Eight Colors
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
27 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 15 mixed, 29 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Execution: 2 for, 19 againstIdea: 14 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 9 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive; feels like a 2D Rubik's cube
From 5 comments
I love it. At some point for me, there seemed to be a bug, circles started disappearing
pacaro on HNNice game! As others have mentioned, it feels like a 2D rubix cube, which I never managed to finish. Feeling more comfortable with this version. I'd love it if it could be…
agust on HNReminds me of Yoshi's Cookie, but way cleaner. Great job!
staffordrj on HNAwesome! It looks like rubik's cube in 2D.
the42thdoctor on HNaddictive! ...played all levels, really nice!
flockaroo on HN
Clean, nice design
From 2 comments
Reminds me of Yoshi's Cookie, but way cleaner. Great job!
staffordrj on HNl hate this type of sliding puzzle. but the site is very nice. it's alike a rubik's cube for babies
farzher on HN
Objections
Controls are confusing; shift key for sliding is unintuitive
From 3 comments
Lovely game! I wonder if it might be a nicer UX if you could choose for the Shift key to be needed to slide circles around rather than to move the selection. In my mind,…
yboris on HNThis looks fun, but I want to walk you through what I did when I saw the page. I started clicking on circles thinking I could move them by clicking. I saw the key commands, but…
thewebcount on HNI kinda wish the arrow keys defaulted to moving the highlighted portion and you had to hold shift to move them.
staffordrj on HN
Circles disappear or get stuck on iOS and Android
From 5 comments
I love it. At some point for me, there seemed to be a bug, circles started disappearing
pacaro on HNSame bug here, it breaks the puzzle completely. I’m using Safari on an iPhone.
SalmoShalazar on HNSame here. Game breaking bug on level 5. iOS Chrome. Swipe up a few times on a column and a circle disappears.
brendanmc6 on HNFun but I’m encountering bugs or unexpected behavior. Circles disappear for no reason and then become immovable and/or impact other rows/columns inexplicably. iOS Safari
dataspun on HNPretty fun although on Android Firefox occasionally colors will get stuck or vanish
warent on HN
Game does not fit on small iPhone screens
From 4 comments
On iPhone SE (2nd gen) the bottom is cut off and I can’t see the goal image. Neither the bottom two buttons. Also can’t scroll.
soneca on HNThis is very fun! However, on iPhone SE-sized screens, it’s not possible to see the entire target pattern, nor is it possible to scroll down so the browser chrome (Mobile Safari)…
linux2647 on HNSuper fun to play on iPhone browser. However I can’t see the target pattern on my old iPhone 7 :(
tonmoy on HNI'm on an iPhone 7 and I can't scroll down to see the target configuration. Always good to develop against smaller form factors if you're releasing to a wide audience
h0l0cube on HN
Back button hijacked, breaking navigation
From 2 comments
Are you doing anything with the back button behavior I’m not able to return to the previous site on mobile safari. It’s quite frustrating. Other than that it seems nice and…
xfour on HNThis is called hijacking the back button and it's an extremely irritating practice.
redundantly on HN
Requests
Make shift key toggle or swap control scheme
From 3 comments
Oh I see! If you use the mouse to click around and arrow keys to move! Seems like a single toggle checkbox would be enough to satisfy everyone ;)
yboris on HNPerhaps just add a toggle as to what behavior the shift key has? It's just a boolean value, after all.
LordDragonfang on HNI agree with the parent. I love the game but the controls are not fun for me. I would do the following (for ME): - arrow keys move the cursor - the cursor is easier to see. Just…
xmonkee on HN
Add vim-style (hjkl) or configurable key bindings
From 2 comments
Cool! Adding to the feature requests, can you enable vim-like navigation? WASD is a hazy memory compared to HJKL.
happimess on HNNote to self: In an HTML game engine, must have user-configurable key bindings.
a9h74j on HN
Support mouse drag and touch dragging
From 2 comments
I'd rather drag with a mouse instead of have to click to set location then press keys to slide. As a bonus drag would also work for touch.
zamadatix on HNCan't scroll down on my phone to see the pattern I'm aiming for, I'd suggest just listening to drag events on the circles themselves
ioseph on HN
Add move counter and timer reset on retry
From 3 comments
Keeping track of how many moves you did would be cool. It would be fun to try get as low of score as possible.
mauveforest on HNSuper great, like the way shift works :) Super fun to speedrun, has level 8 down to 3 seconds - would be nice if the counter also reset when you press reset. edit: oh and…
runekaagaard on HNFun game! I may have found a potential bug, however. When replaying a level, the timer doesn't seem to properly reset. It will initially display "00m 00s", but then pick up where…
g4zj on HN
Questions
Is level 23 solvable?
From 1 comment
Is lvl 23 solvable? I quickly solved 7 levels and then tried doing lvl 23 and have been stuck on it for 10 minutes, always ending up with 2 circles next to each other that I…
ggerganov on HN
Which frameworks or libraries were used?
From 1 comment
I'm really interested in knowing if your used any frameworks or libraries for this game, and if that's the case, which ones? I'm on my phone now so I can't easily check your…
Xevi on HN
Alternatives named
15 Puzzle
From 1 comment
This game is kind of nice. A clever variation of 15-Colors[1]. Problem though is that "15 Puzzle" is a pretty challenging puzzle in itself. Adding complexity of Wordle, makes it…
shubhamjain on HN
Rubik's Cube
From 2 comments
Feels like a flattened Rubik cube... Nice!
jfmc on HNGreat work! Simple and elegant. Makes me thinking of a simplified Rubik's cube.
glerk on HN
Chuzzle
From 1 comment
You should check Chuzzle game (as I remember puzzles opens after some gameplay) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310/Chuzzle_Deluxe/
psydvl on HN
Yoshi's Cookie
From 1 comment
Reminds me of Yoshi's Cookie, but way cleaner. Great job!
staffordrj on HN