Blocks
Games
browser puzzle game
SHOW HN2020
133points
50comments
#460of 3,028 in 2020
Top 16%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
9 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 22 critical, out of 43 comments about the project. Thread score -0.18.
Design: 3 for, 12 againstIdea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun, pretty and addictive puzzle game
From 5 comments
The game is quite pretty, and fun for a minute, but it didn't seem to actually get more challenging as I played, and it got old quickly. And yes, the "oh yeah" is super weird.
johnmaguire2013 on HNThis was really fun, and I loved the soundtrack. The suggestive "oh yea" message got old quickly though.
maximp on HNThat game is amazing.
samorozco on HNAddictive!
elonmusk61 on HNPretty cool game! I had to stop playing after a while as people around me were starting to wonder where the "Oh yeaahh!" was coming from.
dreamer7 on HN
Reminds commenters of tangrams and the Talos Principle minigame
From 2 comments
Reminds me of playing with tangrams as a kid. Surprisingly, still pretty damn fun.
phobosanomaly on HNreminds me of the minigame in "The Talos Principle", but there a significant source of complexity comes from the ability to rotate the pieces.
gpderetta on HN
Objections
The 'oh yeah' voice clip sounds sexual or creepy and is uncomfortable
From 5 comments
The "oh yeah" has a sexual intonation to it; it's perfect.
crehn on HNAgreed. It was less of a celebratory "oh yeah" and more of a moaning "oh yeah", which felt a little uncomfortable while playing a non-sensual game. There was a button in the…
Jemaclus on HN"Ohhh yeahhhhhh" Help me, this game makes me feel weird inside.
Der_Einzige on HNThe "oh yeah" is creepy as hell, disable it!
mrlala on HNThat "ohh yeah" made me so uncomfortable.
whoisjuan on HN
Sound cannot be turned off easily
From 3 comments
It would get unproductive but since you cannot turn the sound off, it stayed productive.
rojcyk on HNI too ceased playing because of the sound. Barely funny the first time or two, it was just irritating after that. (Yes, I know I could mute the site, but by then the appeal of…
ars on HNCaution to anyone wearing headphones.
BRedSox on HN
Difficulty does not ramp up
From 2 comments
The game is quite pretty, and fun for a minute, but it didn't seem to actually get more challenging as I played, and it got old quickly. And yes, the "oh yeah" is super weird.
johnmaguire2013 on HNYa, I lost interest a few levels in when the difficulty didn't really ramp up. Maybe it does later?
time0ut on HN
Layout too large for small phone screens
From 3 comments
It’s sadly a little too big for my iPhone SE :(
saagarjha on HNSame for my BlackBerry Key2, still playable but the top area is obscured
SuperPaintMan on HNReally I feel like half the challenge is that the whole thing is constrained to a tiny phone screen sized area and you can barely see what your pieces even are until you've…
egypturnash on HN
Possible plagiarism of an earlier Treksit app and Powerblocks demo
From 3 comments
About three months ago someone posted a netflify app called "Treksit", which was flagged for plagiarization: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24050651 Both "Treksit" and…
hwayne on HNIt looks almost exactly like: http://pulzed.com/demo/powerblocks/
ismail on HNSame UI, first two puzzles are exact same, and it's the person who was plagiarized in the first place (Tronix → Treksit). Yup, this another plagiarism.
hwayne on HN
Requests
Add piece rotation
From 2 comments
The ability to rotate pieces would really increase the difficulty factor.
jboggan on HNI love it - can you add rotation so you can scramble the pieces when you start to make it more challenging?
orliesaurus on HN
Add mirroring of pieces
From 1 comment
And mirroring! Reminds me of those wooden games with just four pieces.
ralala on HN
Questions
Who made the game and where are the credits for the game code
From 2 comments
Great game, but I'm really confused as to who made it. I clicked nearly everything on the screen and couldn't see an author anywhere
kthartic on HNBut this does not list any credits for the actual game... Looking at the websites sources the actual game-code (powerblocks.js) was apparently written in 2016 by Danijel…
das_keyboard on HN
Are the puzzles automatically generated
From 1 comment
Not a very original concept. They use these puzzles for child intelligence tests. Are the puzzles automatically generated? What would be hilarious (imo) would be if the 100th…
kkdaemas on HN
Alternatives named
Treksit (same author, flagged for plagiarism)
From 1 comment
About three months ago someone posted a netflify app called "Treksit", which was flagged for plagiarization: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24050651 Both "Treksit" and…
hwayne on HN
Powerblocks demo by pulzed
From 1 comment
It looks almost exactly like: http://pulzed.com/demo/powerblocks/
ismail on HN
Defonic app
From 1 comment
Honest question, is this a hidden sales funnel for the defonic app? This little popup in the bottom left pushed out the words more awesomeness and I clicked it. A new windows…
tmaly on HN