[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":527},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-49057666":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":27,"sentiment":28,"stance_mix":29,"scored_comments":33,"aspects":34,"strip":43,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":56,"maker_in_thread":227,"shape":237,"grid":242,"attempts":483,"same_week":488,"maker_shows":37,"maker_hidden":518,"reader_version":519,"card":520},"49057666","Reverse Minesweeper","Yeah it's maybe not the best way to describe it, but my intention is all clues already visible at the start rather than exploration, and adding in flowers rather than avoiding…","maker","Show HN: Reverse Minesweeper","https:\u002F\u002Fsunflowersgame.com\u002F","sunflowersgame.com","pompomsheep",1785070263,2026,267,96,175,4366,5,"legend","games","logic puzzle","web_app",[21,24,25,26],"minesweeper variant","deduction game","daily puzzle","mixed",0.016,{"positive":30,"neutral":31,"mixed":18,"critical":32},13,25,17,60,{"idea":35,"execution":38,"design":40,"docs":42},{"positive":36,"critical":37},2,4,{"positive":39,"critical":18},0,{"positive":37,"critical":41},8,{"positive":39,"critical":39},[44,45,39,39,44,45,44,44,45,45,45,45,44,36,45,44,39,45,45,39,18,44,18,18,39,18,44,45,45,36,44,18,44,44,37,18,18,45,39,18],1,3,null,{"problem":48,"audience":46,"pricing":46,"motivation":46,"time_to_build":46,"stack":53,"openness":54,"stage":55,"team_size":54},{"value":49,"source":7,"evidence":50},"Gives a minesweeper-like deduction puzzle where all clues are visible from the start",[51],{"id":52,"by":11,"text":6},"49059166",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":57,"objections":78,"requests":129,"questions":168,"alternatives":191},[58],{"value":59,"source":60,"evidence":61},"Fun, addictive and well designed","commenter",[62,66,70,74],{"id":63,"by":64,"text":65},"49059329","adzm","Actually really fun",{"id":67,"by":68,"text":69},"49068450","npodbielski","very addictive :) thanks!",{"id":71,"by":72,"text":73},"49059768","lioeters","It's cute and friendly, how it explains the rules. Maybe instead of a red box for making a mistake, the sunflower could \"shake its head\" to mean \"no\". Anyway the game feels…",{"id":75,"by":76,"text":77},"49063817","onaclov2000","Neat game! I enjoyed it!",[79,90,101,108,118],{"value":80,"source":60,"evidence":81},"Single click places an X instead of a sunflower, causing confusion",[82,86],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"49063734","bonoboTP","Single click places an x instead of a sunflower. I solved the puzzle but placed those xes instead of sunflowers and was confused why it doesn't say I solved it. I would suggest…",{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"49067269","amelius","Yeah, I made a mistake figuring out the UI. But then I (correctly) solved the puzzle and it said \"1 mistake\" but it didn't say what that mistake was. This is confusing.",{"value":91,"source":60,"evidence":92},"Insane difficulty feels too easy for some players",[93,97],{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"49059151","Kuinox","I jumped directly to insane and completed it on the first try. It's too easy.",{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"49059467","kybishop","Insane is still far too easy. For the highest skill level it should be -really- hard. Was still able to solve one in under 3 minutes. I -love- this idea though!!",{"value":102,"source":60,"evidence":103},"Pencil mode can accidentally win the puzzle",[104],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"49231792","curious_ralts","Have been playing it quite a bit since the submission as well. I have to echo the pencil mode being able to win feedback which absolutely ruins it for me - some sequences require…",{"value":109,"source":60,"evidence":110},"Mobile layout cuts off the bottom of the puzzle on small screens",[111,115],{"id":112,"by":113,"text":114},"49065948","mock-possum","Cool idea but the page doesn’t scroll and the bottom of the puzzle is cut off on smaller res, so - broken for mobile",{"id":116,"by":113,"text":117},"49125617","iPhone SE - it’s a lil guy - on iOS 26.5.2",{"value":119,"source":60,"evidence":120},"Some boxes lack enough information to deduce without guessing",[121,125],{"id":122,"by":123,"text":124},"49061911","ltsSmitty","There were a few boxes in the game I just played that didn't have enough information; e.g. only one number pointed to them and you couldn't reason it out. I think it's the kind…",{"id":126,"by":127,"text":128},"49062820","fallinditch","I think i experienced the same thing: there appeared to be no logical next step and it was necessary to make a best guess. I probably just didn't see the next step, but I thought…",[130,143,150,161],{"value":131,"source":60,"evidence":132},"Allow mistakes without penalty and add a submit or check button",[133,137,140],{"id":134,"by":135,"text":136},"49065345","jader201","Rather than counting mistakes, just allow mistakes, and just not let the puzzle get solved until it’s complete without mistakes. This is how most of Simon Tatham’s puzzles work,…",{"id":138,"by":84,"text":139},"49072607","Just allow me to put the things down without penalty and I then click a button like \"Submit\" or \"I'm done\" or \"Check it\", when I think I'm done.",{"id":141,"by":135,"text":142},"49071873","1. I feel like “trial and error” is often not a great way to solve puzzles. If you can brute force your way to a solution, that’s usually a sign of poor puzzle design. To be…",{"value":144,"source":60,"evidence":145},"Add a dark theme",[146],{"id":147,"by":148,"text":149},"49064824","itherseed","It is really good but it needs a dark theme. My eyes!",{"value":151,"source":60,"evidence":152},"Default to the daily puzzle and add stats or profile",[153,157],{"id":154,"by":155,"text":156},"49208323","graynk","I really enjoy this, but it would be great if it defaulted to the daily puzzle. And I could swear there was a share button, where did it go?..",{"id":158,"by":159,"text":160},"49148396","toxik","I have noticed this too. I have been playing it quite a bit. There is no reason to have one unique solution per board though. Some thoughts: Insane is not harder than Hard. Often…",{"value":162,"source":60,"evidence":163},"Add larger board sizes",[164],{"id":165,"by":166,"text":167},"49065162","vl","I trained to play insane, usually a just bit slower than average, after using hints for couple times. I suggest larger levels (yes, scrolling and zooming might be required).…",[169,180],{"value":170,"source":60,"evidence":171},"Does each puzzle have only one solution?",[172,176],{"id":173,"by":174,"text":175},"49088609","spopejoy","Is there only one solution per game?",{"id":177,"by":178,"text":179},"49094435","Tepix","yes",{"value":181,"source":60,"evidence":182},"Were the puzzles generated by AI or by hand?",[183,187],{"id":184,"by":185,"text":186},"49060379","0x1ceb00da","Jumped from medium to insane and didn't notice any difficulty bump. Were the puzzles designed by AI, eg arc agi puzzles are trivial for humans but very difficult for LLMs.",{"id":188,"by":189,"text":190},"49061850","dyarosla","Im curious how youve set up the multiple puzzle games you have to generate two daily puzzles each? It cant be entirely by hand or entirely AI driven?",[192,203,210,220],{"value":193,"source":60,"evidence":194},"Mosaic from Simon Tatham's puzzles",[195,199],{"id":196,"by":197,"text":198},"49059362","omoikane","In that sense, this game is similar to Mosaic[1] where the clues are all initially visible, except in Mosaic the count includes all 9 cells since black squares can be placed on…",{"id":200,"by":201,"text":202},"49065946","Jaxan","This is very similar to “Mosaic” on Simon Tatham’s puzzle webpage. There it is noted that: “This game is variously known in other locations as: ArtMosaico, Count and Darken,…",{"value":204,"source":60,"evidence":205},"Proverbs and Mosaic of the Strange on Steam",[206],{"id":207,"by":208,"text":209},"49059675","kevinwang","Another example is this Steam game which I play occasionally: https:\u002F\u002Fstore.steampowered.com\u002Fapp\u002F3083300\u002FProverbs\u002F",{"value":211,"source":60,"evidence":212},"Binairo\u002FUnruly and 0h h1",[213,217],{"id":214,"by":215,"text":216},"49062028","amanzi","This is very similar concept to \"0h h1\" https:\u002F\u002F0hh1.com\u002F which I've been playing every day on Android for a couple of years now. I had never considered it to be a reverse…",{"id":218,"by":201,"text":219},"49065973","I know it as binairo, which I have seen in paper magazines. On Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection it is known as unruly:…",{"value":221,"source":60,"evidence":222},"Dragonsweeper",[223],{"id":224,"by":225,"text":226},"49063859","sickcodebruh","This is great! Did a few rounds, will come back. A few months ago someone on HN shared Dragonsweeper and it completely hooked me and my wife to the point that we had to agree to…",{"comments":228,"answered":44,"key":229},11,[230,231,234],{"id":52,"text":6},{"id":232,"text":233},"49062553","Great thanks for sending these",{"id":235,"text":236},"49081630","Thanks for the feedback would love to talk more with someone that plays a lot of minesweeper if you have the time? Sunflowers still only ever has one valid solution across 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