22: Gears of War as a minesweeper

Nandrew · 13-06-2009 **Nandrew** wrote:

Right: no exclamation marks, no shocking premises, here's a real game for you guys to test.

Gears of War: The Minesweeper

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

The Gears of War Minesweeper has been labelled as a copyright infringement by my file host (more details here) and isn't available for download anymore.

I suggest that any interested parties look at Onslaught of the Electric Zombies instead. It's GOW Minesweeper's spiritual successor, and is basically better in every way *anyway*.

This was going to start out as a Gears of War dungeon crawl or Roguelike, but then I decided that I wanted to keep dev time low and searched for something simpler. Then halfway through gamecrafting, I played some Weird Worlds and it took another strange twist from there. So now Gears of War is a Minesweeper clone with some interesting perks.

The rules for discovering enemies are the same as a standard minesweeper. But this is a score-based game rather than a time-based one: you get points for "stepping on mines" (or fighting locust) and you have a health bar that steadily regenerates over time. On top of that, you can pick up numerous items along the way which will somehow help or hinder you, and are all rooted firmly in Gears canon.

So you have to kill as many locust as possible in a given session: you won't necessarily complete the grid, and you won't necessarily kill all of your enemies, but your goal is to maximise those two values as much as is practically possible.

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My personal high score is 388 (I think I have it recorded on the high-score table because I forgot to wipe it after my last few plays. Oops.). Let me know how y'all do.

dammit · 15-06-2009 **dammit** wrote:

Finally, a reason for all those long hours spent perfecting my minesweeper skills.

Chippit · 15-06-2009 **Chippit** wrote:

490. Because I'm awesome and stuff. Yup. :P

I like this game, though. It's funz.

dislekcia · 15-06-2009 **dislekcia** wrote:

535. That's how I roll baby.

-edit-

You found a Maria! ... Bwahahahaha!

Chippit · 15-06-2009 **Chippit** wrote:

Originally Posted by dislekcia

535. That's how I roll baby.

Motherfu-

Nandrew · 15-06-2009 **Nandrew** wrote:

Originally Posted by dislekcia

535. That's how I roll baby.

Motherfu-

Darth · 16-06-2009 **Darth** wrote:

Originally Posted by dislekcia

535. That's how I roll baby.

Motherfu-

Evolution · 17-06-2009 **Evolution** wrote:

Awsome game

zakeroph · 23-06-2009 **zakeroph** wrote:

gonna give it a try

dammit · 25-06-2009 **dammit** wrote:

Interesting thing, seems I got tagged with a grenade and happened to hit an alternative item on the same move I blew up. First got the message to say I blew up, then got the message to say I found something. Just letting you know :)

dislekcia · 25-06-2009 **dislekcia** wrote:

Originally Posted by dammit

Interesting thing, seems I got tagged with a grenade and happened to hit an alternative item on the same move I blew up. First got the message to say I blew up, then got the message to say I found something. Just letting you know :)

Hax! I always die when I get tagged :(

dammit · 26-06-2009 **dammit** wrote:

Originally Posted by dislekcia

Hax! I always die when I get tagged :(

Oh, that wasn't great phrasing on my part. I got both messages, in that order, and then got the high scores screen. :<

zakeroph · 26-06-2009 **zakeroph** wrote:

Oh this morning i managed to survive a tagging only to get bolted by that dick chippit, seriously, immortality for 10 turns but no way to save yourself...really...really?!

dammit · 26-06-2009 **dammit** wrote:

Originally Posted by zakeroph

Oh this morning i managed to survive a tagging only to get bolted by that dick chippit, seriously, immortality for 10 turns but no way to save yourself...really...really?!

Chippit's a dick like that.

Chippit · 26-06-2009 **Chippit** wrote:

:<

Nandrew · 12-09-2009 **Nandrew** wrote:

Yo!

Important message in first post for anybody who stumbles across this game now.

13-06-2009 Nandrew wrote:	#1
22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Right: no exclamation marks, no shocking premises, here's a real game for you guys to test. Gears of War: The Minesweeper IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Gears of War Minesweeper has been labelled as a copyright infringement by my file host (more details here) and isn't available for download anymore. I suggest that any interested parties look at Onslaught of the Electric Zombies instead. It's GOW Minesweeper's spiritual successor, and is basically better in every way anyway. This was going to start out as a Gears of War dungeon crawl or Roguelike, but then I decided that I wanted to keep dev time low and searched for something simpler. Then halfway through gamecrafting, I played some Weird Worlds and it took another strange twist from there. So now Gears of War is a Minesweeper clone with some interesting perks. The rules for discovering enemies are the same as a standard minesweeper. But this is a score-based game rather than a time-based one: you get points for "stepping on mines" (or fighting locust) and you have a health bar that steadily regenerates over time. On top of that, you can pick up numerous items along the way which will somehow help or hinder you, and are all rooted firmly in Gears canon. So you have to kill as many locust as possible in a given session: you won't necessarily complete the grid, and you won't necessarily kill all of your enemies, but your goal is to maximise those two values as much as is practically possible. - My personal high score is 388 (I think I have it recorded on the high-score table because I forgot to wipe it after my last few plays. Oops.). Let me know how y'all do. Last edited by Nandrew; 12-09-2009 at 08:30 PM.	Nandrew • Beat It: rAge 2008 • Distraction Hero • GameDev Hero • Sanitary Ignore this user
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15-06-2009 dammit wrote:	#2
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Finally, a reason for all those long hours spent perfecting my minesweeper skills.	dammit is tagged for study Ignore this user
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15-06-2009 Chippit wrote:	#3
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper 490. Because I'm awesome and stuff. Yup. :P I like this game, though. It's funz.	Chippit Simba Chippit rawrs with flavour Ignore this user
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15-06-2009 dislekcia wrote:	#4
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper 535. That's how I roll baby. -edit- You found a Maria! ... Bwahahahaha! Last edited by dislekcia; 15-06-2009 at 06:52 PM.	dislekcia Game.Dev Moderator and bettar-rar game developer than Wea-sel Ignore this user
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17-06-2009 Evolution wrote:	#8
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Awsome game	Evolution Member Ignore this user
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23-06-2009 zakeroph wrote:	#9
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper gonna give it a try	zakeroph Member Ignore this user
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25-06-2009 dammit wrote:	#10
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Interesting thing, seems I got tagged with a grenade and happened to hit an alternative item on the same move I blew up. First got the message to say I blew up, then got the message to say I found something. Just letting you know :)	dammit is tagged for study Ignore this user
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26-06-2009 zakeroph wrote:	#13
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Oh this morning i managed to survive a tagging only to get bolted by that dick chippit, seriously, immortality for 10 turns but no way to save yourself...really...really?!	zakeroph Member Ignore this user
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26-06-2009 Chippit wrote:	#15
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper :<	Chippit Simba Chippit rawrs with flavour Ignore this user
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12-09-2009 Nandrew wrote:	#16
Re: 22: Gears of War as a minesweeper Yo! Important message in first post for anybody who stumbles across this game now.	Nandrew • Beat It: rAge 2008 • Distraction Hero • GameDev Hero • Sanitary Ignore this user
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