OverThrown
Games
turn based strategy
SHOW HN2016
141points
49comments
#247of 2,264 in 2016
Top 11%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Smooth and easy to understand UI
From 1 comment
Very nice game, I just started on game 46, I can't wait to get further into it. Also great job on the UI, everything is smooth and easy to understand.
Globz on HN
Reminds of Diplomacy
From 2 comments
This sounds very much like Diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)). Very cool.
callmejonas on HNI signed up for the game. But while waiting for my game getting started, I found this link for spectating and read the docs, and you know what, this is one of the least fun games…
a-nikolaev on HN
12-hour turns suit busy people
From 2 comments
Personally I think 12-24h is perfect for busy people. Will try to convince my friends to try this out with me ;)
purplelobster on HN12 hours seems pretty great in terms of time investment for a new game. But I can see how it's probably annoying if you have a lot of free time or you game a lot. I miss those…
brazzledazzle on HN
Objections
Poor performance and high memory and CPU use in browsers
From 2 comments
I was spectating w/ Chrome and it figuratively melted my late 2015 MBP (sans discrete graphics card). I hate to think what this would do to a mobile device's battery.
jkmcf on HNFor anyone interested, the from a laptop computer (macbook, chrome browser) this game was buggy and nearly unplayable. It took up 900 MB of memory and 50% CPU. Age of Empires was…
rubidium on HN
Lack of gameplay videos, screenshots or explanation on the homepage
From 3 comments
Seconded. At least some screenshots, a video or two of game play, and a general story and game play idea, would help a lot for potential players to determine whether they would…
wetwiper on HNLooks promising. How about a gameplay video, more screenshots, and a short description of how the gameplay works on the homepage (without digging)? You have to give us something…
pjlegato on HNI'm starting to think that web sites will eventually offer so little information about their product/idea/service/game that there will just be a logo at the top and after…
proactivesvcs on HN
Combat is deterministic with no unit variety
From 1 comment
I signed up for the game. But while waiting for my game getting started, I found this link for spectating and read the docs, and you know what, this is one of the least fun games…
a-nikolaev on HN
12-hour turns are too long for some players
From 2 comments
Instead of the Youtube video, I think a step-by-step guide and feature introduction would be way better. Something like http://introjs.com/ but otherwise the game seems…
Eek on HNToo quick for me. With Diplomacy I prefer 24-36h. ;) With kids and a busy work day, I could easily miss a turn in the morning.
qznc on HN
Requests
Spectate mode without an account
From 2 comments
You should make it possible to inspect games without an account. I love that you've made your Trello open btw! Very cool to have it next to Facebook and Twitter.
Kiro on HNYea the option to spectate would be good for people like me who just want to see what the whole thing is about.
yelnatz on HN
Short tutorial or practice game
From 1 comment
I wish there were a temp game for 3 or 4 minutes to sample the thing and it would require 2-5 players. This would make it easy to learn what happens instead of waiting 6 hours.
nashashmi on HN
Open source code and public issue tracker
From 1 comment
It's nice you made your Trello todo list public, but why not make the game open source and use the GitHub issue tracker so we can also open issues and feature requests?
gibsjose on HN
Questions
Can you leave a game before it starts
From 1 comment
Is it somehow possible to leave a game that hasn't started yet? I logged in using Google, but I have notifications disabled for the account, so I would rather register using an…
xnzakg on HN
Is the app better than the browser version
From 1 comment
Is the app a reasonable improvement over the browser version?
Grangar on HN
Alternatives named
Diplomacy
From 1 comment
This sounds very much like Diplomacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)). Very cool.
callmejonas on HN
Backstabbr
From 1 comment
If you like turn-based strategy games, check out backstabbr.com (web-based Diplomacy).
sandymcmurray on HN
Iron Helmet games
From 1 comment
Nice! This reminds me a lot of Iron Helmet's games (http://www.ironhelmet.com).
panic on HN
Age of Empires
From 1 comment
For anyone interested, the from a laptop computer (macbook, chrome browser) this game was buggy and nearly unplayable. It took up 900 MB of memory and 50% CPU. Age of Empires was…
rubidium on HN