Crank Crawl by Fabian Fischer

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A tactical dungeon puzzler for the Playdate handheld! #

In Crank Crawl you will be facing monster after monster in fierce duels! Luckily you brought with you a… weird slot-machine-like device that magically creates items out of thin air? Oh well, it has swords to smack ‘em with, wands to zap ‘em with, potions to quaff and all kinds of other stuff. Just crank the reels until the goodies pop out! Oh and if you manifest three of the same item in a row, their power will double, obviously! Now go get that loot!

Quick facts: #

A randomized dungeon-crawling turn-based strategy game where you fight goblins, trolls, ninja ducks (uhm…) and other strange opponents!
An easy-to-understand but varied combat system inspired by set-collection drafting games and match-3 puzzles!
The only slot machine you’re actually in control of (which secretly makes it not so much of a slot machine at all)!
Between combats, rest up, train for your next fight or collect extra loot and find out how far you can push your luck!
Again, ninja ducks 🦆

Fabian Fischer created the game as a light-weight strategy game with relatively “casual” puzzle-like mechanics to fit the Playdate handheld’s restrictions, such as its monochrome display, small resolution and minimalist controls. At the same time, the game’s reel-based variant of match-3 gameplay offers more plannability than usual to provide a long-term score-chasing challenge.