{"author_link":"\/users\/simplepotential","author_name":"SimplePotential","author_uid":"simplepotential","comments":[],"epoch":1556406638,"event":"LD44","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":151053,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"129712","p_author":"SimplePotential","p_authorkey":"1001155","p_urlkey":"345870","p_title":"Really Late Start, But I'm In!","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD44","p_time":"1556406638","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1001155","us_name":"SimplePotential","us_username":"simplepotential","event_start":"1556236800","event_key":"75","event_name":"LD 44"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD44","removed_author":false},"_superparent":139254,"_trust":7,"author":1155,"body":"We'll see if time agrees with me but so far I have about an hour work in and think I can probably dedicate another 4 or 5 hours to the building something.\n\nSo far not much to show, but the basic idea is that the player will be a slot machine.  A slot machine that can move around, because of course it can.  The \"enemies\" will be gamblers of various types, such as a Lucky Old Lady, Drunk Guy, Average Joe, High Roller, etc...  Each will have varying stats that determine their luck, bankroll, etc...\n\nThe idea will be that as a slot machine you have a limited amount of coins you can pay out, when you pay out completely you die.  You can shoot coins at gamblers you don't want to take a pull on your lever because the risk of them of winning is too high so you fire coins at them to try to get them to just walk away, there by hopefully spending less coins than they might have won.  On the flip side, you might want the high roller to take a pull because he'll put more coins in you that maybe you'd pay out.\n\nSo basically a risk\/reward scenario like all games.  I have no idea if this will be fun but I won't have time to change my mind so it is this or nothing, wish me luck!","comments":1,"comments-timestamp":"2019-04-27T23:25:46Z","created":"2019-04-27T23:04:01Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":151053,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2019-04-27T23:30:48Z","meta":[],"modified":"2019-04-27T23:30:48Z","name":"Really Late Start, But I'm In!","node-timestamp":"2019-04-27T23:10:38Z","parent":143367,"parents":[1,5,9,139254,143367],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/unbalanced-silly-slot-game\/really-late-start-but-im-in","published":"2019-04-27T23:10:38Z","scope":"public","slug":"really-late-start-but-im-in","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":438016},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"151053","n_urlkey":"345870","n_parent":"143367","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/unbalanced-silly-slot-game\/really-late-start-but-im-in","n_slug":"really-late-start-but-im-in","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"1155","n_created":"1556406241","n_modified":"1556407848","n_version":"438016","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/44\/unbalanced-silly-slot-game\/really-late-start-but-im-in","text":"We'll see if time agrees with me but so far I have about an hour work in and think I can probably dedicate another 4 or 5 hours to the building something.\n\nSo far not much to show, but the basic idea is that the player will be a slot machine.  A slot machine that can move around, because of course it can.  The \"enemies\" will be gamblers of various types, such as a Lucky Old Lady, Drunk Guy, Average Joe, High Roller, etc...  Each will have varying stats that determine their luck, bankroll, etc...\n\nThe idea will be that as a slot machine you have a limited amount of coins you can pay out, when you pay out completely you die.  You can shoot coins at gamblers you don't want to take a pull on your lever because the risk of them of winning is too high so you fire coins at them to try to get them to just walk away, there by hopefully spending less coins than they might have won.  On the flip side, you might want the high roller to take a pull because he'll put more coins in you that maybe you'd pay out.\n\nSo basically a risk\/reward scenario like all games.  I have no idea if this will be fun but I won't have time to change my mind so it is this or nothing, wish me luck!","title":"Really Late Start, But I'm In!","wayback_source":[]}