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I made this game as an assignment for a course on game design, where you had to come up with a one-page game for one person, with just two dice.  it was a real challenge because I've just started my journey as a game designer and this kind of framework for making a game has never been seen before

I came up with the idea that there is a field with numbers and you have to roll dice to cross out these numbers. Very simple mechanics - roll all the right numbers and you win. However, such a game is mostly based on pure randomness, but I wanted to add more control and strategy to the game. After my own analysis, I realized that goals in the form of an order of numbers provide too little freedom of action for the player - too much randomness affects the outcome of the game. Now I've put little mathematical conditions in place of most the numbers, and the player is forced to think more strategically about the crossing the right tooth with number he got rather than relying on simple luck.

Therefore, in the next iteration, instead of the usual numbers, I made different numerical conditions for achieving the goal, as well as depicted the entire gameplay in the form of a monster's head with teeth, which you need to shoot off before he eats you.
In the same iteration, I added an ability to the game that helped split the value of the die several times as needed for the player to cross off the right teeth and added lives to the game

Then i got useful feedback from my friend. he found the game too difficult because he has ADHD. after his words I realized that the game needs to be simplified, it asks too much (math abilities) from a usual player, rather gives fun. Now the "power ability" does not force you to make complex mathematical calculations, but simply allows you to roll 2 dice 2 times and select the desired amount to cross out. Also i changed abstract "power" name to "bomb" to make it more concrete and describe how powerful they are in the same time. Also I changed the life system (beast bites you when you miss the shot) to the shots system (if you out of shots but beast is still have at least one tooth - you lose!)

During the playtests of the third iteration, I managed to win for the first time ( in the perivous version i wasnt lucky enough) and feel how my decisions actually affect the outcome of the game along with randomness. the game now has not only variability, but also elemets of strategy. the player has just 10 bullets and 3 bombs to cross out 12 teeth. the balance of the game walks on the edge of difficulties , because you litteraly have right to make just 1 missshot to win the game. 
So i posted the final itteration of the game here, so you can try it yourself if you want :)

StatusReleased
CategoryPhysical game
Rating
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Authorweprodigy
GenreCard Game, Puzzle
TagsShoot 'Em Up, Short

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