Kobold Pet Shop by Gawain Doell
* How to get to our game *
Go play on our itch.io link below. You can play in browser on itch.io, and we offer the downloadable copies through that page as well.
To download a copy for FREE, click the "Download Now" button on our itch.io page. In the popup on itch.io there is a link saying "No thanks, just take me to the downloads". Click that link, and on the next page you can get any downloadable version you want.
* How to Play *
To get through the intro scenes, simply click/tap anywhere. You can also click/tap the option buttons in the upper right to toggle the music and sound at any time you wish.
At the start of the game, you will be given 5 random pets as cards at the bottom of the screen.
The game will now present you with 3 trait options. Click/tap to select a trait for the first batch of customers to use.
The trait symbol you select will be featured for all customers. However, everything else about them will be random. You can also choose the "?" choice to refuse to lock any trait. In that case, the customers will be completely random.
4 customers will now be revealed to you.
Drag and drop a pet card onto a customer to assign it to a customer. You can see on the right of the screen how many points this play will earn you. Matching the traits of the pet with the trait requests of the customer will earn points. If no traits match, the play is worth 0 points.
Click/tap on the green checkbox in the lower right corner to confirm your play. The game will score the play. The customer card you selected will be removed, and a new random pet will be added to your hand.
After all 4 customers are served, the game will start the next round. You can select a trait for the next customers and play out pets again.
After 3 rounds, the day will be over, and your final score is shown.
Not every game is possible to get a perfect score. Sometimes, we have to compromise.

| Link | https://moonbowentertainment.itch.io/kobold-pet-shop |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/55/kobold-pet-shop |
Ratings
| Overall | 798th | 3.391⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 834th | 3.188⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 922th | 2.984⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 1106th | 2.828⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 867th | 3.234⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 243th | 3.766⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 188th | 3.774⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 545th | 3.594⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 18🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
It's a nice, relaxing game.

I think I agree with another comment in that I think it would be interesting if the player could fill up multiple orders at the same time. Maybe that would grant bonus points to the player for each costumer served at the same time?
I think it would also be fun if instead of "Customer 1" you would assign names to the characters maybe even randomly. It would add to the immersion I think.
Well done!
Given that the result of a customer/pet match can either be 1 or 2 points, and much of it comes down to randomness, the game loses some longevity of interest. Some other mechanic would be welcome to make things more tactical. The first random thing that comes to mind as example is something to influence the traits a customer is seeking in some way, so the customer board isn't as static as it is.
All in all, cute vibes. I quite enjoyed the intro. Nice one!
I see @smoky01 is commenting every game with the same comment copy/paste... a little bit pathetic.
Especially when comment doesn't fit the game.
First part with a score of 20 right away! (I'm proud of myself)
The gameplay is intuitive and relaxing, good job!
Loved the intro btw, that was pretty funny. Good entry overall!
I enjoyed the intro and the gameplay, although it was a bit short.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc_7N6a2p5g