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SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
18 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstDesign: 4 for, 1 againstPerformance: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and deceptively difficult; easy and medium levels are satisfying
From 4 comments
Fun and deceptively difficult, nicely done!
shaneos on HNVery nice - the explainer was helpful. Just lost an enjoyable 30mins :)
MrDrDr on HNI struggled with the easy, then found a method for medium, and then medium was easy:) I can solve rubiks cube <30 seconds, and it definitely reminds me of it. Thanks!
aronhegedus on HNEasy/medium weren't that hard. The smooth UI helps quite a bit.
danbrooks on HN
Smooth UI
From 1 comment
Easy/medium weren't that hard. The smooth UI helps quite a bit.
danbrooks on HN
Objections
Red and green colors hurt the eyes and are a problem for colour blindness
From 1 comment
While I don't suffer from red-green colorblindness, it does actually hurt my eyes. One might consider offering a color switcher since as best I can tell they just need to be…
mdaniel on HN
Hard level is not very difficult compared to other twisty puzzles
From 2 comments
Nice game, but not really difficult. Try to implement SquareMinx instead ;)
shikoba on HNYes, it was easy. I know how to solve a lot of twisty puzzles, I have a lot of experience. Yours is an easy one. Squareminx, is the real monster. edit: you put tiles at random…
shikoba on HN
Requests
Gradual difficulty settings rather than three presets
From 1 comment
Would it make sense to increase the difficulty more gradually? And independent of each other? Like size, number of colors, degrees of freedom, individually, instead if just easy…
froh on HN
Color switcher for accessibility
From 1 comment
While I don't suffer from red-green colorblindness, it does actually hurt my eyes. One might consider offering a color switcher since as best I can tell they just need to be…
mdaniel on HN
Questions
Is the solution always guaranteed?
From 1 comment
Haven't had time to explore much but is the solution always guaranteed?
Bayko on HN
Alternatives named
Loop Over by carykh
From 2 comments
The medium level is the same as carykh’s Loopover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95rtiz-V2zM, https://loopover.xyz.
anderskaseorg on HNThis game has been invented before. Not a dunk on you, people come up with similar or identical ideas all the time without knowing at all about previous instances of the idea. I…
boobsbr on HN
Quixo
From 1 comment
Quixo (the game this seems to be based on) is also deceptively simple but Exptime complete (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002001902030082X) and was solved…
captn3m0 on HN
Nowotnik Puzzle (ZX Spectrum)
From 1 comment
The hard level is the same thing as The Nowotnik Puzzle, a ZX Spectrum game from 1983. https://www.emulatorgames.net/roms/zx-spectrum/nowotnik-puzzle-the-1983-phipps-associates/…
DerekL on HN
Rubik's Cube
From 1 comment
If this puzzle reminds you of a Rubik's cube that is not a coincidence. The mathematical structure of both puzzles is essentially the same. The moves in both puzzles form a…
lisper on HN