This Ludum Dare went very well and the theme was really fun to work with. As many other I would like to write down some of my experiences so that other may benefit from it. If you are curious on what I made you can visit this link: Tangled Mini Worlds

1. Make sure you have set aside enough time to work on your game. I was busy this weekend but I managed to squeeze inn 6 hours on Saturday and 6 hours on Sunday. 12 hours is not much when making a game and I am lucky to even finishing it. When I was not working on my game, I used some of my capacity to plan on what to implement and what to throw away. This help me a lot because when I finally sat down to work I knew exactly what to do.
2. One of my goals was too only work whit tings I knew. My best skills are programming and 3D art. Therefore, I chose not to do any 2D stuff and audio. I did not want to use unnecessary time figuring out how stuff work when I was on such a tight time schedule. This turned out to be just what I needed to finish the game.
3. Do not try to reinvent everything. Take inspiration from something familiar. With my game, the game mechanics come from wooden chines puzzle games and the visual is something similar to Monument Valley by Ustwogames.
4. Every time I make a game, I like to start working on game mechanics. As I am working on how the game plays, I think about the visuals. This seems works for me but you might have a different way of doing things. The important part is, be aware of what suits you the most and use that to your advantage.

Thanks for this awesome weekend of making games. It feels really good to be a part of a community that loves making games, playing them and commenting on improvements.

No snow where you live? Ever wanted to build a snowman?
Then look no further! In this game, you take snowman building to the extreme. It takes place in a ski jumping hill and you start of by rolling a ball down the slope. In the air you will have to decorate the snowman with buttons, arms, nose and eyes before it land on the ground. When your snowman is finished, you will be judged and receive a score based on height, posture and style.

Instructions:

Start by rolling a ball down the hill. Tap LEFT and RIGHT to make the ball larger.
Press SPACE to jump.
Press SPACE to place decorate while in the air.
For the ball to land correctly, make sure the arrow is pointing downwards by using LEFT or RIGHT.

I did not have time to do LD31 last weekend, but I have done some game jamming by myself and this is the result. I fell in love with the snowman theme and since I was not going to be a part of the compo I just ran with it.  The graphics and sound is not much to brag about but I would love some deadly honest feedback on the gameplay or suggestions on improvements.  Hope you have fun playing.

Link to game(Unity): bit.ly/1Gkx75S