SCRUFFLE - Word Shuffle Scramble Puzzler (Playable Demo)
uptimistik
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https://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/184455
Still working on the UI but here is a short demo for anyone who wants to try! You drag the pieces into the play area and try to make words!
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Looks awesome! Love word games!
This looks like a fun concept! The drag-and-drop mechanic feels simple but engaging, and it could make for a great quick puzzle game. Looking forward to seeing how the UI develops!
Have played some now! It's surprisingly good to be able to just drag letters around rather than having to reinput them every time. One thing that would be a good quality of life improvement would be to not have letters collide when they're not in the board. I love moving letters around to reorder them and shove them into new places but it's a little annoying to have them colliding with other out of play letters when I'm dragging them towards the board. Fun though! Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up! Oh and "ire" is totally a word :D
Thanks for the helpful feedback guys! I adjusted the UX so the letter tiles dont collide until they're in the tray! Much easier to shift tiles in/out of the tray now without hitting the board tiles! @Armelline thanks!
Still working on a few things then will put out the demo with a few levels built so you guys can help me find more words. Trying to do this using brain-power ONLY, no AI generated lists etc. I'm sitting down when the power is out and my family and I are making words in words in words in words LOL
Quick update, using z-index positioning to make the tiles appear to sit in the letter tray.
Looks fantastic!
Find the words, and sort the books - totally optional by the way!
Here's a video update:
Just crossed 6,000 views of the gameplay video on Instagram, no ads or specific strategy, just sharing the process.
That's awesome! Social media is a skill in itself.
Latest version of SCRUFFLE is playable on the Arcade! Would love to get opinions!
https://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/184455
It's looking amazing and I love the little touches like the seats shaking. But I simply cannot corral the red letters. :D They have minds of their own.
Drag a star onto any block and it changes state. So the fire blocks lose their flame and the balloon blocks turn to regular blocks! But the trade-off is you don't finish with 3 stars :) Some testers have trapped the balloon block between two other blocks or simply reload to get a different block combination without the balloon blocks.
Thanks for taking the time to play-test and leave feedback! Really appreciate it!
P.S Going to put a timer on the balloon-tile so that it doesn't float away so quickly, lower it's Acceleration value a bit too. Let me know how that feels when you test it again @Armelline
The burning tiles - look into the flames to see what letter is on the tile OR place it next to an Ice block which will take away the flames! As a last resort you can also use a Star (drag it onto the tile) to transform it back to a regular wooden tile BUT! You'll receive one LESS star at the end of the round!
Quick update based on feedback! Play the SCRUFFLE demo here:
https://arcade.gamesalad.com/games/184455
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