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Auction Antics by Dining Philosopher

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made by Dining Philosopher for Ludum Dare 58 (JAM)

Gotta collect them all!

A lovely day to spend at the auction house buying coins, artifacts and Pokemon - at the right price. How many collections can you complete?

  • Running low on cash will get you a stipend, but it's better to stay liquid. Completed collections earn you a hefty sum.
  • When time runs out, you automatically spend your remaining money buying (matching) items, but no more collection reward ££ is gained. Only the number of collections counts as your score.

Can you beat my score of ~~10~~ 11 collections?

Tools

  • Godot 4.4.1
  • VSCodium
  • Aseprite
  • Audacity

Credits

  • Music by Tunetank @ pixabay.com
  • Coin Inspiration from Doug Smith @ forumancientcoins.com
Link https://dining-philosopher.itch.io/auction-antics
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/58/auction-antics

Ratings

Overall 437th 3.458⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Fun 439th 3.271⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 312th 3.375⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Theme 103th 4.167⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 547th 3.292⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Humor 289th 3.25⭐ 26🧑‍⚖️
Mood 537th 3.326⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 25🗳️ 23🗨️

Feedback

dendi_life
Oct 07th · 11:49 UTC
thats very good, i really love this sound and voice
Antarktis
Oct 07th · 11:49 UTC
Interesting game! The dubbing made me laugh
Jhonny111
Oct 07th · 11:54 UTC
This was really addicting. My record was only five.
GBT13
Oct 07th · 12:02 UTC
A fun little game! The sprite and UI art fits together really well and I appreciated the voice lines. The interpretation of the theme as art collection is a fun one as well!
Aquanim
Oct 07th · 12:12 UTC
A cute concept, and executed well. The voice lines really sell the atmosphere. It did take me a little while to work out that some of the purchases were useless, depending on the current desired collections - but I might just be slow on the uptake there.

(My best is 7.)
Palerus7
Oct 07th · 12:29 UTC
Interesting game and really cool! The execution and voice lines are done really nicely and everything is very cool. It gives one a sense of stress without any enemies, which is pretty funny.
Cambryx
Oct 07th · 12:34 UTC
Cool concept! I found it surprisingly tricky to quickly scan the items and realize which ones I need. This lead to the typical just one more round, I can do a lot better effect.
But even after playing a few rounds, I still couldn’t get more than 5 collections. 10 seems far out of reach!
Really cool and slightly addictive game!
Yatsu
Oct 07th · 13:32 UTC
It's a nice game. It's a nice sound, but I would like to have some kind of opportunity to manipulate the falling out of pieces so that I have more choice and, accordingly, the opportunity to collect bingo.
naru
Oct 09th · 20:21 UTC
Lovely experience ^^
tatawanda
Oct 10th · 10:16 UTC
Indeed, it was loveable <3 If it'd reroll automatically every 3 secondes, it could maybe be little more engaging ? Dunno
🎤 Dining Philosopher
Oct 11th · 22:31 UTC
@tatawanda thanks for the idea, that's an interesting thought! I think I do prefer letting the player reroll manually in this case, it automatically lets good players play faster and rewards quickly spotting when there is no good item available or deciding an item is not worth its price. I love these kinds of design ideas though, it's much of the fun (and sometimes frustration) in creating a game :)
RadonKalmor
Oct 12th · 00:39 UTC
Absolutely fantastic work with the voicelines, I wanted to keep playing just to hear praise as much as possible, ahah! I was so determined to get more than 7 boxes. Maybe one day I will, very addicting and solid game! I wish there was a mechanic to gain more time or more levels with different challenges. I was already entertained with this, I would be overjoyed if there was even more. Great job!
filgru
Oct 12th · 02:18 UTC
Very nice take on the theme! I’m really enjoying it (over an hour in now!) super addictive. I’ve reached level 7 so far, but I’m not giving up yet. Great job!
Schu
Oct 13th · 08:38 UTC
Super fun! One of the few games I played multiple times. The time pressure adds a ton of engagement trying to quickly figure out which of the collectables you want right now. Fits the theme really nicely as well
SergS Workshop
Oct 13th · 08:45 UTC
It’s extremely hard to beat your high score 😅
Good game! I really like the sound design, and the core mechanic is pretty interesting!
Pimenton
Oct 14th · 18:53 UTC
A good entry for the "collector" theme. I have played other jam games where you have to complete sets of objects and this one is the best I have tried so far. The fact of having limited time to get as many sets as possible instead of having to complete all possible sets is a good spin on the concept. It doesn't drag out and instead leaves you wanting to play again.
BlueDandelion
Oct 18th · 14:38 UTC
Nice and relaxing game, fits the theme pretty well. I managed to get 6 collections.
![2025-10-18 17 37 15.png](///raw/2cd/05/z/6f76e.png)
Pimeko
Oct 18th · 16:18 UTC
Haha very cute art and funny dialogs, cool game!
Kalbshack
Oct 22nd · 16:17 UTC
Funny game, only managed to get 3. Good work.
darianifakina
Oct 23rd · 16:51 UTC
Very nice, like it!
zimny11
Oct 23rd · 16:51 UTC
Cleaver and unique mechanic! It was way more fun that I initially thought. Managed to get 6, maybe I can get 7 with few more tries, but 11 is just crazy! Well done with the game!
Papaver
Oct 23rd · 23:27 UTC
Fun game with a creative game mechanic!
I played a few times and got to 10 collections. Fun voice acting :smile:

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