Show HN: Garyku, a game inspired by the Gale-Ryser Theorem

#1

Post by verve » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 12:53 AM UTC

Re: Show HN: Garyku, a game inspired by the Gale-Ryser Theorem

#2

Post by cdaringe » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 1:00 AM UTC

I love it. If i could solve BIPs in my head, id rip thru these. A naïve heuristic got me many wins

#3

Post by pmdulaney » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 1:52 AM UTC

Is part of the game trying to figure out what the objective is?

#4

Post by verve » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 4:31 AM UTC

cdaringe wrote: post #2

I love it. If i could solve BIPs in my head, id rip thru these. A naïve heuristic got me many wins

Hah, thanks! What was your heuristic?

#5

Post by verve » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 4:32 AM UTC

pmdulaney wrote: post #3

Is part of the game trying to figure out what the objective is?

Yeah, it's not immediately obvious how to play, but I thought with some clicking around folks would figure it out.

#6

Post by schemescape » Mon, Jul 03, 2023, 4:55 PM UTC

I think I beat a level but then it just instantly changed to a new one. Or am I crazy?

The game reminds me of a few games I’ve played, most recently Dungeons & Diagrams in Last Call BBS (from Zachtronics).