My 2023 Journey in the js13kGames Competition: Crafting a 13KB Web Game Inspired by the 13th Century
<p>Welcome to the recount of my <a href="https://js13kgames.com/entries/13th-barbers-guild" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">second year participating in the js13kGames competition</a>, a thrilling coding challenge for web game developers where the game’s file size is limited to a mere 13 kilobytes. This year’s unique theme was set in the 13th century.</p>
<p>You can find my entry, 13th Barber's Guild in the link below:</p>
<h2><a href="https://dev.js13kgames.com/2023/games/13th-barbers-guild?source=post_page-----59178fcde5c5--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">13th Barber's Guild</a></h2>
<h3><a href="https://dev.js13kgames.com/2023/games/13th-barbers-guild?source=post_page-----59178fcde5c5--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">A game in the js13kGames 2023 competition. Play it now!</a></h3>
<p><a href="https://dev.js13kgames.com/2023/games/13th-barbers-guild?source=post_page-----59178fcde5c5--------------------------------" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">dev.js13kgames.com</a></p>
<h1>Setting the Stage</h1>
<p>I don’t consider myself a hardcore gamer; the latest game I played with more enthusiasm was <a href="https://crawl.develz.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dungeon Craw</a>l… you can get an idea from that. Last year, I sought the creative input of my two daughters to help me define a concept, and this time around, I enlisted also the assistance of ChatGPT to brainstorm a general plot idea. With their help, I began outlining the basic features of my game.</p>
<p>The concept I settled on was a potions game, although at that point, the game mechanics were still somewhat hazy. I knew the basic mechanic would be to combine different potions, offering flexibility for experimentation with various approaches. Initially, I even considered using dependency injection to define the mechanics, which would have allowed for a quiz-like game, a puzzle adventure, or even a math-based challenge, with minor to no efforts. However, the time constraint pushed me to narrow down my focus.</p>
<p><a href="https://michelts.medium.com/crafting-a-13kb-web-game-for-the-js13kgames-competition-inspired-by-the-13th-century-59178fcde5c5"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>