TetraLogical's 'LIMITED MOVES' Game Mode is now LIVE!!
Give it a try! - You can choose from a starting 'pot' of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 or 100 moves/turns....
As usual, the aim is to get the best Score and Efficiency percentage that you can, in your allocated moves, BUT, as per BLITZ mode, skillful playing will net you MORE turns....
- If you get 48 in a single move, you'll earn 5 more turns.
- If you get 47 in a single move, you'll earn 2 more turns (Essentially a FREE TURN (see below) for that move played, plus a bonus turn).
- If you get the BEST move possible, but it isn't a 47 or a 48, you'll essentially get a FREE TURN, and your moves pot will remain the same / NOT use up that turn.
Use this to your advantage! - try to keep earning more turns by getting the best scoring move as often as you can, to prolong your game.... :)
Of course, the dilemma of this mode is that you may see a nice 47 or 48 on the board, but do you play possibly lesser efficiency moves and wait for the right shape to get it for extra moves, or just play the best scoring moves you can? - Early on in a game, you may be trying for 100% (so not advisable generally), but if it happens later, at say 93% efficiency, it might just be worth it for those 5 extra moves!... decisions.... ;)
Along with the new game mode, there are an additional 216 Leaderboards added! (1 for each of 3 level size categories, for each of these, 1 for each STARTING MOVES selection, and for each of those, 1 each for the best scores for 75%+, 80%+, 85%+, 90%+, 95%+, 96%+, 97%+, 98%+, 99%+, and of course, NO 100%! (taken this logic out, as yes, you would theoretically be playing forever if you could achieve this!))
LEVEL SIZE TIERS:-
- 50 or less tiles = SMALL
- 51-100 tiles = MEDIUM
- 101 or more tiles = LARGE
Additionally...
As usual, during testing, I've set a few scores, and you may be happy to know that a few more leaderboards will be created to record your best runs for any given starting BLITZ or LIMITED MOVES game!
ie. If you last for say, 1:35 in a 1 Minute Blitz game, you'll be submitted to that Leaderboard! Same for the other time selections, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, etc...
...and for Limited Moves mode, the same will happen, but for the highest ACTUAL MOVES played in a game, versus the initial limitation of 10,20, 50, etc...
Should be fun seeing some of these set!
PS - I may well re-use the Blitz bar to visually show your moves left in this mode, but as this is a more relaxed mode and not timed/under pressure, I think that the large Moves Counter does the trick! - Of course, always happy to get feedback either way! :)
PPS - I also added a nice summary to the End Game screen in BLITZ and LIMITED MOVES/TURNS modes - Will now tell you how long you actually lasted in your timed BLITZ game (compared to the starting time that you were given, or how many turns you actually managed to play compared to your starting pot for TURNS mode) ready for the above enhancements and Achievements (2 For 1, 3 For 1, Logic Machine, etc)... :)
I've also added 3 new Achievements specifically for this - ie. if you manage to last/play for DOUBLE, TRIPLE, or QUINTUPLE the starting MOVES or TIME in either BLITZ or LIMITED moves, you will beat those Achievements... :)
BUG FIXES:-
Of course, I've also added new tweaks and bug fixes to the game, including the following:-
1) Now, exiting out of the EDITOR won't throw you into the LEVEL SELECTION screen to start a game (might have seemed intentional, but it wasn't! ;) )... It will now take you back to the Main Menu itself, as makes more sense...
2) Tweaked the end game timings - was way too much of a delay between Game Over, and actually showing the endgame screen and/or Leaderboards summary. Changed timings a bit to speed it all up, and changed the logic to smoothly wait for the update, then display.
3) Other little bits and pieces in general, that I spotted while adding all of that above!
...and don't forget, the recent and addictive BLITZ mode is also available, and we should be seeing more scores appearing on those Leaderboards soon, so let's get competitive!! ;)
Thanks as always for the support guys, and please, if you're loving the game, spread the word, or perhaps maybe leave a short review/rating! - It's currently my single biggest way of hopefully getting more exposure.... :D
Den / Japster