80 Days (Not That One)

🌎2023 UPDATE🌍

80 Days, at least this version, is now officially shut down. I was expecting this game to run for maybe a week, but thanks to support from players we were able to keep this going for over two years which is just, absolutely wild to me. Unfortunately, the codebase wasn't built to last & increasing maintenance problems combined with my desire to work on other projects means I can't dedicate the time this project deserves, so I'm putting it down for the foreseeable future. I'll never be able to tell you how proud I am of everyone who made this game what it was; all of the lore, memes, and real, honest-to-god theorycrafting were something I still can't fully believe I got to be a part of. Everyone was so kind, and I can't believe how lucky I was. Thank you all so, so very much. 💜

The source code for 80 days has always been open and available to all, so if you miss this game, or you didn't get a chance to try it out, I strongly encourage you to run it yourself, or make a new version, or a whole new game! Just promise to tell me about it, so I can see what it becomes 😉

Finally, if you like my work and want to see what I do next you can follow me on the hell bird @viconic_tbh, or on the elephant app @vicanexplain@mastodon.gamedev.place. Thanks again everyone, and I'll see you in the next one!

P.S. We'll always have no trains in Paris~

This game takes place entirely on a Discord server. Click Here to join and start playing!

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Hello, adventurers! Welcome to 80 Days!

In this game, you will be randomly assigned to one of three teams. Your goal? To circumnavigate the globe, of course!

Each "day" (one hour of real time), you can:

• Spend coins to try and book passage to your next location
• Hire a faction of ne'er-do-wells to sabotage  enemy teams
• Talk with your teammates to determine the best course of action
• Fall in love? Who knows!

The server has more on the specifics. If you've joined, you've read the instructions there, and you're still confused, don't worry: Here's a(n) FAQ!

FAQ:

• What if nobody's won after 80 days?
  • If nobody reaches London by the end of the game, whoever was closest will win.
• What happens if my team books passage for more than one location in a single day?
  • Whichever location had the most coins put towards it will be the one you try to travel to.
• Wait... how does sabotage work?
  • Sabotage is basically negative-coins you pay toward's another team's trip. So, if a team paid 465 coins to go from London to Dublin (which only costs 462 coins), the other teams need to pay at least 4 coins to sabotage them.
• I wasted all my money on a town we didn't go to!
  • Money spent on paths that aren't taken will be partially refunded at the end of each day.
• Does that count for sabotage too?
  • Money used for sabotage will NOT be refunded.
• Why do I have more coins  than I was expecting?
  • Everybody is given 200 coins to start, so that could be what you're seeing. It's also possible you got some refunds (See above). That or the bot's broken.
• What does it mean by at least X km away?
  • That number is how far you'd need to go if you took the shortest path possible to the end.
• Why can't we see the whole map?
  • I thought I had a map laying around somewhere, but I can't seem to find it! Probably wouldn't help much anyway, it's just a bunch of unlabeled points with no routes drawn in...
• I joined the server but I never got assigned to a team! Does that mean I can't play?
  • The bot may have been offline or there was an error when you joined. The best thing you can probably do is leave and rejoin once it looks like it's working again. I'm really sorry.
• Is the bot broken? Why?
  • See "About" ;)
• Do you have any general advice?
  • Just because a certain path is more expensive or seems closer to the goal doesn't mean it's better. You may find yourself stuck on a much more expensive path on the next turn!
  • Conversely, while a location may look further away from the goal, you MAY be able to get even further on the next turn than if you hadn't taken it.
• How are you?
  • I'm pretty okay. What about you?
    • I'm good
      • That's good!

About:

This server/bot/game was lovingly handcrafted in 4 days by Pyroan for the fifth Extra Credits Game Jam, from August 23rd to August 26th, 2019 . The theme was "passage".

Source available here, please contribute if you're so-inspired :D