Sleepwiththefish.es
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social twitter game
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
0 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.38.
Idea: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun game concept, a clever take on real-life Assassin
From 2 comments
Great game, though there's a weird bug where when you die you don't get a new target, so 2 people end up with the same target and identical bit.ly links,...
jonmarkgo on HNIt looks to be an online version of the real-life game Assassin but with bitly links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin_(game)
po on HN
Objections
Players can avoid being killed by not clicking bit.ly links
From 2 comments
Yep, but in this online version you can easily just not click the links. If you know your friend is playing (and I assume only those that sign up can play) then you can just not…
nametoremember on HNMaybe I'm misunderstanding, but from reading the brief description, my initial thought is this: surely, once I had signed up, I would either avoid clicking bit.ly links, or…
corin_ on HN
Unclear what the game does and what access it needs to Twitter
From 3 comments
I don't want to type in my credentials without looking at an example of what this actually does. :(
dfischer on HNI don't know what this game is or how this is going to use my Twitter account. My only options are to grant access to Twitter or "Get back to work! There's nothing to see here.".…
drivebyacct2 on HNHow does this work?
jsavimbi on HN
Layout bugs across browsers
From 3 comments
The layout of the site is a little messed up for me (Chrome on OS X). See the bottom where the "built in a week" text is over top of the description. http://imgur.com/xNWb6
spatten on HNSame in Firefox 3.6 on Linux.
damncabbage on HNSame in FF4 on Windows. Additionally, "We" in "Welcome" and "We've" in "We've got a job" are behind the bearded dude with the briefcase.
reemrevnivek on HN
Concern that the game uses bit.ly links and harms their reputation
From 1 comment
Is it like those people trying to get some rewards by tricking me into clicking their v14grA thing? or like phishing? Are you trying to destroy the reputation of bit.ly with this?
cycojesus on HN
Requests
Rename the word 'killing' to something funnier
From 1 comment
i would suggest replacing the word "killing" with something a bit funnier and less likely to be taken out of context. eg "boffing", "thwacking", "clowning", in the best case you…
dusklight on HN
Add an opt-out so links don't reward the sender
From 1 comment
How do I opt out? I don't want users who send me these links to receive any sort of reward in-game when I click them.
floatingatoll on HN
Provide a Facebook version
From 1 comment
Is there any game like this for facebook? I don't use twitter much.
tled on HN
Questions
How does the game work?
From 2 comments
How does this work?
jsavimbi on HNI don't want to type in my credentials without looking at an example of what this actually does. :(
dfischer on HN
Should dead players be allowed to rejoin?
From 1 comment
This bug has been fixed. Currently when you die you can rejoin. Is that a good idea?
alexgodin on HN
Alternatives named
Real-life Assassin game
From 1 comment
It looks to be an online version of the real-life game Assassin but with bitly links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin_(game)
po on HN