Balkan Bounds

Build networks to link Balkan residents with their friends and family. Plan ahead, read your opponents, and find clever sequences of moves.

Five game modes with dedicated interface

Tutorial	play a full game with helpful overlays
Solitaire	challenge yourself against AI opponents
Seed solving	replay the same game and hunt for optimal play
Multiplayer	compete with friends locally on one device
Nullitaire	sit back and watch AI players battle by themselves

This game marks the first iteration of a series I wish to expand upon. The idea is to push players into tactical moves and emergent strategies within different rulesets, using train games as a framework.

In this one, I've narrowed the gameplay down to the sole lay track action, focusing the experience on visualizing turn sequences and optimizing networks while reading opponents incentives. Each game offers a slightly different experience thanks to the random distribution of pawns and initial turn order, allowing different takes on a similar puzzle.

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Credits

• Main menu illustration :  "L'étang de Sainte-Marguerite", Magali Brueder, courtesy of the artist
• Main menu music : "Lake Effect" by Danny Kamps, courtesy of the artist
• In-game music : "Entrance" by Danny Kamps, courtesy of the artist
• Sound effects are made with Pfxr, a js library by Charles Cailleteau
• Game made using p5.js

Special thanks to all playtesters whose feedback on early versions shaped a better experience : Charles Cailleteau, Jeremy Faivre, Julie Knaebel, Gaspar Nicoulaud, Julien Rodriguez, Pierre, Henry, Ludyvine, Gabriel and all my students from the game dev & design course at Fabrique Artistique & Numérique Rosny-sous-Bois.

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