Happy Halloween!

I just uploaded a new version of High Stakes. The most important changes are:

• Improved intro when starting a new game
• Improved game over screen
• Improved victory screen
• In-game tooltips that explain how hint tokens work
• Visual overhaul of the itch website

With that I also decided to call this Version 1 as I reached the deadline I have set myself for this project. Since there has been some delays I had to scope down some features in order to hit this deadline. These include a full in-game tutorial and the infinite mode.

I've been looking at the feedback and it seems like most people didn't struggle too much with understanding the game's rules. So I thought I could get away without an in-game tutorial and focus on a nice manual on the itch.io page instead. I was able to add tooltips that help out with the hint tokens.

The infinite mode turned out to be technically more challenging than it seems at first. It's obviously possible but would require re-wiring a surprising amount of systems. And in the end I wasn't even sure if the game really had that kind of staying power. I might still add that if I see more requests  for it.

In any case, enjoy Version 1 and let me know what you think!