Everybody Hates Daniel


The first round of feedback is that Daniel is too random. He often shows up and ruins a round right before the end. Some people probably decided never to play again just because of him!

That wasn't plan. But it could be an idea - what if his character really is the clumsy annoying guy who messes things up? The game can be about Alicia dealing with that. Sometimes that trope works, especially in comedy.

Two small adjustments today:

  1. The number of dishes Daniel delivers should be a little more stable.
  2. The time needed to clean the floor uses a different function. (A Gompertz curve, in case any math nerds drop by. The graph is s shaped.)

This means Daniel will still sometimes show up right before the last 30 seconds. But now there are two options to handle it.

  1. Keep the floor clean the whole time, so dirt doesn't build up and you can focus on dishes at the end. You probably won't get all the dishes if you do this, but you might come out ahead.
  2. Take a gamble and wait until the last 45 seconds or so before you clean the floor. It's a risk, but if it works you'll probably have more points than you'd get with the first choice.

If you hate this game, sorry! I probably can't fix that. But if there's something you like about it, let me know. Maybe with some work it can turn fun.

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