Eight Colors

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puzzle game

SHOW HN2022

368points
124comments
#99of 2,570 in 2022
Top 4%of 2022 by points

How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

27 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 15 mixed, 29 critical, out of 97 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.

Execution: 2 for, 19 againstIdea: 14 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 9 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Fun and addictive; feels like a 2D Rubik's cube

    From 5 comments
    • I love it. At some point for me, there seemed to be a bug, circles started disappearing
      pacaro on HN
    • Nice game! As others have mentioned, it feels like a 2D rubix cube, which I never managed to finish. Feeling more comfortable with this version. I'd love it if it could be…
      agust on HN
    • Reminds me of Yoshi's Cookie, but way cleaner. Great job!
      staffordrj on HN
    • Awesome! It looks like rubik's cube in 2D.
      the42thdoctor on HN
    • addictive! ...played all levels, really nice!
      flockaroo on HN
  • Clean, nice design

    From 2 comments
    • Reminds me of Yoshi's Cookie, but way cleaner. Great job!
      staffordrj on HN
    • l hate this type of sliding puzzle. but the site is very nice. it's alike a rubik's cube for babies
      farzher on HN

Objections

  • Controls are confusing; shift key for sliding is unintuitive

    From 3 comments
    • Lovely game! I wonder if it might be a nicer UX if you could choose for the Shift key to be needed to slide circles around rather than to move the selection. In my mind,…
      yboris on HN
    • This looks fun, but I want to walk you through what I did when I saw the page. I started clicking on circles thinking I could move them by clicking. I saw the key commands, but…
      thewebcount on HN
    • I kinda wish the arrow keys defaulted to moving the highlighted portion and you had to hold shift to move them.
      staffordrj on HN
  • Circles disappear or get stuck on iOS and Android

    From 5 comments
    • I love it. At some point for me, there seemed to be a bug, circles started disappearing
      pacaro on HN
    • Same bug here, it breaks the puzzle completely. I’m using Safari on an iPhone.
      SalmoShalazar on HN
    • Same here. Game breaking bug on level 5. iOS Chrome. Swipe up a few times on a column and a circle disappears.
      brendanmc6 on HN
    • Fun but I’m encountering bugs or unexpected behavior. Circles disappear for no reason and then become immovable and/or impact other rows/columns inexplicably. iOS Safari
      dataspun on HN
    • Pretty fun although on Android Firefox occasionally colors will get stuck or vanish
      warent on HN
  • Game does not fit on small iPhone screens

    From 4 comments
    • On iPhone SE (2nd gen) the bottom is cut off and I can’t see the goal image. Neither the bottom two buttons. Also can’t scroll.
      soneca on HN
    • This is very fun! However, on iPhone SE-sized screens, it’s not possible to see the entire target pattern, nor is it possible to scroll down so the browser chrome (Mobile Safari)…
      linux2647 on HN
    • Super fun to play on iPhone browser. However I can’t see the target pattern on my old iPhone 7 :(
      tonmoy on HN
    • I'm on an iPhone 7 and I can't scroll down to see the target configuration. Always good to develop against smaller form factors if you're releasing to a wide audience
      h0l0cube on HN
  • Back button hijacked, breaking navigation

    From 2 comments
    • Are you doing anything with the back button behavior I’m not able to return to the previous site on mobile safari. It’s quite frustrating. Other than that it seems nice and…
      xfour on HN
    • This is called hijacking the back button and it's an extremely irritating practice.
      redundantly on HN

Requests

  • Make shift key toggle or swap control scheme

    From 3 comments
    • Oh I see! If you use the mouse to click around and arrow keys to move! Seems like a single toggle checkbox would be enough to satisfy everyone ;)
      yboris on HN
    • Perhaps just add a toggle as to what behavior the shift key has? It's just a boolean value, after all.
      LordDragonfang on HN
    • I agree with the parent. I love the game but the controls are not fun for me. I would do the following (for ME): - arrow keys move the cursor - the cursor is easier to see. Just…
      xmonkee on HN
  • Add vim-style (hjkl) or configurable key bindings

    From 2 comments
    • Cool! Adding to the feature requests, can you enable vim-like navigation? WASD is a hazy memory compared to HJKL.
      happimess on HN
    • Note to self: In an HTML game engine, must have user-configurable key bindings.
      a9h74j on HN
  • Support mouse drag and touch dragging

    From 2 comments
    • I'd rather drag with a mouse instead of have to click to set location then press keys to slide. As a bonus drag would also work for touch.
      zamadatix on HN
    • Can't scroll down on my phone to see the pattern I'm aiming for, I'd suggest just listening to drag events on the circles themselves
      ioseph on HN
  • Add move counter and timer reset on retry

    From 3 comments
    • Keeping track of how many moves you did would be cool. It would be fun to try get as low of score as possible.
      mauveforest on HN
    • Super great, like the way shift works :) Super fun to speedrun, has level 8 down to 3 seconds - would be nice if the counter also reset when you press reset. edit: oh and…
      runekaagaard on HN
    • Fun game! I may have found a potential bug, however. When replaying a level, the timer doesn't seem to properly reset. It will initially display "00m 00s", but then pick up where…
      g4zj on HN

Questions

  • Is level 23 solvable?

    From 1 comment
    • Is lvl 23 solvable? I quickly solved 7 levels and then tried doing lvl 23 and have been stuck on it for 10 minutes, always ending up with 2 circles next to each other that I…
      ggerganov on HN
  • Which frameworks or libraries were used?

    From 1 comment
    • I'm really interested in knowing if your used any frameworks or libraries for this game, and if that's the case, which ones? I'm on my phone now so I can't easily check your…
      Xevi on HN

Alternatives named

  • 15 Puzzle

    From 1 comment
    • This game is kind of nice. A clever variation of 15-Colors[1]. Problem though is that "15 Puzzle" is a pretty challenging puzzle in itself. Adding complexity of Wordle, makes it…
      shubhamjain on HN
  • Rubik's Cube

    From 2 comments
    • Feels like a flattened Rubik cube... Nice!
      jfmc on HN
    • Great work! Simple and elegant. Makes me thinking of a simplified Rubik's cube.
      glerk on HN
  • Chuzzle

    From 1 comment
    • You should check Chuzzle game (as I remember puzzles opens after some gameplay) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3310/Chuzzle_Deluxe/
      psydvl on HN
  • Yoshi's Cookie

    From 1 comment

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