Mathstick
Games
puzzle game
SHOW HN2026
37points
35comments
#1,453of 4,366 in 2026
Top 34%of 2026 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
7 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 1 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Execution: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Addictive and fun to play
From 2 comments
This is very addictive! Love it.
mvitorino on HNNice one. I spent about 15 minutes playing, thank you.
oleggromov on HN
Good learning advice from maker
From 2 comments
I appreciate the good faith effort here to learn (and advise on) programming skills! It’s rare nowadays.
cwackerfuss on HNThank you so much for the wonderful advice! It's so refreshing to see humans act and be human-- helping each other despite not knowing each other. For context, I've been stuck in…
eager_learner on HN
Objections
Off-screen drag bug could leave matches stuck
From 1 comment
Nice job. I'd seen similar things in the past but I had no idea this was an actual type of puzzle. Your game has a bug which is relatively common in drag-and-drop games. If the…
vunderba on HN
Integer overflow in shared puzzle links
From 1 comment
I think I broke it a little, playing around with INT64_MAX -…
a_t48 on HN
Requests
Add a manifest so it installs as an Android app
From 1 comment
Would you be willing to add a manifest so this can be "installed" as an app on Android?
ncruces on HN
Submit to hnarcade
From 1 comment
Nice! What did you build this with? Also, submit it to https://hnarcade.com :)
yuppiepuppie on HN
Questions
What tools were used to build it
From 1 comment
Nice! What did you build this with? Also, submit it to https://hnarcade.com :)
yuppiepuppie on HN
What JS and CSS knowledge is needed to build something like this
From 1 comment
nice game! may i know what amount of js/css knowledge should i possess to be able to write sth like this? Eloquent JavaScript + any generic CSS book enough? thanks for making my…
eager_learner on HN
Alternatives named
Wordle
From 1 comment
Thanks for trying this out. I'll fix the off-screen issue later. I created this game because of an old news my wife shared with me, it was about The New York Times bought the…
trangram on HN