{"author_link":"\/users\/duncan-3","author_name":"Duncan 3","author_uid":1177240,"comments":[{"id":898453,"author_name":"ursagames","author_uid":"ursagames","epoch":1673246685,"text":"Ohhh this is an interesting take on minesweeper! At first I thought I was just playing minesweeper, but once I noticed I could plant crops that changed everything! Love the application of the theme and mixing up a classic!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":903669,"author_name":"Paroxysmal","author_uid":"paroxysmal","epoch":1673315676,"text":"Nice take on minesweeper.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":903965,"author_name":"LDJam user 277835","author_uid":"277835","epoch":1673318763,"text":"I don't know how to play minesweeper. I got -$254 at the end. Cool concept!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":905547,"author_name":"ChickensioDev","author_uid":"chickensiodev","epoch":1673342295,"text":"great and unique idea! it did take a while for me to realise that u could plant crops though! i do suck at minesweeper but it was still very fun","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":906243,"author_name":"Szieberth Adam","author_uid":"szieberth-adam","epoch":1673353111,"text":"Interesting mechanics! I will come back to play more with this to get full understanding.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":912470,"author_name":"neilcorre2k6","author_uid":"neilcorre2k6","epoch":1673446093,"text":"ah, the good ol' minesweeper. Thank you for the nostalgia and good game!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":914864,"author_name":"Rincs","author_uid":"rincs","epoch":1673492037,"text":"That was a really fun take on minesweeper, and freshened up the game a bit! Nice!!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":916457,"author_name":"seshoumara","author_uid":"seshoumara","epoch":1673545615,"text":"Cool take on the old game! The numbers' color has a low contrast imo, hard to distinguish (could be just me).","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":918190,"author_name":"Harmofish","author_uid":"harmofish","epoch":1673591819,"text":"The time limit for each round is similar to mine sweeping, and there is no time to think.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":918417,"author_name":"Substain","author_uid":"substain","epoch":1673601466,"text":"nice, I really like the replanting mechanic! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":920506,"author_name":"OadT","author_uid":"oadt","epoch":1673691461,"text":"I highly recommend you to also include the \"How to play description\" on this site! Totally missed that at first. What the different plants do should be a bit better explained. It is an interesting take on minesweeper, but I feel like I am still missing some mechanics of your game","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":921666,"author_name":"someone","author_uid":"someone","epoch":1673737531,"text":"I also missed it wasn't just a minesweeper clone at first. You should definitely add something to the description here about that.  \nDefinitely an interesting variation. I like it.\nThe infected crops disappearing can usually resolve the states where you really can't tell which ones are bad. A nice side effect of the new mechanics.  ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":922135,"author_name":"LDJam user 243193","author_uid":"243193","epoch":1673774324,"text":" I love the combo of minesweeper with planting game. But what I really love is how discovering min... infected plants and spraying rewards my action. Very rewarding!\n I may need to do better next time cause harvesting and planting requires 2 different way of thinking.","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":922365,"author_name":"ntb896","author_uid":"ntb896","epoch":1673789687,"text":"The game is fun and amazing! I like how you combine minesweeper with planting and harvesting, really cool concept! Maybe add some music and sound effects to make it more polish I suggest. ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":922682,"author_name":"xCarl","author_uid":"xcarl","epoch":1673804472,"text":"A super interesting idea. Maybe adding a small tutorial would help, since I'm a little lost with the different mechanics. Good job! ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":923786,"author_name":"Krassenstein","author_uid":"krassenstein","epoch":1673884710,"text":"Hey there, this was pretty awesome! I ended up playing your game on stream!\n\nHere's the VoD so you can jump to your chapter and see it again!\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NYvmJ8_8kww","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":925567,"author_name":"kir Pow","author_uid":"kir-pow","epoch":1674066799,"text":"It's been ages since I played minesweep, lovely bit of nostalgia there. Fits in with the theme well ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":925845,"author_name":"Alex Garbus","author_uid":"alex-garbus","epoch":1674094753,"text":"Cool twist on a classic game! It was a bit clunky and stressful at first, especially immediately being thrown in with a time limit, but once I understood everything I got into a really good groove! I still do think that it was a bit awkward having to press shift along with clicking to plant when that's the only action you can perform on an empty tile anyway, but it wasn't that big of a deal; just a minor nitpick. :smile: ","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":926792,"author_name":"commanderstitch","author_uid":"commanderstitch","epoch":1674262045,"text":"Enjoyed how innovative it was for a variation on a common theme, like minesweeper. The planting was the neatest part. The blowing up of the plants would have been interesting, but i guess we can harvest them instead. xD","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"},{"id":929685,"author_name":"Sarah","author_uid":"sarah","epoch":1674794772,"text":"This is cute! It's like farming minesweeping, well done!","format":"md","likes":1,"spam":"N"}],"format":"md","images":["ld52\/wayback-placeholder.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/duncanacnud.itch.io\/cropsweeper","text":"Link"},{"url":"https:\/\/duncanacnud.itch.io\/cropsweeper","text":"Link"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"87046","g_author":"1177240","g_event":"LD52","g_eventkey":"116","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"399403","g_title":"Cropsweeper","g_status":"WAYBACK","g_place":"562","g_commentcount":"20","g_site2_node_id":"319504","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"319504","n_urlkey":"399403","n_parent":"313060","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/52\/cropsweeper","n_slug":"cropsweeper","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"177240","n_created":"1673157854","n_modified":"1778914095","n_version":"1006413","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD52","removed_author":false},"_superparent":9,"_trust":3,"author":177240,"body":"This is a minesweeper inspired game about harvesting crops.\n\n\nHow to play:\n\nCrops can be harvested and sold by left clicking. 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