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Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by rsaz »

jrh206 wrote: post #8
rsaz wrote: post #7

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I think the number of moves isn’t the key stat here, just the number of tries to complete in that many moves. I do wonder what the minimum required moves to complete a level is, but it seems it would be at least close to 11. How many moves did it take you?

I completed it in 11 moves and assumed that that was the minimum.

Ah, think I misunderstood you originally. Anecdotally, it took me a couple tries and some thought, and I felt quite satisfied when I figured it out!

I also find it takes me a few tries on puzzles like this to see if I really like them, so hopefully if you try some harder ones in the future you’ll enjoy it more.

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by rsaz »

hackerlight wrote: post #14
rsaz wrote: post #10

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This is partially the point of the recent wave of daily games spurred by wordle. You can only play today’s puzzle, so you’ll have to return to the site every day to try new ones. In fact I don’t think I’ve seen any that allow you to play past day’s puzzles.

I don't see why this is a good feature for the user. I just want to play it.

It isn’t, it’s a feature to keep the website relevant for a longer time. I’d be really happy to see this one break the mold, considering the rest of the development seems really reasonable and user-friendly.

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by sumul »

bambax wrote: post #23

Good game, and great writeup. I'm clearly in the grumblers' camp but will try to take your example as an encouragement to move ahead.

Give it a whirl! A couple early decisions I made about this that I think really helped: (1) Try to pick frameworks that have been fairly mature for at least a year or two. Even with stable stuff like React Hooks and Next.js I ran into issues that would have been much harder to figure out a year ago. (2) Set aside some time to learn but don't try to learn it all before starting to tinker. I spent about a week reading the official documentation for React, Redux, and Next.js, but it all really clicked in the first few days of building.

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by sumul »

matthewfcarlson wrote: post #24

I love this. I know I’m a choosy beggar here, but could you add a pwa manifest so I can put it on my Home Screen? Alternatively, is it open source/accepting pull requests?

It's ready to be installed on your home screen! I mention this on the help page. :-)

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by sumul »

chresko wrote: post #17

Thanks a ton for making Figure colorblind friendly. Many/most tile matching games are color-based, making them difficult if not impossible to play!

Cheers! Curious to hear if it's friendly enough for you or if it feels like you're maybe having less fun than someone with full color vision.

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by sumul »

rsaz wrote: post #22
hackerlight wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't see why this is a good feature for the user. I just want to play it.

It isn’t, it’s a feature to keep the website relevant for a longer time. I’d be really happy to see this one break the mold, considering the rest of the development seems really reasonable and user-friendly.

I truly love how the daily puzzle format is intentionally nonaddictive. So many games and apps are designed specifically to get you addicted. This was my favorite thing about Wordle when I first heard about it, and it's one of the main reasons I embraced this model for inspiration.

That said, there has been consistent feedback that people want to play old puzzles, myself included. At least for me, the replay value is actually pretty solid after a few days' opportunity of forgetting the solution. So the next big feature I'm working on is the puzzle archive. Stay tuned!

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by brw »

rsaz wrote: post #10
hackerlight wrote: post #6

Amazing, but how can I play previous ones ?? I could sit here for an hour playing them but was done in a few minutes.

This is partially the point of the recent wave of daily games spurred by wordle. You can only play today’s puzzle, so you’ll have to return to the site every day to try new ones. In fact I don’t think I’ve seen any that allow you to play past day’s puzzles.

I've been playing Cell Tower[1] for a while now, and it's one of the few that does allow you to redo previous puzzles you've missed (or have already taken and just want to redo anyway). The streak however only increases when you play today's puzzle.

[1] https://www.andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower

Re: Show HN: Figure is a daily logic puzzle game

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Post by sumul »

Closi wrote: post #19
sumul wrote: post #9

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I really appreciate the feedback. This is one of the main things I think about, and relates strongly to the part I mentioned about puzzle generation and difficulty variability. I do want this to feel like a consistently great puzzle. For comparison, the median number of tries it took people to solve yesterday's puzzle (10 moves) was 7. Figure #35's median was 19 tries! Today's puzzle is definitely one of the easier o…

The “number of tries” metric might be out if anyone else solved it like I did (ie going back to see if there was some smarter solution). As for your comment about nontrivial puzzles - absolutely! 100% agree - the joy in a lot of puzzle games like bejewelled is unexpectedly clearing half the board with a clever move!

Not sure exactly what you mean. It only logs the number of tries for your first solve, but you can keep playing around with it after that without affecting your stats (or the global stats).
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