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multiplayer geography game
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How HN took it
13 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 19 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 1 for, 9 againstDesign: 0 for, 9 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Addictive and fun game
From 4 comments
Addictive and fun! Thank you! The fact that the crowd playing did not bring it down load-wise is just as impressive. Back-end deployment story?
jpna66dd on HNI can't stop playing!
wyldfire on HNAddictive and fun. The timing on the turns is just right. If you're looking for feedback, I'd suggest putting the leaderboard up and to the right on bigger screens. I had to keep…
xbryanx on HNthis is really fun
Temjin on HN
Good use case for learning websockets
From 1 comment
There is already apps working on the same principle. iirc I played a game like this 1 or 2 years ago, but it was a turn based game. Very fun to play. Also, this game is very nice…
y04nn on HN
Objections
Map cropped; New Zealand hard to reach
From 4 comments
The worldmap seems to not include new zealand, because it takes the browser's zoom level (which i have set to high), and scales it badly to clip out the sides.
chii on HNI enjoy playing this game. But the map is cropped and New Zealand does not appear, so it was impossible for me to pin Wellington.
mlok on HNit's actually there, you can move the image to the left and you'll see it. it's "off screen"
flanbiscuit on HNUh both America and Asia are out of view by default for me, and NZ has to be scrolled to just like those continents.
lucb1e on HN
Clicks sometimes not registered
From 4 comments
There is a bug somewhere where it doesn't register for clicks after a few rounds. Chrome 52, OS X.
iends on HNSame on Windows. Some clicks get unregistered. I had to click multiple times.
kyberias on HNSometimes click does not register. Very irretating with this small amount of time givet to click. Also map is way too small on high resolution screens. Other than that very cool…
Gonzih on HNAddictive and fun. The timing on the turns is just right. If you're looking for feedback, I'd suggest putting the leaderboard up and to the right on bigger screens. I had to keep…
xbryanx on HN
Stored XSS via user names
From 3 comments
So an alert that just says "xss" just started popping up after a few cities. Did somebody discover something mid-game and start injecting that? http://i.imgur.com/SkXWnvV.png
freshyill on HNIt seems to be related to the user names. Just received a 'Howdy' alert box :)
flux_w42 on HNSomeone found XSS bug http://i.imgur.com/gni56Rf.png
hayksaakian on HN
Does not work well on mobile
From 2 comments
It doesn't work on mobile. The UI is cluttered to a level of unplayableability.
edem on HNI wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
chatmasta on HN
Cannot adjust guess or zoom for precision
From 3 comments
It might be useful to allow changing one's guess. It's pretty annoying when you misclick in the middle of the map and cannot pick the correct location.
yoha on HNThis is a lot of fun but I'd also recommend allowing zoom for greater precision then resetting after each question. Pretty simple JS commands for Leaflet to handle and would make…
sailfast on HNThis is quite fun, although I would say the map needs to be a bit bigger to allow for better precision.
aphextron on HN
Requests
Show total score
From 3 comments
I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
chatmasta on HNMaybe I missed it, but it would be good to display the player's current score.
dudul on HNI really like it - a couple of opinions though - the time could be extended just a bit, maybe its my pre-coffee state but I sometimes needed a couple more seconds just to think…
netcraft on HN
Allow zoom for precision
From 2 comments
This is a lot of fun but I'd also recommend allowing zoom for greater precision then resetting after each question. Pretty simple JS commands for Leaflet to handle and would make…
sailfast on HNI loved it!! Would it even better if we have a certain level of zooming to improve the location accuracy. I missed out on some European cities. I think it was Copenhagen. Nice…
120bits on HN
More cities
From 2 comments
Super fun. I'd add more locations, though... I quit playing once I got through the whole list. Also, there were a handful of times when the timer would "jump" right at the end…
marcusarmstrong on HNI wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
chatmasta on HN
Allow changing guess
From 2 comments
It might be useful to allow changing one's guess. It's pretty annoying when you misclick in the middle of the map and cannot pick the correct location.
yoha on HNReally fun. Showing a leaderboard is a good idea. Also, sometimes I wanted to adjust my guess with another click. Something to think about.
thecolorblue on HN
Make the map fill the full screen
From 2 comments
This is really great. A few thoughts -Did you have any trouble with the sockets library? -I saw you explicitly mentioned "plane_distance", so are you planning on adding Haversine…
quantumtremor on HNSometimes click does not register. Very irretating with this small amount of time givet to click. Also map is way too small on high resolution screens. Other than that very cool…
Gonzih on HN
Questions
How many turns per game?
From 1 comment
Very cool, but how many turns?!?!/
malkia on HN
Whether the ranking shown is for this turn or overall
From 1 comment
I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
chatmasta on HN
Alternatives named
GeoGuessr
From 1 comment
Really fun game! Reminds me of https://geoguessr.com which drops you in a random location (in Street View mode) and your task is to pinpoint the location on a map.
Laurentvw on HN
TripAdvisor city game
From 1 comment
Super fun. I'd add more locations, though... I quit playing once I got through the whole list. Also, there were a handful of times when the timer would "jump" right at the end…
marcusarmstrong on HN
GeoChallenge (Facebook game)
From 1 comment
Love it, played for like 30 minutes. There used to be a great Facebook game called GeoChallenge similar to this, for some reason got terminated and I never played another…
gabomagno03 on HN
Quizzity
From 1 comment
Very nice game! I've written a similar game a while back (single player, though): http://david-peter.de/quizzity/
sharkdp on HN