Absolutely fantastic little minesweeper game. Took me a bit to get the hang of it. For everyone saying it's RNG: I've not encountered a run where I needed to guess to win (out of about 10-15 wins). I set up a speedrun page if anyone else wants to try going fast https://www.speedrun.com/Dragonsweeper
Even managed to beat it without ever using a scrying orb or getting the mine clearing scroll :)
This game is so great. I beat it multiple times and I am missing a "replay" button to start a new game after you won. (instead of having to reload the page).
The game wasn't designed for mobile. It's not that easy to just add something to make it work on mobile. Also, that screenshot of the colors is also on desktop. That's just the loading screen.
Yes, I've played it on the computer and got 293 points. I think it's really fun! But it would be even better if there were a mobile version so that I could play it at work!
I seem to be completely unable to interact with the game. Clicking anywhere on the game screen does absolutely nothing, as does pressing keys on the keyboard. Usually the browser console would give some kind of hint to go off if something's going wrong but there's no errors of any kind, so I'm really not sure what the issue might be here.
not only is it a good idea, it's well executed! everything plays into the original cautious search of the original minesweeper, as well as the monster slaying action of dungeon crawlers. the fact that there are even mini boss encounters? will come back to this one from time to time
Incredible! The learning curve from traditional minesweeper rules up to defeating your first dragon feels so powerful and it's so well done!
At first it seems the information given in the monsternomicon is a bit overwhelming, then something clicks and you not only "get it" but start discovering there was even more that the monsternomicon didn't tell you! And it feels really like an adventure.
Things that made a click in my head and I was immediately kicking monster butt:
- Understand the level up and the heart scroll as 2 ways of healing and use them both ONLY when at 0 hearts, since the gems you get for klling monsters keep accumulating! - Don't focus on killing monsters at first, just like in minesweeper focus in finding empty cells by looking at the numbers, attack only when no other option available, when you need to lvlup or when you are powerful enough to kill a boss and get the reward.
Holy fuck this game is so good. I'm a little obsessed with this now.
If this ever gets packaged up as a mobile app for Android I will not hesitate to give you more money. Like, another $30 immediately. Ditto for another set of monsters to figure out or something. Hell, I'd pay/donate some amount of real Earth human dollars for ridiculously trivial cosmetic DLC like a second tile color or a secret unlockable second outfit for Jorge. That is how little of an excuse I would need to throw additional money at this game.
Great game! High score: 303, low (winning) score: 185. I think I've maxed the high score but not sure I've min-ed the low score. I don't think it's always winnable without luck but I could be wrong.
Excellent fun. Your website mentions you enjoy giving talks about game design. I hope you plan to discuss this game at some point; I think it would be super interesting.
296! Yeah so the score goes up the more you clear before killing the dragon. I had 3 walls left.
*More spoilers* (see the rest of my list below) - There's a dwarf or something you can find who takes 0 attack points but gives you 10 gold. - Always be exploring instead of cleaning up previous areas. - There's a 1 health wizard surrounded by 8 health gelatinous cubes, always on the edge as far as I know.
In my opinion, the hearts should be replaced with "attack points" or something like that. Because right now, at first I thought it's better to save as much health as possible, only later I realized its actually better to level up AFTER you've spent all your HP on monsters, since the gold dropped by monsters can have an overflow. So calling them attack points would make more sense - monster number is how many attack points to kill them, if you have less than that number - you die. And replace heart pickups with AP potions or whatever.
Yea I edited that part out when I noticed that myself.
However, I am not sure if there's a pattern every time. Do the question marks appear in EVERY block around the monster, or they have a chance to appear around them?
Also not sure if it's a 1 block or a 2 block radius, I think it's different each time
btw on my Macbook Air for some reason right click doesn't register (I have to hold ctrl+left click to get a right click in the OS) so having a key press as an alternative would be great so I could mark mines.
Hey Daniel, just wanted to say your game is awesome! Took me a bit to get the hang of it, but that's what made it so fun. Love figuring things out on my own. Keep up the great work!
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this is a great game, super fun, super addictive, it takes a few games to understand but it's intriguing enough to want to figure it out.
One question, is the goal to finish with a high score or a low score, what's the end game, least moves or most points?
fun, and addictive.
creative and fun!
Right click should put bomb first and then cycle to numbers I think.
That's my most used mark.
Same here. That would be a good change to an otherwise very good game!
Absolutely fantastic little minesweeper game. Took me a bit to get the hang of it. For everyone saying it's RNG: I've not encountered a run where I needed to guess to win (out of about 10-15 wins). I set up a speedrun page if anyone else wants to try going fast https://www.speedrun.com/Dragonsweeper
Even managed to beat it without ever using a scrying orb or getting the mine clearing scroll :)
Yeah, some of the patterns are not spelled out but they are quite important.
you didn't use orbs? wat??
This game is so great. I beat it multiple times and I am missing a "replay" button to start a new game after you won. (instead of having to reload the page).
I would now really love to have a bigger map.
even different shaped maps too perhaps?
Yes! Whatever enhances the game. :D
Great game!!!
Great game <3
Q. Did you make the initial decompression colours the same as the C64 palette on purpose? :-)
Yes!
I knew it! As soon as I first loaded it I saw that and got a good vibe.
This was fun. But it'd be nice to be able to mark tile with '11' since thats the power of strongest monster.
I would like to see more marking options in general.
lol
well from what I can tell, lich is always in a corner, so not that important.
Ohh, didn't notice, thank you.
I love this game, it was great
The game wasn't designed for mobile. It's not that easy to just add something to make it work on mobile. Also, that screenshot of the colors is also on desktop. That's just the loading screen.
Yesss finally. Great game, obvs.
Improved to 303! I can finally rest, as long as the developer hasn't announced any updates on social media.
Enjoyed this a lot!
Really great game, I love anything and everything minesweeper.
I seem to be completely unable to interact with the game. Clicking anywhere on the game screen does absolutely nothing, as does pressing keys on the keyboard. Usually the browser console would give some kind of hint to go off if something's going wrong but there's no errors of any kind, so I'm really not sure what the issue might be here.
are you on firefox? i was having the same issue at random points during play until i switched to edge :/
Yeah, I am. I guess there's something the game does that Firefox really doesn't like then.
I was able to play it on Firebox on a Max and a PC.
not only is it a good idea, it's well executed! everything plays into the original cautious search of the original minesweeper, as well as the monster slaying action of dungeon crawlers. the fact that there are even mini boss encounters? will come back to this one from time to time
It's a nice twist on an old formula!
Playing it far more than I would like to admit :)
Incredible! The learning curve from traditional minesweeper rules up to defeating your first dragon feels so powerful and it's so well done!
At first it seems the information given in the monsternomicon is a bit overwhelming, then something clicks and you not only "get it" but start discovering there was even more that the monsternomicon didn't tell you! And it feels really like an adventure.
Now to try and minmax the thing!
TIPS AND SPOILERS AHEAD!
Things that made a click in my head and I was immediately kicking monster butt:
- Understand the level up and the heart scroll as 2 ways of healing and use them both ONLY when at 0 hearts, since the gems you get for klling monsters keep accumulating!
- Don't focus on killing monsters at first, just like in minesweeper focus in finding empty cells by looking at the numbers, attack only when no other option available, when you need to lvlup or when you are powerful enough to kill a boss and get the reward.
Or when you need to reveal a certain area to progress.
A very bright idea! Nice work.
It's really fun and addicting but I wish there was a mode that didn't randomly spawn a wall of Questionmarks to fuck you over with zero information.
Edit: OK after finding out what the ? signify I managed to get a clear run with the score of 299.
I hoenstly think this game will be a hit if it hits the streamer alogrithm.
I don't profess to be an expert but I made a video with my tips and tricks and with two spectacular failures of how not to do it haha
Holy fuck this game is so good. I'm a little obsessed with this now.
If this ever gets packaged up as a mobile app for Android I will not hesitate to give you more money. Like, another $30 immediately. Ditto for another set of monsters to figure out or something. Hell, I'd pay/donate some amount of real Earth human dollars for ridiculously trivial cosmetic DLC like a second tile color or a secret unlockable second outfit for Jorge. That is how little of an excuse I would need to throw additional money at this game.
I concur
Fully cleared the board.
Great game.
Amazing! (unless photoshop ;-p)
Great game! Love it :D
Good game
Great game! High score: 303, low (winning) score: 185. I think I've maxed the high score but not sure I've min-ed the low score. I don't think it's always winnable without luck but I could be wrong.
Kind of obsessed with this game rn. Thanks for making i
Great game!
got too excited and didn’t realize I ran out of HP lmao
Update: I did it, killed everything but a mimic, 293 score
Really fun and satisfying. The best take on an expanded minesweeper I've played so far. Great job.
Excellent fun. Your website mentions you enjoy giving talks about game design. I hope you plan to discuss this game at some point; I think it would be super interesting.
303 score, believe that's the max :)
*More spoilers* (see the rest of my list below)
- There's a dwarf or something you can find who takes 0 attack points but gives you 10 gold.
- Always be exploring instead of cleaning up previous areas.
- There's a 1 health wizard surrounded by 8 health gelatinous cubes, always on the edge as far as I know.
(spoilers)
Neat game.
In my opinion, the hearts should be replaced with "attack points" or something like that. Because right now, at first I thought it's better to save as much health as possible, only later I realized its actually better to level up AFTER you've spent all your HP on monsters, since the gold dropped by monsters can have an overflow. So calling them attack points would make more sense - monster number is how many attack points to kill them, if you have less than that number - you die. And replace heart pickups with AP potions or whatever.
As far as I know the question marks are around the 5hp alien monster
Yea I edited that part out when I noticed that myself.
However, I am not sure if there's a pattern every time. Do the question marks appear in EVERY block around the monster, or they have a chance to appear around them?
Also not sure if it's a 1 block or a 2 block radius, I think it's different each time
It’s a pattern every time - it’s a diamond in a 2 block radius. Once you kill the monster, the ?s go away.
There can be a maximum of 3 beholders.
So it is not a square around them, but a diamond? Huh
correct. The cardinal directions are two ? and the diagonals only 1 ?
Spoilers for others still figuring out the game
It's two block radius. One block in all 8 direction, and two blocks orthogonally
correct
btw on my Macbook Air for some reason right click doesn't register (I have to hold ctrl+left click to get a right click in the OS) so having a key press as an alternative would be great so I could mark mines.
Cool!!
Hey Daniel, just wanted to say your game is awesome! Took me a bit to get the hang of it, but that's what made it so fun. Love figuring things out on my own. Keep up the great work!
First time beat at score 186
I am addicted to this game