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Post by Liftyee » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 10:51 PM UTC

lysium wrote: post #10

That's a fun game! I found out I have muscle memory for j/k meaning up/down, instead of w/s.

Post by Muvasa » Wed, Jul 16, 2025, 10:56 PM UTC

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Post by abrookewood » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 1:38 AM UTC

MontyCarloHall wrote: post #4

Passing each column should count for 10 points, and your score should be dinged -1 point for each keypress. Pressing a key that's not on the screen should be a -5 point penalty. Game over if you drop below 0 points. That would solve the button mashing easy win problem. Also, perhaps my skills are lacking, but the game essentially becomes impossible after the columns become 6 blocks wide — the fraction of open (i.e. f…

Post by jtokoph » Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 4:59 AM UTC

the__alchemist wrote: post #17

camtarn wrote: post #13

Typing to destroy blocks is pretty satisfying, but I really disliked the W/S to move.

E/D would be better for homerow-rest.