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Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by adamlynch »

ape4 wrote: post #28
adamlynch wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks. It's a third-party server-side API I use so it would be just based on your ID address I think. You can go here to see where it thinks you are: https://cloudflare-pages-geolocation.pages.dev . However, this can change if you reload it minutes apart or if you turn on/off WiFi, etc. It's not 100% reliable

That give me a very accurate location! Not using any VPN, etc.

Try https://backofyourhand.com/ again please, it should work. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30734844 for why

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by adamlynch »

AussieWog93 wrote: post #45
zamfi wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was also started in Cork in-game, while this link showed me the right location. I think your integration may have a bug?

Same here. Cloudflare link gives me a pin accurate to a couple of hundred metres, the link in the submission takes me to Ireland.

Try again please, it should work. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30734844 for why

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by adamlynch »

imadethis wrote: post #48

This would be actually helpful practice for first responders. FDs/EMS in my area are expected to memorize all of the streets in their region, and I imagine it’s the same for PDs too. Another layer on top of it would be to quiz you on how to get from a fixed point (the station) to a random intersection. For the US, you could also provide a random block on a street rather than an intersection.

Huh, sounds similar to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30734219. Thanks! I'd love to help first responders

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by TimPC »

adamlynch wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I made Back Of Your Hand, a map-based game where you're given random street names and you have to locate them on the map. You can play solo or compete with friends on other devices. I made it for my dad as a Christmas present. It also gave me an opportunity to learn about geocoding, etc. Tech: serverless, Leaflet, Turf, Svelte, TypeScript, Cloudflare pages. I tried to use as many open / free tools as I could.…

The circle is a bit large as in larger than a single neighborhood for my city. I feel like the game is useful when it asks you how well you know a single neighborhood. It’s less interesting when it asks you how well you know 2.5 neighborhoods.

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by rockostrich »

TimPC wrote: post #54
adamlynch wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I made Back Of Your Hand, a map-based game where you're given random street names and you have to locate them on the map. You can play solo or compete with friends on other devices. I made it for my dad as a Christmas present. It also gave me an opportunity to learn about geocoding, etc. Tech: serverless, Leaflet, Turf, Svelte, TypeScript, Cloudflare pages. I tried to use as many open / free tools as I could.…

The circle is a bit large as in larger than a single neighborhood for my city. I feel like the game is useful when it asks you how well you know a single neighborhood. It’s less interesting when it asks you how well you know 2.5 neighborhoods.

It's also kinda silly to do streets for something like Manhattan since it's a grid. But landmarks/businesses would work really well in any city.

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by astura »

Depends on what you're looking for but I think this would be more fun if it excluded very tiny streets, like minimum length. I got what is essentially a driveway for two houses that's not paved or labeled, nobody would know it's name (or that it was a named street even) unless you lived on it or next door to it. (I live next door to it). Might be less fun if someone got that on their first try.

But, again, some people are looking for a challenge, so maybe make it an option.

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by admax88qqq »

astura wrote: post #58

Depends on what you're looking for but I think this would be more fun if it excluded very tiny streets, like minimum length. I got what is essentially a driveway for two houses that's not paved or labeled, nobody would know it's name (or that it was a named street even) unless you lived on it or next door to it. (I live next door to it). Might be less fun if someone got that on their first try. But, again, some peopl…

Now you know more about your local area!

Re: Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area

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Post by petschge »

TimPC wrote: post #54
adamlynch wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I made Back Of Your Hand, a map-based game where you're given random street names and you have to locate them on the map. You can play solo or compete with friends on other devices. I made it for my dad as a Christmas present. It also gave me an opportunity to learn about geocoding, etc. Tech: serverless, Leaflet, Turf, Svelte, TypeScript, Cloudflare pages. I tried to use as many open / free tools as I could.…

The circle is a bit large as in larger than a single neighborhood for my city. I feel like the game is useful when it asks you how well you know a single neighborhood. It’s less interesting when it asks you how well you know 2.5 neighborhoods.

In my case it covers three different villages...
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