This reminds me of the great game, Ergo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55279/ergo
Show HN: Variables War, a kid-friendly code playing-cards game
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#12If you want programming inspired card game, wouldn't deck building be the natural mechanic?
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#13I don't understand the "Condition" cards: "Forbids any card that is breaking this condition. If the condition is already broken, then forbids any card that is not going towards its resolution." I don't know what it means to "forbid" a card. The word appear nowhere else in the card descriptions or game rules. Some (non-trivial) examples are probably called for; it seems like one of the more powerful and complicated ca…
> What's the opposite of "ragequit"?
Assuming you're trying to invert the 'rage' part of rage quitting and not the 'quit' part (or even both), I think the sentiment you're angling to express is usually termed "mic drop"
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think that's the point. Kids don't necessarily know what they'll like until they try it, that's sort of the whole point of being a kid.
Most of the parents here will abuse their kids on a weekly basis with coding crap until they “like” it. Kids like to run, jump, play, be with other kids, not code.
My little brother started programming when he was five. You might want to rethink your sweeping generalizations about "parents here" or kids in general. It's not just rude and obnoxious, it's ignorant and plain wrong.
Re: Show HN: Variables War, a kid-friendly code playing-cards game
#15If you want programming inspired card game, wouldn't deck building be the natural mechanic?
If you want deck building mechanic, wouldn't programming the game be the natural suggestion?
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#16Nice concept! Good game. And nice presentation.
Wonder if the lack of visuals and random terms/quotes be a detractor from kid's interest.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most of the parents here will abuse their kids on a weekly basis with coding crap until they “like” it. Kids like to run, jump, play, be with other kids, not code.
My little brother started programming when he was five. You might want to rethink your sweeping generalizations about "parents here" or kids in general. It's not just rude and obnoxious, it's ignorant and plain wrong.
My son is almost 9, and he is far more accomplished in programming than I was at that age. And I was a precocious self-taught programmer of the TRS-80 era.
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#18Graphic design feedback:
- don't use just color to separate card types. Include an icon.
- make it obvious which text is the effect and which is the flavor text.
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#19This is cool...and I would back you in a kickstarter campaign...go for it!
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think that's the point. Kids don't necessarily know what they'll like until they try it, that's sort of the whole point of being a kid.
Most of the parents here will abuse their kids on a weekly basis with coding crap until they “like” it. Kids like to run, jump, play, be with other kids, not code.
I ran around, jumped and played with other kids when I was a child.
I also spent hours programming, and I bloody loved it. My parents don't so anything related to computer science, they had no idea what I was doing.