Le plaisant jeu du Dodéchédron de Fortune

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En bon noble du XIIIe siècle, vous et vos amis avez du temps libre et des questions existentielles plein les bras ? Pas de panique ! Le Dodéchédron de Fortune a réponse à (presque) tout, et en vers composés par l'illustre Jean de Meung (1240-1304) qui plus est !
Plus simple que jamais !
Déjà réédité dans la deuxième moitié du XVIe siècle, assorti d'une nouvelle série d'explications pour simplifier la pratique du jeu et diminuer le risque d'erreur des pratiquants, la Single Choice Jam m'a donné l'occasion de créer la première version numérique de ce jeu. Plus besoin de créer son patron de dodécaèdre à la règle et au compas ! Plus un risque de se perdre dans les tables et les centaines de pages de réponses : choisissez simplement votre question parmi les 72 disponibles, cliquez sur le dé, et vous aurez à coup sûr votre réponse (qu'elle vous plaise ou non) !
À venir...
Même si je suis satisfaite de l'état actuel de ce plaisant jeu, il reste quelques pistes d'amélioration :
Doubler le nombre de questions disponibles : en effet, le livre d'origine contient 144 questions et non 72, mais je n'ai pas pu toutes les intégrer à cette version par manque de temps.Ajouter un mode triche : pour ceux qui voudraient changer le résultat du dé.Intégrer des annotations : vu l'âge du texte, beaucoup de vers sont difficiles à comprendre. J'aimerais ajouter des annotations pour donner des synonymes plus modernes de mots oubliés, mais ce sera sans doute un défi technique.

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A simple but stylish fortune telling game, January 12, 2024

by MathBrush

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This is a French game entered in the Single Choice jam. It has some nice presentation and look overall, with multiple play modes and a long explanation.

However, there's not much there. You pick a description from a selection of rhyming couplets, and then a dice roll gives you a 'fortune'.

It's short, replayable, etc., and plays a role more similar to, say, a Tarot deck then a traditional narrative.

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Roll a d12 for…, August 25, 2023*

by manonamora

Related reviews: singlechoice

This French entry (one of two for the Single Choice Jam) digitalised and gamified Le Dodéchédron de Fortune, a 13th century book of fortune in verses, categorised by themes, and answering all the existential questions you may have. This neat parlour trick (the 8-ball of its time) required only a d12 and flipping to the right page to know whether your child would find love or be blessed with a broken heart, whether they would have a long or healthy life or spend the little days they had left in pain… and so on, and so forth.

Honestly, it is fun to go through the different categories of questions (click the cute arrows by the header) and create pretend scenario in my head where I would need certain kind of fortune. There were 72 questions to choose from… so many RP possibilities there. Then be shocked when the fortune would derail my fake plans or dramatically “faint” when the gods blessed me with happiness. And you can’t go back and reroll the dice, once cast it will not change the fortune (even if you click on return until you get to the title page).

I really enjoy silly games with no real consequences or point. Just some pure silly fun. And well… the UI is absolutely gorgeous*!

The author indicated that they were planning to add onto the entry, by including the missing 40+ questions from the current entries, add a cheat mode to change the dice result, or a current-day French translation for some of the fortune. I think I would add to that list a way to return to the question list without having to reload the game and click the category name until the right one is found (is that the cheat mode they were planning maybe?).

It’s neat that old pieces are being used in IF and transformed in fun ways to bring past to the present. Anyway… I’m going to re-roll the dice again, I need that good fortune!

* This review was last edited on August 26, 2023