UN's Table by Ekoxe

UN’s Table is an action-packed turn-based game where you can play as your favourite nations, and duke it out in the Headquarters of the United Nations.
Pick and choose between 4 different nations, each with their own unique voice acting and national beer.
Play local multiplayer and decide arguments with your friends.
Or challenge the advanced AI in a solitaire game.
Controls * Use your mouse!


| Link | https://ekoxe.itch.io/uns-table |
| Link | https://ekoxe.itch.io/uns-table |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/uns-table-3 |
Ratings
| Overall | 799th | 3.486⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 588th | 3.557⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 734th | 3.314⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 894th | 3.386⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 1300th | 2.671⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 671th | 3.25⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 52th | 4.25⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 595th | 3.548⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 23🗳️ | 47🗨️ |
The interactions for combat took me a second to figure out, but once I did it was hilarious to play.
This project is carried by the audio design honestly. Its funny and it pairs great with the 90's web comic aesthetic of the rest of the game.
The title screen alone is witty enough for a few stars, and the game is well concepted and fun on top.
Including local multiplayer in a jam game is also very cool.
Nice work
Sometimes i threw my own cans off the table, because it was a little bit clunky.
Good Work!
@windfall890 Thanks for the kind words, glad you liked it!
I had to keep playing till I won.
congratulations :D
When I started playing the game I was immediately greeted with a scene directly delivering the politically charged message the game very proudly and boldly exclaims throughout the rest of the game. It can clearly be seen that the strong anti-UN narrative is directly referencing the recent indie hit Umurangi Generation. However, instead of delivering this message from the perspective of a civilian, this game subverts the expectation of the player by making the entire game take place within the UN headquarters. With dialogue displaying the juvenile nature of the UN, paired with masterful voice acting, this game knows what it wants to say and it says it with confidence.
The visuals of this game are rendered in a way that is reminiscent of the indie Flash game era of the early 2000s, which is appropriate considering it is very similar to political games from that time period. The graphical style pair nicely with the overall lighthearted and juvenile tone of the game, while simultaneously being complex enough to hint at the incompetence of the United Nations.
The gameplay is relatively simple, and contains some exploitable flaws, clearly being a reference to the loophole-based politics we are used to seeing in the modern age, especially regarding the UN. The obvious exploit is that it is possible to cheese the AI by moving the golden cans to the middle of the table using the normal cans, which makes it impossible for the AI to win the battle, much in the way discussions often go in the UN. By forcing the golden cans to stay in place, the game could have been more traditionally enjoyable, however I believe that the authors made the choice deliberately in order to convey their dismay with the United Nations.
To summarize this game is a golden example on how to create an effective satire to convey a strong message regarding global politics. However, I am disappointed that Italy is not a playable nation, so overall I'd say it's about a two out of ten.
This was easy to control and really fun ! (played as 2 players)
Super nice entry, good job ! :smile:

Game was fun and funny! Nice work for 72 hours.