Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#1

Post by zsch » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:18 AM UTC

Show HN: An Open Source Number Game
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Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#2

Post by mattmoss » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:25 AM UTC

"You can only get credit for each multiple of 7 once…"

That carries across games; should it?

(Using Chrome 26.0.1410.65)

EDIT: I looked at the source; you do not reset sumslist.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#3

Post by zsch » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:28 AM UTC

mattmoss wrote: post #2

"You can only get credit for each multiple of 7 once…" That carries across games; should it? (Using Chrome 26.0.1410.65) EDIT: I looked at the source; you do not reset sumslist.

Thank you for pointing that out. No it should be on a game by game basis. It should be fixed now.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#4

Post by Sealy » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:39 AM UTC

That is pretty cool. It would be handy if I can see the multiples of 7 that I have used already. That way I can figure out what to work towards next.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#5

Post by zsch » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:42 AM UTC

Sealy wrote: post #4

That is pretty cool. It would be handy if I can see the multiples of 7 that I have used already. That way I can figure out what to work towards next.

That's a great idea! The trick will be finding a place to display it. Maybe I'll add a button next to the score, and clicking it will reveal an overlay with played numbers.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#6

Post by AldousHaxley » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:49 AM UTC

This is fantastic. My only suggestion would be a stronger visual indication of when something gets added to the sum or the score. It probably sounds cosmetic, but visual feedback is helpful for reinforcing text explanations (at least for me, being a more hands-on learner).

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#7

Post by zsch » Thu, May 23, 2013, 1:51 AM UTC

AldousHaxley wrote: post #6

This is fantastic. My only suggestion would be a stronger visual indication of when something gets added to the sum or the score. It probably sounds cosmetic, but visual feedback is helpful for reinforcing text explanations (at least for me, being a more hands-on learner).

That makes complete sense. I originally considered making a small noise when the sum was added to the score, though I'm leaning more towards flashing the updated score with a different color. Thank you for the feedback.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#8

Post by city41 » Thu, May 23, 2013, 2:15 AM UTC

This game is really great. My only complaint is it doesn't make sense that clicking 7 doesn't net you any points, but clicking 3 loses you the game. I'd say 7 should count as a score.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#9

Post by zsch » Thu, May 23, 2013, 2:18 AM UTC

city41 wrote: post #8

This game is really great. My only complaint is it doesn't make sense that clicking 7 doesn't net you any points, but clicking 3 loses you the game. I'd say 7 should count as a score.

I agree. Just updated.

Re: Show HN: An Open Source Number Game

#10

Post by Sealy » Thu, May 23, 2013, 2:20 AM UTC

zsch wrote: post #5

Sealy wrote: post #4

That is pretty cool. It would be handy if I can see the multiples of 7 that I have used already. That way I can figure out what to work towards next.

That's a great idea! The trick will be finding a place to display it. Maybe I'll add a button next to the score, and clicking it will reveal an overlay with played numbers.

A button would be good, but it would be even better if it showed up as soon as you played it. It would reduce the number of unnecessary clicks then and become more intuitive to play.