Hexapipes
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2022
537points
161comments
#43of 2,570 in 2022
Top 2%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
44 positive, 45 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 9 critical, out of 104 comments about the project. Thread score +0.34.
Idea: 13 for, 1 againstDesign: 8 for, 5 againstExecution: 5 for, 3 againstPricing: 2 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive puzzle game
From 3 comments
Me: "Oh I'm pretty good at Net, this should be easy" Two hours later I finally finish the 40x40. Thank you and I hate you. I've infected my friends with this. Also, since we're…
msoucy on HNThis is great, got sucked almost immediately.
scrame on HNAwesome puzzle. Great job!
yesthisiswes on HN
Satisfying logic-based solving
From 3 comments
Solved my first 5x5 in 1:54. At first I thought it would be really difficult but then I found a hex which could only go one way (a corner hex with V shape) and then from there…
harpersealtako on HNSolved in 1:39, very fun game and great implementation! I'm not much a fan of pipes games but have played similar concepts such as Infinite Energy on mobile. This is a good job…
michannne on HNWell done! It was intially intimidating, but it quickly became clear that the limited options made it almost a no-brainer to solve.
z9znz on HN
Objections
Timer causes stress; requested option to hide it
From 2 comments
I liked it, but I've got a funny thing about being timed. It stresses me out and makes a game that should be relaxing completely unenjoyable. I've heard others say the same to me…
technothrasher on HNI have a minor nitpick to share. I’d like it if there was an option to hide the timer, because being under time pressure to solve a puzzle can stress me out. Overall, it’s a fun…
loganc2342 on HN
Right-click context menu appears on some browsers and systems
From 2 comments
Right/control click does not work on a Mac. On Safari and Firefox, they both bring up the contextual menu; on Chrome it just highlights the hex.
egypturnash on HNRight-clicking locks a piece, but it also brings up a context menu that I need to get rid of. It would be nice if that didn't happen.
thaumasiotes on HN
Rules are not explained clearly up front
From 1 comment
Great game! I humbly suggest that you flesh out the rules just a bit more. I struggled to figure out if pipes were allowed to run out of bounds, whether they all had to be…
mdavis6890 on HN
Requests
Daily puzzle with shareable results
From 3 comments
Make a daily one where everyone has the same game for the day and you can share your scores and my entire friend group would play along with the other ones we do like Wordle and…
nabakin on HNVery cool! I suggest adding a daily puzzle with a share result (day number and how long it took to solve) like all the games in the wordleverse do. My spouse and I would enjoy…
furyofantares on HNThis is fantastic. A true joy to play! I am seconding the suggestion that you make a daily challenge like Wordle, with the feature to share your time and somehow a "masked"…
bloopernova on HN
Dark mode
From 1 comment
Any chance for a dark mode?
alexb_ on HN
Skip button for unsolvable-feeling puzzles
From 1 comment
Puzzle 850 (10x10) appears to be unsolvable? After fixing the rest of the tiles, I was left with a scrambled area in the top-middle with 3 loose ends. Even if the affected tiles…
phaedrus on HN
Mobile or phone app version
From 1 comment
Wow! What fun. You have to make this a phone/tablet app...
Syzygies on HN
Questions
Is the solution always unique?
From 1 comment
Is there always a single possible solution ? (I did a bunch of small ones and always found a solution pretty quickly)
forty on HN
How does the spanning tree generator work?
From 1 comment
Captivating! So, while generating the puzzle, you are essentially creating a random Spanning Tree for the given nodes (hexagon) arrangement? Then you randomize each pipe piece's…
emadehsan on HN
Alternatives named
Simon Tatham's Net
From 1 comment
Neat. The multiple colors for groups is another innovation beyond SGT's Net. You might consider implementing the traditional 3 mouse button controls (rotate left, mark correct,…
neilv on HN
Noodles mobile app
From 1 comment
Nice I was addicted to this exact game on a mobile app many years ago. Thanks so much for making the source code available! Gonna be fun to dig into it Edit: found the app,…
culi on HN
Entanglement
From 1 comment
Reminds me of this game, Entanglement, that I used to play a bunch ~10 years ago. It showed up as a "Chrome App" (when that used to be a thing back then, lol, Google killed those…
francislavoie on HN