MultiplayerChess.com
Games
online chess
SHOW HN2011
79points
54comments
#145of 1,097 in 2011
Top 14%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 9 mixed, 16 critical, out of 44 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Execution: 0 for, 10 againstDesign: 3 for, 1 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimalist design that is easy to jump into
From 3 comments
Fantastic design. Only issue at the moment is people leaving after 3 moves or seemingly permanently idle, but no doubt that's due to people trying it out. Great domain by the…
nopassrecover on HNI second the design comment. Extremely easy to jump in and start, no log-in bs, nothing to get in your way. The minimalist aesthetic is nice as well. If only I knew how to play…
ndunn2 on HNFantastic site. I think I am going to pick up online chess again. Really nice work. Could you put some contact info in your about? I'll send some feedback after I use it for some…
markkat on HN
Easy and intuitive to use
From 1 comment
Very nice. It looks great and seems really easy and intuitive to use. A few suggestions: 1. When playing against the AI (on Chrome/Vista) after a move the piece briefly stays…
jonp on HN
Objections
Browser compatibility problems (IE, iPad Safari, Opera, Firefox crash)
From 5 comments
With Internet Explorer I see only an empty chessboard. Is it working only wiht Chrome/FF/Safari? Just before anyone start a rant on decent browser, this is my office PC and I…
VinzO on HNSeems to not be iPad Mobile Safari compatible. In a singleplayer match, says it's white's turn, but I can't move pieces (presumably I need to be able to drag them), and the site…
jschuur on HNIt looks nice. A couple of issues occur when using Opera 11 on Vista. The pieces are not centered on the square, they're about 5px up and left. And when pieces move they leave…
zipdog on HNJavascript fail. Crashes Firefox 3.6.16. Screenshot: http://tinyurl.com/627mftb
noduerme on HNUsing Safari on a MacBook, the site briefly flashes a white knight, and then just a blank, black background where I can do nothing.
impendia on HN
AI is too weak or gets stuck
From 3 comments
Very nice. It looks great and seems really easy and intuitive to use. A few suggestions: 1. When playing against the AI (on Chrome/Vista) after a move the piece briefly stays…
jonp on HNHi, great work! Very clean and easy to play. I just played a game against your AI - I should've lost but it got stuck at the very end. I had a king and 2 blocked pawns, AI had…
mraybman on HNGreat job, tried the single player, it was very slow on Safari and the AI couldn't beat me :)
sarp on HN
Single-player mode is slow
From 2 comments
Nice. The single-player mode is a bit slow, though (client-side - FF seems pretty busy.) [EDIT: also, the AI tries a bit too hard to lose.]
JoachimSchipper on HNGreat job, tried the single player, it was very slow on Safari and the AI couldn't beat me :)
sarp on HN
Requests
Add chat
From 2 comments
great game, feature request: add chat
steg132 on HNNice work. I just got trounced! Chat would be good, or at least a few communication buttone ("Nice Move", "I resign" (!) etc). I'm sure some players would like a game timer.
sc00ter on HN
Allow resigning
From 1 comment
You need to allow people to resign. Instead of just letting them leave.
dbz on HN
Add a time limit or game timer
From 2 comments
Would be great if you added a time limit, like zynga poker
noob007 on HNNice work. I just got trounced! Chat would be good, or at least a few communication buttone ("Nice Move", "I resign" (!) etc). I'm sure some players would like a game timer.
sc00ter on HN
Questions
How the AI works and whether it is written in JavaScript
From 2 comments
Pretty nice, I did beat the AI pretty easily but I guess that's because you disabled the deep search. Is the AI made in Javascript?
samuel1604 on HNSleek and simple interface. Where did you find the AI though? I know you aren't supposed to play the AI, but it doesn't seem to be aware of anything happening on the board. ```…
zyfo on HN
Alternatives named
lichess.org
From 1 comment
http://lichess.org/
absconditus on HN
eidogo for Go
From 1 comment
Seems like it'd be easiest to work on extending http://eidogo.com/, which is open source.
cjbprime on HN