[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":372},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-6093363":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":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":35,"aspects":36,"strip":45,"post_text":46,"what":47,"said":74,"maker_in_thread":216,"shape":226,"grid":230,"attempts":335,"same_week":336,"maker_shows":39,"maker_hidden":365,"reader_version":366,"card":367},"6093363","My First iPhone Game","can you beat it?","title","Show HN: My First iPhone Game – can you beat it?","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mgw.us\u002Fpenguin-plunge\u002F?c=2","mgw.us","rachelpinsker",1374618919,2013,50,46,501,1739,29,"notable","games","puzzle game","mobile_app",[24,25,26,27],"sliding puzzle","iphone game","android game","penguin puzzle","mixed",0.07,{"positive":31,"neutral":32,"mixed":33,"critical":34},5,9,6,3,23,{"design":37,"execution":40,"idea":42,"docs":43,"pricing":44},{"positive":38,"critical":39},2,1,{"positive":41,"critical":39},0,{"positive":38,"critical":41},{"positive":41,"critical":39},{"positive":41,"critical":41},[39,41,41,34,41,34,34,39,41,31,41,41,34,31,41,39,41,34,41,34,34,41,34,34,41,34,34,41,41,41,31,41,41,34,31,41,34,31,41,34],null,{"problem":46,"audience":46,"pricing":48,"motivation":46,"time_to_build":46,"stack":59,"openness":71,"stage":72,"team_size":73},{"value":49,"source":50,"evidence":51},"free app","commenter",[52,56],{"id":53,"by":54,"text":55},"6094361","maxmcd","Sidenote: It looks like the sms link routes through a linksynergy url. Is that a reliable monetization scheme for free apps? Does apple provide affiliate revenue if I end up…",{"id":57,"by":11,"text":58},"6093794","Yes, there is another game named Penguin Plunge. This is the free app and the full title is \"Penguin Plunge: Stuck in Antarctica!\". I agree being able to undo more than once…",[60,67],{"value":61,"source":50,"evidence":62},"Twilio (SMS sending)",[63],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"6094157","DesaiAshu","Yup, twilio for sms, mailgun for emails",{"value":68,"source":50,"evidence":69},"Mailgun (email sending)",[70],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"unknown","launched","team",{"praise":75,"objections":105,"requests":142,"questions":180,"alternatives":200},[76,91,98],{"value":77,"source":50,"evidence":78},"Addictive and fun puzzle gameplay",[79,83,87],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"6094384","jeff1112","I love this game--it's totally addictive. I agree with some of the other posts about wanting the game to be more responsive, but overall this is a well done app.",{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"6093775","anonymoushn","The name of the game on the landing page, \"Penguin Plunge\", is the name of a different game in the iOS app store. I liked the gameplay. The game would be a bit better if you…",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"6093526","stevewilber","Nicely done, I'm on level 11 and having a good time with it so far. A question and some feedback: I've always wondered how people do level design for puzzle games like this. Is…",{"value":92,"source":50,"evidence":93},"Cute artwork and penguin sliding animation",[94],{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"6094395","Stu1223","I thought I was stumped at level 23, but I feel like I got smarter and figured it out. I love that it challenges me, but if I focus I can solve the puzzles. 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Rachel, I feel it'd be nice to have a visual indicator as I touch the screen, right now if you…",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},{"value":116,"source":50,"evidence":117},"Crashes when using undo after sliding a block off the board",[118,122],{"id":119,"by":120,"text":121},"6093633","biot","I don't think I'll have enough interest to beat all 1000 levels, but I can crash the game reliably: ``` 1. Slide a block off the board where it starts wiggling. 2. Attempt to…",{"id":110,"by":111,"text":112},{"value":124,"source":50,"evidence":125},"SMS phone number validation requires a + prefix and is confusing",[126],{"id":127,"by":128,"text":129},"6093448","baddox","Just a tip: the validation on the SMS phone number should really be a lot nicer. 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