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Cool idea. I have the feeling this would be even much better without the red squares and with a regular sized board. And that it would feel more logical and interesting to me. Or is it impossible to create challenging puzzles without the red squares?
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Also, on Firefox for android, you can't move pieces downward. The browser hijacks the "drag down" gesture and refreshes the page.
The drag down gesture in Firefox was disabled last year because it interfered with page content. Are you running an old version or did you explicitly re-enable that behavior somehow?
Spent the past year iterating on it and honing it into a daily format. So many more improvements to come. Lmk if you have any questions or suggestions. Would love to hear your thoughts.
-How to play: You play White (it's always your turn). You become any piece you capture, and your goal is to clear the board in the fewest number of moves. You can capture your own pieces too. No castling, promotions, or en passant.
-What's Zen Mode: a procedurally generated infinite mode that uses an ML model I built. Happy to answer any questions on that.
So is the idea that the dark red squares are inaccessible and you just can't move to them? I spent way too long trying to figure that out. I was stuck thinking along the lines of not being able to to move into check, even after transformation to another piece.
So is the idea that the dark red squares are inaccessible and you just can't move to them? I spent way too long trying to figure that out. I was stuck thinking along the lines of not being able to to move into check, even after transformation to another piece.
Correct. Apologies for not making that clearer! in some puzzles it is much more obvious than today's because the obstacles connect to create long connected walls: https://echochess.com/game.html?game_mode=DAILY&level_type=E...
Really cool! It would be nice if there was an icon on the inaccessible squares to indicate it. I also didn’t feel the lives counter at the bottom was necessary. And like others have mentioned, click->square is better in some cases for accessibility reasons.
Still trying to hone in on the ideal number of lives for each mode. Some puzzles definitely would need more lives than others. For example: https://echochess.com/game.html?game_mode=DAILY&level_type=E...
So is the idea that the dark red squares are inaccessible and you just can't move to them? I spent way too long trying to figure that out. I was stuck thinking along the lines of not being able to to move into check, even after transformation to another piece.
Yup, you can't move to them. Weirdly I didn't notice them at all until several attempts in (and was getting confused as to why certain moves weren't allowed), in a way that reminded me of the Selective Attention Test[0]. Once I'd clocked them I was able to solve it pretty quickly. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo