They cannot be repeated ever. you can see all words you already have made with the scroll wheel.
dede333
04. Oct 2023 · 18:03 UTC
Nice game easy to understand and great idee for the theme
wisstopher
04. Oct 2023 · 19:24 UTC
I did it! Took me a while but it was a good addictive little word game, used the theme perfectly. Good work!
woona
06. Oct 2023 · 17:10 UTC
Lovely game! Very creative use of the theme and simple but fun rules.

It can be a little bit frustrating waiting for the necessary letters to fill the last couple of words. But very satisfying when you finally get them.

Great job making the game!
AllenW
06. Oct 2023 · 18:34 UTC
Very fun game! Feels very much like Wordle. One thing I'll point out is that when the objective words contain rare letters, I had to go through many other words before I can get one of those rare letters, it was taking a little too long.
NickFleming_
07. Oct 2023 · 16:22 UTC
Strangely addictive game. I played it a couple times already, and will probably bookmark it for future playing
🎤 LDJam user 299367
07. Oct 2023 · 19:15 UTC
That's amazing thank you 🥰
247gamestudio
11. Oct 2023 · 21:02 UTC
That was SO fun and addictive, you were able to fit the theme perfectly and I spent quite a while playing it, but WHYYYY is "V" so hard to get? Lol
Congratulations on the entry!
ArcherOfFaith
13. Oct 2023 · 05:45 UTC
Perfectly made game, very fun to play, good mechanichs!