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Re: Show HN: Kuboble.com – Minimalistic sliding pieces puzzle game

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pmontra wrote: post #18
kuboble wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks a lot! I haven't expected more than few people seeing it. I'm absolutely excited that people like it and give great feedback. * the move is applied automatically the moment the done does stone_width/2 in a free direction. It would be tough to implement what you suggest. Also I did implement move counter the way you recommend - that if you make a move that cancels previous move it reduces the count but the test…

Nice game. > the move is applied automatically the moment the done does stone_width/2 in a free direction Shouldn't a move be complete when the stone bumps into a wall and stops moving? I guess you already have the code to detect that event. You can hook the move counter there. Keyboard navigation is definitely due on a computer. Select a stone with mouse and move with arrows or awsd. We can play two handed. It's muc…

Hi, It's that the animation and bumping is executed already when the stone does a short way - on a larger board it looks like this: https://i.gyazo.com/bd780834e5546a4d8f84791b0f619ebb.mp4

But I see how it can be confusing when the path to travel is 1*stone_width. I don't have a good idea how to preserve the behavior on a bigger board and making it less confusing on a smaller one.

Re: Show HN: Kuboble.com – Minimalistic sliding pieces puzzle game

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Narew wrote: post #10

It's really close to "Ricochet Robot" in its principle. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/51/ricochet-robots Really fun game

Oh yes. It has basically identical mechanics.

However - I only started really liking my game when I have realized that you don't need big complex boards to make interesting challenges.

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Post by kevincox »

Techbrunch wrote: post #17
Narew wrote: post #10

It's really close to "Ricochet Robot" in its principle. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/51/ricochet-robots Really fun game

I came to say the same thing ^^ Check: https://galactic.run/ for a web implementation :)

I love this game and made a web-based solver that can also be used as a game board in a pinch.

https://ricochetrobots.kevincox.ca/

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Post by japanman425 »

kuboble wrote: post #14
huhtenberg wrote: post #7

Nice. Sokoban nostalgia says Hi :) Some nits and comments if I may. * Don't count moving stones as an actual move until the stone is released. I am on a PC and if I click-and-hold a stone and then move it back and forth, each move is counted even though I haven't released the mouse button yet. This is somewhat counter-intuitive and unexpected. * Put the light source at the top. You have it at the bottom and this resu…

Thanks a lot! I haven't expected more than few people seeing it. I'm absolutely excited that people like it and give great feedback. * the move is applied automatically the moment the done does stone_width/2 in a free direction. It would be tough to implement what you suggest. Also I did implement move counter the way you recommend - that if you make a move that cancels previous move it reduces the count but the test…

Biggest tip of all is don’t be demoralised by snarky remarks such as this

> Sokoban nostalgia says Hi :)

HN is full of people who have seen it been there done it and like to point it out in the pass agg format such as that.

One of the most difficult barriers to starting a “cool” project for me is the “but X already exists” even worse when someone points it out to me in a snide manner.

Absolutely love your game. Reminds me of the primitive yet challenging games you would find on random floppy disks at a jumble sale. Thank you for making it!

Re: Show HN: Kuboble.com – Minimalistic sliding pieces puzzle game

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Post by darkvertex »

kuboble wrote: post #16
GordonS wrote: post #9

I tried level 1, moved the two stones onto the squares... and nothing happened? Eventually I realised that the stones need to be placed on different coloured squares - I'm colour blind (red/green), and can't tell any difference at all between the stones. For the squares, I can tell one is a bit darker than the other. You might want to consider using more contrast, or a more colour-blind friendly colour palette. Remin…

I'm sorry. I will add a color-blind friendly palette.

Yea, even better: distinct iconography.

A circle and a triangle, for example.

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