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multiplayer geography game

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220points
69comments
#114of 2,264 in 2016
Top 6%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

13 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 10 mixed, 19 critical, out of 53 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.

Execution: 1 for, 9 againstDesign: 0 for, 9 againstIdea: 4 for, 0 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Addictive and fun game

    From 4 comments
    • Addictive and fun! Thank you! The fact that the crowd playing did not bring it down load-wise is just as impressive. Back-end deployment story?
      jpna66dd on HN
    • I can't stop playing!
      wyldfire on HN
    • Addictive and fun. The timing on the turns is just right. If you're looking for feedback, I'd suggest putting the leaderboard up and to the right on bigger screens. I had to keep…
      xbryanx on HN
    • this is really fun
      Temjin on HN
  • Good use case for learning websockets

    From 1 comment
    • There is already apps working on the same principle. iirc I played a game like this 1 or 2 years ago, but it was a turn based game. Very fun to play. Also, this game is very nice…
      y04nn on HN

Objections

  • Map cropped; New Zealand hard to reach

    From 4 comments
    • The worldmap seems to not include new zealand, because it takes the browser's zoom level (which i have set to high), and scales it badly to clip out the sides.
      chii on HN
    • I enjoy playing this game. But the map is cropped and New Zealand does not appear, so it was impossible for me to pin Wellington.
      mlok on HN
    • it's actually there, you can move the image to the left and you'll see it. it's "off screen"
      flanbiscuit on HN
    • Uh both America and Asia are out of view by default for me, and NZ has to be scrolled to just like those continents.
      lucb1e on HN
  • Clicks sometimes not registered

    From 4 comments
    • There is a bug somewhere where it doesn't register for clicks after a few rounds. Chrome 52, OS X.
      iends on HN
    • Same on Windows. Some clicks get unregistered. I had to click multiple times.
      kyberias on HN
    • Sometimes click does not register. Very irretating with this small amount of time givet to click. Also map is way too small on high resolution screens. Other than that very cool…
      Gonzih on HN
    • Addictive and fun. The timing on the turns is just right. If you're looking for feedback, I'd suggest putting the leaderboard up and to the right on bigger screens. I had to keep…
      xbryanx on HN
  • Stored XSS via user names

    From 3 comments
    • So an alert that just says "xss" just started popping up after a few cities. Did somebody discover something mid-game and start injecting that? http://i.imgur.com/SkXWnvV.png
      freshyill on HN
    • It seems to be related to the user names. Just received a 'Howdy' alert box :)
      flux_w42 on HN
    • Someone found XSS bug http://i.imgur.com/gni56Rf.png
      hayksaakian on HN
  • Does not work well on mobile

    From 2 comments
    • It doesn't work on mobile. The UI is cluttered to a level of unplayableability.
      edem on HN
    • I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
      chatmasta on HN
  • Cannot adjust guess or zoom for precision

    From 3 comments
    • It might be useful to allow changing one's guess. It's pretty annoying when you misclick in the middle of the map and cannot pick the correct location.
      yoha on HN
    • This is a lot of fun but I'd also recommend allowing zoom for greater precision then resetting after each question. Pretty simple JS commands for Leaflet to handle and would make…
      sailfast on HN
    • This is quite fun, although I would say the map needs to be a bit bigger to allow for better precision.
      aphextron on HN

Requests

  • Show total score

    From 3 comments
    • I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
      chatmasta on HN
    • Maybe I missed it, but it would be good to display the player's current score.
      dudul on HN
    • I really like it - a couple of opinions though - the time could be extended just a bit, maybe its my pre-coffee state but I sometimes needed a couple more seconds just to think…
      netcraft on HN
  • Allow zoom for precision

    From 2 comments
    • This is a lot of fun but I'd also recommend allowing zoom for greater precision then resetting after each question. Pretty simple JS commands for Leaflet to handle and would make…
      sailfast on HN
    • I loved it!! Would it even better if we have a certain level of zooming to improve the location accuracy. I missed out on some European cities. I think it was Copenhagen. Nice…
      120bits on HN
  • More cities

    From 2 comments
    • Super fun. I'd add more locations, though... I quit playing once I got through the whole list. Also, there were a handful of times when the timer would "jump" right at the end…
      marcusarmstrong on HN
    • I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
      chatmasta on HN
  • Allow changing guess

    From 2 comments
    • It might be useful to allow changing one's guess. It's pretty annoying when you misclick in the middle of the map and cannot pick the correct location.
      yoha on HN
    • Really fun. Showing a leaderboard is a good idea. Also, sometimes I wanted to adjust my guess with another click. Something to think about.
      thecolorblue on HN
  • Make the map fill the full screen

    From 2 comments
    • This is really great. A few thoughts -Did you have any trouble with the sockets library? -I saw you explicitly mentioned "plane_distance", so are you planning on adding Haversine…
      quantumtremor on HN
    • Sometimes click does not register. Very irretating with this small amount of time givet to click. Also map is way too small on high resolution screens. Other than that very cool…
      Gonzih on HN

Questions

  • How many turns per game?

    From 1 comment
  • Whether the ranking shown is for this turn or overall

    From 1 comment
    • I wish it worked on mobile! I'll check it out on my desktop though. Edit: just played it. Awesome. A few suggestions: - show me my total score! Unless I'm on the leaderboard, I…
      chatmasta on HN

Alternatives named

  • GeoGuessr

    From 1 comment
    • Really fun game! Reminds me of https://geoguessr.com which drops you in a random location (in Street View mode) and your task is to pinpoint the location on a map.
      Laurentvw on HN
  • TripAdvisor city game

    From 1 comment
    • Super fun. I'd add more locations, though... I quit playing once I got through the whole list. Also, there were a handful of times when the timer would "jump" right at the end…
      marcusarmstrong on HN
  • GeoChallenge (Facebook game)

    From 1 comment
    • Love it, played for like 30 minutes. There used to be a great Facebook game called GeoChallenge similar to this, for some reason got terminated and I never played another…
      gabomagno03 on HN
  • Quizzity

    From 1 comment
    • Very nice game! I've written a similar game a while back (single player, though): http://david-peter.de/quizzity/
      sharkdp on HN

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