Figure
Games
daily puzzle game
SHOW HN2022
417points
113comments
#82of 2,570 in 2022
Top 4%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
14 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 13 critical, out of 49 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Design: 7 for, 2 againstIdea: 3 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 2 againstPricing: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful visual design and satisfying interactions
From 3 comments
11 moves felt like too many. I made my first moves without thinking ahead, and before I knew it, I’d accidentally solved the puzzle on my first try. I felt that the puzzle lacked…
jrh206 on HNThanks a ton for making Figure colorblind friendly. Many/most tile matching games are color-based, making them difficult if not impossible to play!
chresko on HNLove, love, love the look and feel. Kudos on launching and the top-tier end result.
kretaceous on HN
Accessible for color vision deficiency
From 2 comments
Thanks a ton for making Figure colorblind friendly. Many/most tile matching games are color-based, making them difficult if not impossible to play!
chresko on HNThe fun for me in these sort of puzzles is writing a little solver, so here's mine https://gist.github.com/Q726kbXuN/a56bde5b7ea0e6fe1531584851a8b771 Interesting problem. And a…
banana_giraffe on HN
Fun daily puzzle
From 2 comments
This is fun! Thanks. I've added it to my little folder of daily puzzles (along with Wordle, PlusWord, Shortyz, Weaver, and 7 Little Words).
marssaxman on HNI didn't really need another daily puzzle in my life, but at least this one looks great and has satisfying interactions. :)
pelagic_sky on HN
Objections
Unclear how to play without instructions
From 2 comments
I couldn't figure out how the game is supposed to be played. I clicked some squares and something happened, but what? Your help screen doesn't contain any information about this.…
parasti on HNThis is really well designed! The only bit of feedback which can potentially give a better first time player is a small tutorial on what/how to click. Great work, and thanks for…
bnert on HN
Too many moves makes puzzles feel less elegant
From 2 comments
11 moves felt like too many. I made my first moves without thinking ahead, and before I knew it, I’d accidentally solved the puzzle on my first try. I felt that the puzzle lacked…
jrh206 on HN11 was the perfect number, please bring that back.
mjmj on HN
Sharing results fails on Firefox Android
From 1 comment
Hey! Fun game! I very much enjoyed the technical details in your post. Nice work! Problem: I can't share results with Firefox on my Android. It works with Chrome. After pressing…
Sverigevader on HN
Requests
Archive of past puzzles
From 2 comments
Amazing, but how can I play previous ones ?? I could sit here for an hour playing them but was done in a few minutes.
hackerlight on HNI truly love how the daily puzzle format is intentionally nonaddictive. So many games and apps are designed specifically to get you addicted. This was my favorite thing about…
sumul on HN
Email daily reminder
From 1 comment
I think it’s great! I’d really like to be able to enter my email to get a daily unobtrusive reminder to my inbox.
kitbrennan on HN
Gravity across columns or other mechanics
From 2 comments
I like it but wish the puzzle had gravity at the x,y intersection and not just the x axis. For example if you clear out a row it would shift the other rows over to the left.
thehigherlife on HNI played it and it was fun. Wordle (and some other games) do a mandatory pop-up of the instructions just to make sure first-timers understand the rules. This game didn't -- I see…
MilnerRoute on HN
Keyboard input
From 1 comment
The fun for me in these sort of puzzles is writing a little solver, so here's mine https://gist.github.com/Q726kbXuN/a56bde5b7ea0e6fe1531584851a8b771 Interesting problem. And a…
banana_giraffe on HN
Questions
How are puzzles generated and how is difficulty set
From 2 comments
I really appreciate the feedback. This is one of the main things I think about, and relates strongly to the part I mentioned about puzzle generation and difficulty variability. I…
sumul on HN11 moves felt like too many. I made my first moves without thinking ahead, and before I knew it, I’d accidentally solved the puzzle on my first try. I felt that the puzzle lacked…
jrh206 on HN
Why use a .game domain
From 1 comment
Curious, why did you pick a .game gTLD, which costs a few hundred a year, every year?
O__________O on HN
Alternatives named
Swell Foop / SameGame
From 2 comments
Relatively similar to https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/samegame.html and a dozen such puzzle games from long before it.
jldugger on HNDifferent, yet 80% same. apt install swell-foop
gauddasa on HN
Wordle
From 2 comments
I played it and it was fun. Wordle (and some other games) do a mandatory pop-up of the instructions just to make sure first-timers understand the rules. This game didn't -- I see…
MilnerRoute on HNThis is fun! Thanks. I've added it to my little folder of daily puzzles (along with Wordle, PlusWord, Shortyz, Weaver, and 7 Little Words).
marssaxman on HN