{"author_link":"\/users\/jimbly","author_name":"Jimbly","author_uid":"jimbly","comments":[],"epoch":1743983462,"event":"LD57","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":412680,"likes":2,"metadata":{"p_key":"210442","p_author":"Jimbly","p_authorkey":"1000989","p_urlkey":"449919","p_title":"Can you figure out this game without help?","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD57","p_time":"1743983462","p_likes":"2","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1000989","us_name":"Jimbly","us_username":"jimbly","event_start":"1743811200","event_key":"111","event_name":"Ludum Dare 57"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD57","removed_author":false},"_superparent":406845,"_trust":15,"author":989,"body":"I've got a near-final version of a puzzle game, and am _almost_ considering not even including the help screen, but I'm not sure anyone would figure out what the rules are :laughing:.  \n\n![screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/dd3\/z\/69d4f.png)\n\nI'm slightly curious if people can figure out how it works and win a game without even reading the help, or if even the in-game help is not enough!\n\n[Play blind here](http:\/\/www.dashingstrike.com\/LudumDare\/LD57\/).  You can also [view a bunch of tips and additional instruction here](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/refinerator) if needed.","comments":4,"comments-timestamp":"2025-04-07T12:35:16Z","created":"2025-04-06T21:48:07Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":412680,"love":2,"love-timestamp":"2025-04-06T23:59:09Z","meta":[],"modified":"2025-04-07T12:35:16Z","name":"Can you figure out this game without help?","node-timestamp":"2025-04-06T23:51:02Z","parent":410265,"parents":[1,5,9,406845,410265],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/refinerator\/can-you-figure-out-this-game-without-help","published":"2025-04-06T23:51:02Z","scope":"public","slug":"can-you-figure-out-this-game-without-help","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":1291540},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"412680","n_urlkey":"449919","n_parent":"410265","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/refinerator\/can-you-figure-out-this-game-without-help","n_slug":"can-you-figure-out-this-game-wit","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"989","n_created":"1743976087","n_modified":"1744029316","n_version":"1291540","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/refinerator\/can-you-figure-out-this-game-without-help","text":"I've got a near-final version of a puzzle game, and am _almost_ considering not even including the help screen, but I'm not sure anyone would figure out what the rules are :laughing:.  \n\n![screenshot.png](\/\/\/raw\/dd3\/z\/69d4f.png)\n\nI'm slightly curious if people can figure out how it works and win a game without even reading the help, or if even the in-game help is not enough!\n\n[Play blind here](http:\/\/www.dashingstrike.com\/LudumDare\/LD57\/).  You can also [view a bunch of tips and additional instruction here](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/57\/refinerator) if needed.","title":"Can you figure out this game without help?","wayback_source":[]}