BON & BONES

A turn-based skeleton smasher. One hero, two loyal dog companions, and an endless tide of rattling bones.

Made for the Cookie Jam #4.

Features

• Aim for the bones that matter. Every skeleton has six targetable parts — head, torso, two arms, two legs, each with its own hit chance, damage, and crit odds.
• Risk vs. reward, every swing. Go for the head for huge crits and a quick kill… if you can land it. Or chip away at the limbs with safe, reliable hits.
• Endless waves. The horde scales up the deeper you push. Keep your hero and your dogs standing.
• Skill shop between waves. Bank your wins into permanent upgrades that buff your whole pack.
• Retro to the bone. Pixel sprites, NES palette, Press Start 2P, and a satisfying camera shake on every clean hit.

How to Play

It runs right in your browser — just click to start. Mouse only.

1. PRESS START — click the prompt on the title screen.
2. Pick a target — click any skeleton on screen to lock it in.
3. Pick a body part — the target panel shows all six parts with their stats:
   • MISS% — how likely the attack whiffs
   • DMG — damage on a hit
   • CRIT% — chance to double it
   • Hover a part to preview it on the skeleton; click to select it.
4. Attack — hit the big ATTACK button to commit the bite.
5. Take your turns — your side gets 3 actions per turn, shared across your hero and dogs. Then the skeletons strike back automatically — watch out.
6. Win the wave → choose a skill, then fight on.

How to Kill a Skeleton

A skeleton drops the moment its head OR torso is destroyed. Two ways in:

• Headhunter — high damage, high crit, but low hit chance. Big payoff, big risk.
• Body blow — the torso has more HP but lands far more reliably. The safe route.
• Limbs won't kill, but they're nearly guaranteed hits — handy chip damage.

The Skill Shop

After clearing a wave, pick one upgrade. Each stacks +5% and buffs every character on your team:

• CRITICAL — +5% crit chance. Land deadlier bites.
• VITALITY — +5% max health. Tougher hide.
• SHARP TEETH — +5% attack damage. Bite harder.

Game Over

Lose all your characters and the run ends. Restart to reset your skills and take another crack at the horde.

Credits

Made by Paul Pacher and Erik Ifko.

• Art — all sprites and visual assets created by Erik Ifko.
• Music — created by Paul Pacher

Asset Licenses

• Art assets: original work by Erik Ifko, created for this game. © Erik Ifko — all rights reserved.
• Music: created by Paul Pacher for this game. © Paul Pacher — all rights reserved.

No other third-party assets were used.