As they say, sometimes an animated GIF is worth a thousand static images.

This does give a better idea of the gameplay than the screenshot we used previously.

Why not try our game for yourself? https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/desert-express

Hop on the Desert Express and take its cargo under your protection.

The more cargo your train carries, the slower it moves and the more unwanted attention from bandits it attracts. Said bandits will kindly take those crates off your train at no cost at all... well, outside from you losing your score for the run. If you have other ideas, why not shoot all of them while cheerful music plays in the background?

Also, having a random number of crates loaded onto the train on each run is definitely "a creative decision" and not at all a panicked last-minute ploy to avoid coding the starting UI. Ahem...

Enjoy!