Lock 'n' Roll

Pro Tip: Print screen or copy the dice combinations to a separate window so that you know which combos do what. I found myself clicking back and forth between the game and the tutorial all to frequently to figure out if I was doing it right.

Otherwise, I loved this game and it consumed my evening last night. Cheers!

That song is sheer brilliance. Well done, good sir.

Leave it to me to accidentally post the wrong thing. Fixed nao.

Loved the song, loved the game.

The only combinations that really matter are the 4 that get cleared from the board.

Yes, you get points from others, but if you're actually trying to make combinations that don't get cleared from the board, you're likely to lose quickly.

This is an awesome game, and it kept me up much later than I wanted it to.

The massive number of dimensions you have to think in (since each dice can fit in a bunch of patterns) hurts my head. I can't wait to play it again!

Really cool game! It took me a while to remember what combinations work..

I did find a bug, though. sometimes, when we use the 'joker' not in another piece, you may end up with a die left, no place to put it and are not allowed to roll again. So you have to reset.

Diego - what exactly do you mean when you say: "when we use the 'joker' not in another piece"?

Do you mean that after using a joker, there is a clear spot to place the remaining die, but the game does not allow you to place it there?

You are only allowed to Roll again when all dice have been placed on the board.

Nice game. But if you know your moves then it is very long. Not "boring" long but "I have important work to do" long. Just finished a game with 23,885. Let's see how long it will be first.

Here are some tips:

Using this I had about 4 situations in the last game that I cleared almost the whole board and still had a joker. So when you get the hang of it it's hard to lose. Then finally you get unlucky and thats game over.

Overall 5/5 ... now back to work.

One feature that wasn't covered in the review is the game saves the state of your game across browser sessions, so you can come back to it later and pick up where you left off.

This is very important since, as EasyGoing indicates, a game can last a long time when you get good at it. :)

Had the same situation as Diego.

Lets say you have 4 empty spaces. Now you roll. You place 3 dices and one joker but on an empty space. Roll to accept them. They all get locked (the joker also). You are left with no empty space and one left dice. Only way is to reset because a page refresh doesn't help.

Thanks, that's a little more clear. We'll get a fix out for that ASAP.

All known bugs and exploits should be fixed now in version 1.5.

Good. Nice to see it all fixed :)

Now, if only I could stay away from this game
Or maybe just one more round.

Jay that song is awesome, singing it is the only thing that is keeping me from more lock n roll, I am practicing both at the same time, but the scores are down and my tune is off. Oh well, back to work:

Or, in modern lingo: boo-yah!

Good find. Sort of reminds me of that Ring Pass Not game. Scored 51,264...I did take a few breaks though.

Thanks

So...it looks like I ran into a bug, and I'm pretty sure I was playing with the fixed version (I played my first game two weeks ago, but never closed the browser). Hopefully it was just a fluke that only I encountered.

I had been playing this particular game for a few hours, and had finally gotten the swing of choosing spaces and moving pretty quickly through the 'rolls' (my score was 24,246). I had two Jokers and a 2/3 full bar. The top three rows had a total of 4 spaces empty, and the bottom row was completely clear. In my Roll column, I had 1-4 of different colors, the first time I can remember having a complete "set" with the space to place them together for a clearing score. After scanning the rest of the board and finding no better configuration, I placed them along the empty bottom row and pressed "Roll."
The row did not clear and I received no points, but there was a flashing, color-cycling square in the third row, obscuring the die there. Also, the Roll column did not repopulate. I clicked Roll again, and the Roll column filled with dice, but again, the bottom row did not clear or score, and the flashing space was still there. I ended up trying to score using the jokers and played around with it until I could do no more. Eventually, the game reset to the beginning, and my score was 0. The flashing square was still there.

I wasn't until I closed and reopened the browser that the flashing square was gone. My high score showed as 24,246. I think that if I had closed and reopened my browser when the cursor first showed, I might have been able to save my game. I had forgotten (or hadn't read) that the game would store my place after I closed the browser, though. Oh well.

Am I missing something? Sometimes when the board is locked and I can't roll it says GAME OVER, but most the time it doesn't. Is there something I am missing?

Hi Vicky, I'm not sure I really understand what's happening to you.

It's Game Over if you completely fill the board.

You can't roll new dice until you clear the 'Roll' area on the left.

Does that help?

Most of the time after all the spaces are filled and locked, it doesn't say game over. I didn't know if there was something else I could do to extend the game. Sometimes it does say game over.
The choices in this game are just to roll and you must place all the cubes rolled on the board. Right?

[Edit: That is basically correct. You need to place all the dice before you can roll any new ones. However, you can, if you wish, place less than all 4, click "Roll" to process your score, but no new dice are given. This is helpful if you're close to getting a joker and you really need one. -Jay]

You probably still have 'JOKERS' left unused and therefore your game is not OVER until you have used them.

TIP

Nice game, but there's something wrong with the score - maybe the polish guys are clever enough to earn some hundred milions points, maybe they are even better ... :)

Sometimes have the same problem as 'notled' describe above: the flickering die. Can't explain it better than he did.
It's an irritating bug, cause with me it only comes up when i played a game for a long time and have at least 20,000 points (came up once when having 50,000+, grumbl)

Oh, yeah, here is another bug/hack

K, seems that the bug/hack posted above doesn't work in the last version anymore.. pity :P , nah, actually, good riddance.
Wonder if the bug as described by notled is still in there.
(didn't play the game in a while cause of it, will post back if encountered again)

Very addictive game this is :)

Yup, bug is still in there, got almost 32,000 points and there one field starting flashing and field didn't get cleaned anymore although i had one correct combination.
K, gonna wait for another month then and check if this is solved.
Bummer....

I'm totally addicted to this game! I've got it on my iPod touch, and I've wasted countless hours on it.

By the way, love the song. Sheer brilliance. I've already sung it a few times in-between gaming sessions... :'D

Great game, gotten a fairly high score (still only around 20,000).
Now, someone just has to make a flash version of Lock 'N Roll 2!

Flashing square bug still present, got me at 21k points :(

Hello,

I'd love this app on my iPod. But now, i can't play with this app. The dice stay
frozen in the air. Few seconds before the game continues. Please, fix the bug. It's very very frustrating!!! It's been too long for a fix for it.
Thank you.
Melinda

[It sounds like you have some corrupted data. Try uninstalling the game and then reinstalling it back again. If that doesn't work, try resetting of your iPod. -Jay]

i can't subscribe my score anymore (lock 'n roll)

[What do you mean by subscribe your score? Have you tried updating your Flash Player? Also try emptying your browser cache and reload. -Jay]