King Thirteen
Games
puzzle game
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How HN took it
22 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 11 critical, out of 65 comments about the project. Thread score +0.27.
Design: 6 for, 4 againstIdea: 9 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 7 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive, a clever twist on 2048
From 5 comments
This is just incredibly fun, congratulations! It reminds me of "Really Bad Chess" which I also love: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.reallybadchess…
mdaniel on HNLoved the little twist on the mechanics of 2048, instead of just mindlessly pushing down-left-down-left most of the time, you actually had to think about the proper moves of the…
theideaofcoffee on HNScored 9876 and won it on first run but i did use the undo button! :) I stumbled the first half a bit but got the hang of it in the end and after finishing it I think i had more…
ebfe1 on HNGreat idea for a game and very playable. As others have said, it is much more interesting than 2048 due to the reduced repetition. It still seems beneficial to stack high value…
sahmeepee on HNI had so much fun finishing this. Much more interesting than other 2048 variants I've tried. I got a score of 9341.
carlsverre on HN
Small size and efficient design
From 1 comment
This is how sustainable software development should work. Not a 100 MB iPhone app or a 60 MB Android app. Or 600 MB as in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41459629
usr1106 on HN
Objections
Rules and how to play are unclear or missing in the game
From 5 comments
Looks very nice, but definitely needs some explanation, not everyone is familiar with 2048. Not that the website even mentions 2048 :P
pimlottc on HNI didn't see any rules/explanation of how to play Is that intentional or maybe I'm missing it on mobile?
mrgoldenbrown on HNI also don't see any on desktop, neither on the linked page nor ingame.
kapep on HN> How to play: > Join forces > Claim the throne > Revel in glory It's on the page before you start the game. I also cannot find any instructions once the game is started. It…
nosioptar on HNYeah I am very confused. This isn't like 2048 at all. The pieces move individually? And why are there multiple different colors of knights? What is the king doing? How do I mute…
aftbit on HN
Combo selection mechanic is confusing and causes misclicks
From 2 comments
Very nice work, congrats! The combo UI just doesn't work for me. I didn't understand what was happening until reading the blog post, the game just felt broken since it was…
jsnell on HNThanks for sharing! I'm seconding the "incredibly fun" comment, but I would keep the occasional big numbers. It probably took me an hour to finish the game and I wouldn't want to…
cjpearson on HN
Colours are hard to distinguish, poor for colourblind players
From 2 comments
As a colorblind person I didn’t know there was multiple colours until very late
pyrolistical on HNI'm not colourblind, but found the colours weren't useful at all (compared to 2048). They're just too similar and you need to rely on the numbers, which takes more thinking
askvictor on HN
Random piece spawns make planning difficult
From 1 comment
This is just incredibly fun, congratulations! It reminds me of "Really Bad Chess" which I also love: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.reallybadchess…
mdaniel on HN
King capturing pieces is surprising and unexplained
From 2 comments
Dang that king is bloodthirsty. I played for a while and it ate all the best blocks I ever made (a 512). Can my high score be the best I was doing before I lost it all?
conartist6 on HNGreat idea for a game and very playable. As others have said, it is much more interesting than 2048 due to the reduced repetition. It still seems beneficial to stack high value…
sahmeepee on HN
Requests
Add a sound mute option
From 1 comment
It would be nice to disable sound completely. When the board is almost full, it's difficult to know which pieces can move. Perhaps add some green shade to the ones that can move.
gus_massa on HN
Highlight pieces that can move
From 1 comment
It would be nice to disable sound completely. When the board is almost full, it's difficult to know which pieces can move. Perhaps add some green shade to the ones that can move.
gus_massa on HN
Show score during play
From 2 comments
Really nice little game! I instantly got addicted to it, but managed to "beat" it already on the second of two very long tries, so maybe a tad bit too easy? Some observations: -…
rob74 on HNGreat idea for a game and very playable. As others have said, it is much more interesting than 2048 due to the reduced repetition. It still seems beneficial to stack high value…
sahmeepee on HN
Credit Threes as an ancestor
From 1 comment
Please consider crediting Threes, not 2048 as the "ancestor". The designers of threes have a well-written blog post on how they feel 2048 ripped them off. It's a good discussion…
zac256 on HN
Standalone or mobile version
From 1 comment
This is fantastic I hope you post again when you've made a standalone page and/or mobile versions, this game deserves lots of success :)
tln on HN
Questions
Are new pieces random?
From 1 comment
Fun game! Won on my first try and it felt a satisfying playthrough. Still don't fully understand the rules. Eg. Are new pieces random? Since the king can eat clutter does that…
rkagerer on HN
Can the game be lost, and how does the king behave?
From 2 comments
Fun game! Won on my first try and it felt a satisfying playthrough. Still don't fully understand the rules. Eg. Are new pieces random? Since the king can eat clutter does that…
rkagerer on HNI thought I'd lose if the king was trapped—like some sort of stalemate—so I played through the game with that in mind. It might make for a fun variant. I should add I didn't…
listeria on HN
Alternatives named
2048
From 2 comments
Every version of 2048 I've played spawns 2s and 4s. 4s are more rare.
teolandon on HNIt's just like the game 2048, except with chess pieces. There's a 'play' link at the top of the page.
QuercusMax on HN
Threes
From 1 comment
Please consider crediting Threes, not 2048 as the "ancestor". The designers of threes have a well-written blog post on how they feel 2048 ripped them off. It's a good discussion…
zac256 on HN
Really Bad Chess
From 1 comment
This is just incredibly fun, congratulations! It reminds me of "Really Bad Chess" which I also love: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noodlecake.reallybadchess…
mdaniel on HN