Today sees my game – Mari Lwyd’s Pantri Panic – launched, as part of the Pico-8 Advent Calendar Jam 2025.
I’ve done a lot of travelling this year and on planes I saw a lot of folks playing versions of a “place blocks to make lines” mobile phone game. I found a copy that I like (Romeow & Julicat – which has been on the Evercade) so thought I’d turn it into a game, themed around the great Welsh export – Mari Lwyd. I added elements to both Welsh Christmasses and some video games I like, so I feel like this is one of the favourite games I’ve built so far.
You can play it below.
Hope you like it! If you do, I’d really like the following:-
- Please share this post on social media! Or talk about it on your blog (I accept Webmentions on this post) It really helps. Struggling with what to write about? Share your high score! Even lazier than that? Upvote it on Reddit!
- Rate this game (and follow me) on Itch.io.
You can download the game for free on Itch.io for Raspberry Pi and the source code for you to build in Pico-8. If you donate Β£2 or more you get the Windows, Linux and Apple Mac executables. I have also a Ko-Fi page which I am using as a generic “support my endeavours in various things” page. You can make a one-off donation or memberships.
Or you can just play online. Let me know your high scores, my best is 72625.
@cobb If you give me 24 hours I got handed code that will allow the high scores to save, but thanks so much and glad it works on the Miyoo Mini Plus β€οΈ