Garden Madness
Games
browser puzzle game
SHOW HN2011
53points
36comments
#231of 1,097 in 2011
Top 22%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
7 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Idea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Addictive and fun once learned
From 2 comments
Once you found your way in, it's really addictive. However, if you could make the introduction a little easier to grasp, more people would give it a try.
jupiter on HNVery cool, nice to see a game that is both HTML5 and fun to play. :)
cubtastic71 on HN
Looks and plays well
From 2 comments
Very nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HNI like it! I got the highest scoring click of "all time" :)
qq66 on HN
Good puzzle mechanic with find-pattern goal
From 1 comment
This game is awesome. I gave up on a similar HTML/JS game I was making because I could not think of the gameplay/goal/prize: https://zetabee.com/games/bee - I love your 'find…
chime on HN
Objections
Instructions and onboarding are unclear
From 3 comments
I tried and I liked the UI and the game seems responsive... However - I am really lost as to how to play. I tried finding 4 of the same color more, I had none on the board. I…
jason_slack on HNI'm not much of a game player these days, but I have to say that I played this for a while. You did a great job with everything. I would say the instructions need to be a little…
duck on HNOnce you found your way in, it's really addictive. However, if you could make the introduction a little easier to grasp, more people would give it a try.
jupiter on HN
Chance counting rules are unintuitive
From 1 comment
Very nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HN
No sound effects
From 2 comments
Its nice, some sounds would be really cool, for instance a background music, a click sound and a boom sound for the chain combos :) Nice work!
joakin on HNVery nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HN
Requests
Add sound effects
From 2 comments
Its nice, some sounds would be really cool, for instance a background music, a click sound and a boom sound for the chain combos :) Nice work!
joakin on HNVery nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HN
Global highscores
From 1 comment
I'm not much of a game player these days, but I have to say that I played this for a while. You did a great job with everything. I would say the instructions need to be a little…
duck on HN
Timed mode or more game modes
From 1 comment
Very nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HN
Fewer flower types at the start
From 1 comment
I see the brick/block popper game a lot (I have a games portal and I check out the 'new stock' pretty much every day). On thing that I notice that the better brick-block-popper…
AlexC04 on HN
Questions
How to protect source code in HTML5 games
From 1 comment
More broadly, dealing with HTML5, how do you protect your source code/ intellectual property? Seems like it is all there in the javascript. I know flash can be cracked but it…
watchandwait on HN
How to prevent cheating on global highscores
From 1 comment
Good job, even though all highscores are local, not global. :) Should probably mention that somewhere. Speaking of global highscores in a JavaScript/HTML context: Anyone knows…
superted on HN
Does it run on mobile phones
From 1 comment
Really nice - wonder how it converts / runs as a phone app
youngtaff on HN
Alternatives named
Bejeweled-style match games
From 1 comment
Very nice... a few suggestions: - When you click a constellation and win a chance, unless you match a group of 4+ on the same move that chance is used up immediately. Perhaps it…
biot on HN
Mochigames
From 1 comment
I wrote the stuff behind http://fstr.net so it's my own personal games portal. The games come in from a few different XML feeds 'mochigames' being the big one. There are some…
AlexC04 on HN
Bee in the garden (zetabee)
From 1 comment
This game is awesome. I gave up on a similar HTML/JS game I was making because I could not think of the gameplay/goal/prize: https://zetabee.com/games/bee - I love your 'find…
chime on HN