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59comments
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How HN took it

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3 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.

Design: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun and educational game

    From 3 comments
    • Couldn't get above 3 for numerous tries, after 5 minutes or so managed to get to 18! I learned a lot playing this (and reflected on things I already "knew" but never reflected on…
      2earth on HN
    • haha this is such a cool and fun game.
      yogini on HN
    • Very fun game. Got 15/20. I think I'd do better at an HSL version.
      bbx on HN

Objections

  • Game ends after one wrong guess, too harsh

    From 2 comments
    • Definitely don't make the game end dafter one wrong guess. At least give me some lives or something, damn. Or, better yet, just let me play to the end, then give me my score.
      arcanemachiner on HN
    • I tried about 5 times and never got more than 3 right. It would be better if they started out a little easier and then increased the difficulty. Currently it seems random. At any…
      ryandrake on HN
  • Using color for correct/incorrect feedback is confusing

    From 3 comments
    • I like it, but when you make your guess the mystery color should change to the color it describes, not to green or red. You should use some other aspect to indicate success -…
      neilk on HN
    • That was confusing as hell. I had the mystery color at the top, just the hex characters, and it looked like it would be a light green. I tap on the light green and the mystery…
      gblargg on HN
    • Thank you for sharing! However, you both ask about colors and use color for confirmation. This unfortunately is both confusing and makes a not nice overlap of one modality used…
      stared on HN
  • Similar shades make some choices unfair

    From 2 comments
    • I feel that way. Also there are many cases where I can eliminate two choices as obviously wrong but can’t tell the difference between two similar shades. I wouldn’t feel bad…
      PaulHoule on HN
    • Got to number 15 and the color was #C61. My choices were #D52, #161, #C61, and #C63. Sadly, I guessed #C63 and lost. Maybe there should be some minimum distance between all of…
      Zacru on HN
  • No feedback showing correct answer

    From 1 comment
    • I played a few rounds but it doesn't tell you what was correct, so there's no feedback to improve guesses.
      gblargg on HN

Requests

  • Use lives or let the game finish and show score

    From 1 comment
    • Definitely don't make the game end dafter one wrong guess. At least give me some lives or something, damn. Or, better yet, just let me play to the end, then give me my score.
      arcanemachiner on HN
  • Show total number of questions upfront

    From 1 comment
    • It would be nice if this told you upfront how many questions there were - after sixteen with nothing changing I figured it was probably endless but apparently there are twenty?
      skykooler on HN
  • Start easy and increase difficulty

    From 2 comments
    • I feel that way. Also there are many cases where I can eliminate two choices as obviously wrong but can’t tell the difference between two similar shades. I wouldn’t feel bad…
      PaulHoule on HN
    • I tried about 5 times and never got more than 3 right. It would be better if they started out a little easier and then increased the difficulty. Currently it seems random. At any…
      ryandrake on HN
  • HSL or other color space variant

    From 1 comment
    • Very fun game. Got 15/20. I think I'd do better at an HSL version.
      bbx on HN

Questions

  • What color space is used?

    From 1 comment
    • Obligatory: what colour space? Yes I know it's probably sRGB because that's ubiquitous on the web, but "RGB" technically is not a colour space. Also interesting people talking…
      mcdeltat on HN

Alternatives named

  • GuessMyRGB by susam

    From 1 comment
    • Good job! That’s really good! Oh damn I didn’t realised it was you! Dear HN community, susam built the GuessMyRGB game which was a huge inspiration for this game. Please take the…
      maxwellito on HN
  • color.method.ac

    From 1 comment
    • Here is another one my friend shared with me that's interesting. The time constraint adds some excitement! https://color.method.ac/
      freeqaz on HN

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