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Thank you! 

[A Game of Coins]

Yay, cross-platform multiplayer is up for A Game of Coins (https://www.facebook.com/agameofcoins/)!

Coming March 15th for Android, Windows Phone and probably iOS.

Wow text-based adventures & RPGs... talk about oldschool! (See I even used ellipsis properly )

I take it you are also a fan of pen & paper RPGs then?

PS: I Ching is very interesting both as a reference for game development (skill building) and as a 'divination' method as well - instead of trying to predict the future which seems to be the moto for western divination schools, it tries to make you understand what you really want by offering you various ways to look at something that troubles you. It actually helped me get a good perspective at a problem I was having.

Sure sounds like you guys are having a blast! Would like to see some of the card design / texts etc when you feel like it

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Oh that's a very handy background in games; are you working on something you'd be willing to share at the moment? Would love to see some of your work.

Considering the details, I haven't come up with much more than what is depicted on the intro you just watched; the king's brother, the Advisor wanted the throne for himself, so he sacrificed the most noble / honest / pure / just soul in the kingdom, the Captain of the Royal Guards, to a great Evil force in exchange for unfathomable magical powers in order to achieve it. Included in his new spell arsenal is a Transformation spell - sort of a Polymorph but the result can be even inanimate objects.

Now every living being has a Qi; an inner source of power which can not be torn away from it, regardless of the form it takes. This is how our heroes move around, by focusing their inner strength and just propeling themselves forward, as if an inexplicable force is applied to them. Also, everyone of us has the potential for greatness, visualised in-game as "The Favor of the Elements"; four of these 8 elements have been unlocked by our heroes through their determination and unwillingness to give up, symbolized by the 4 letters inscribed on their coins. Specifically, the elements were Earth, Heaven, Fire and Lightning.

The Ancient chinese used the 8 elements' combinations for divination purposes (advising concerning one's future) and it was a great source of inspiration for the power ups of this game. I used 4 of these combinations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hexagrams_of_the_I_Ching

Also thanks for the minor pointers; cherrished has been fixed in the latest version (Friend of mine spotted it the other day ) and I'll probably turn the double full stops into ellipsis (that's what they were supposed to be). I'm still torn between Capitalizing coins or not - they are a main focus of the game.. maybe I'll just bold them?

Cheers for the feedback and hope I didn't give you details to the point of boring you

Hey Jubal,

you plan on using latin for your gamedev or the two are unrelated for now?

The plotline is an indispensible part of the game itself. I couldn't bring myself to just develop something soul-less, so everything in the game has a background. Heck I even researched some ancient chinese divination tactics to come up with the Power Ups but I won't bore you with the details

The intro can be seen here:
https://www.facebook.com/agameofcoins/videos/1016351018444996/

For the outro, you'll have to play the game  8)

The story is simple, but I belive touches on some great aspects of one's character like force of will, determination and unwillingness to give up; that's what I wanted to convey essentially.

Let me know what you think!

Valē!

Hey thanks for the warm welcome

You digged the transformation? Cool!! I was a bit worried it might be too far-fetched

Hello Lads & Ladettes,

I represent an one-man development team, Tall Guy Productions. We've *cough* I've been working on a game for Android for the past 2 months and it's planned to be released on March 15th for Android.

'A Game of Coins' tells the story of a great injustice, commited a long time ago in the vast, distant kingdom of Faerul. You'll take on the role of the Royal Guards as they slide on the floor to end the Advisor's evil plans. Did I say slide? Yes, indeed. Because the Advisor has put a curse on our brave heroes and turned them into Coins made of clay. Now the only weapon in their arsenal is their determination, unwillingness to give up and endless inner strength! The gameplay could best be described as billiard with power ups.

Here, have a look:

You can also download the game for free before it gets released:
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tallguyproductions.agameofcoins.preview

Or follow its progress on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/agameofcoins

Of course I'm actively looking for testers and creative feedback!

Peace out