Mathler
Learning and science
math puzzle game
SHOW HN2022
111points
78comments
#565of 2,570 in 2022
Top 22%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 20 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 22 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Execution: 3 for, 18 againstIdea: 6 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and more deductive reasoning than Wordle
From 3 comments
I prefer it to wordle! It’s fun and has more deductive reasoning.
quickthrower2 on HNAhhh, that's it! I've been wondering why I prefer it to wordle and why it's more fun to solve.
sugaroverflow on HNmathler.com 1 ⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜ Gets the brain going a bit more than Wordle - fun game all round! * turns out hacker news doesn't like green / yellow square emojis though
davidweatherall on HN
Well-made puzzle
From 2 comments
A nice and well done puzzle, congrats =) You could maybe add some kind of visual validation when the proposition entered does not equals the expected amount. Maybe adding the "=…
esquevin on HNLots of fun, really enjoyed playing my first game this morning. Didn’t encounter any issues on iOS.
wjgilmore on HN
Objections
Does not work on Firefox
From 4 comments
Does not seem to function on Firefox on Android. Maybe it's just me? EDIT: Also on Firefox on Windows 10.
neogodless on HNnot loading on firefox
thorwawayrus53 on HNI thought it was failing due to load or something, but seeing the other comments it seems it might just be due to me being a Firefox user.
mcherm on HNdon't publish a website if it doesn't work with all major browsers. that's not how the web is supposed to work.
kome on HN
No keyboard input at first
From 2 comments
Neat but really needs keyboard input (assuming it's not just Safari being weird.)
zimpenfish on HNI kind of like this one, but it doesn't seem to support keyboard input, which is a bummer.
neogodless on HN
Colour-blind unfriendly colours
From 1 comment
I'm colour blind, and the colours used for "correct and in the right position" and "correct and in the wrong position" are indistinguishable. (I'm guessing the OP is in this…
GordonS on HN
Solutions not unique, valid answers rejected
From 3 comments
The thing about this is that solutions aren’t unique. Ex: I tried 25-1-1 and was rejected.
wbsss4412 on HNI think I have a valid solution but it's not marked as green. Find the solution that equals 23 : 5*9-22
edp on HN12-(-11) is apparently not a solution
graderjs on HN
Requests
Show the number of tries in shared text
From 3 comments
When sharing I only got a '1' after the url, which doesn't seem to currently communicate anything about my attempt. With Wordle I get the guesses it took to complete at the top.…
mrkstu on HNmathler.com 1 ⬜⬜⬜⬜G⬜ Y⬜GGG⬜ GGGGGG Can you mark the number of trials instead of "1" for shared text ? (3/6 here)
l_jonathan_l on HNmathler.com 1 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜ ⬜⬜
rmbryan on HN
Allow editing earlier entries
From 1 comment
Pretty fun got it in 3 tries. Only annoying UI thing was that I couldn't go back and change entries without deleting everything upto that point. Played on mobile
3vidence on HN
Easy mode allowing grayed-out numbers
From 1 comment
Hey I really enjoyed this one, really tough. I think an easy mode where you were still allowed to use the numbers that have been grayed out would be nice
marcusbuffett on HN
Questions
Why 23 instead of 42?
From 1 comment
Just wondering why you chose 23 instead of 42?
tannerwj on HN
Alternatives named
Nerdle
From 2 comments
There is also Nerdle [1] where you even have to figure out what the result is. [1] https://nerdlegame.com/
richrichardsson on HNsimilar idea to https://nerdlegame.com/ Both good
parham on HN
Primel
From 1 comment
There is also primel where you have to guess a 5 digit prime. https://converged.yt/primel/
calstad on HN
Countdown numbers game
From 1 comment
Nice job, reminds me of the countdown numbers game with a twist of wordle.
andrewmackrodt on HN