My first day of Ludum Dare is completed, and I’ve far exceeded my own expectations. Shown is a screenshot of my game from the end of today. The game mechanics are fully operational, and tomorrow I’m just going to be adding sounds and graphical polish.

My original plan was to just enter the Jam. But this is FAR more than I ever expected to have at this point, so I think I’m going to attempt to go for the Compo instead. I’m excited and thrilled with how well everything has come together. I think the key to my success was that I was willing to embrace the idea of putting a twist on a classic game. That let me spend a lot less time figuring out basic mechanics, and focus that time on getting it working well.