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color guessing game
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How HN took it
3 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 8 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Design: 0 for, 7 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and educational game
From 3 comments
Couldn't get above 3 for numerous tries, after 5 minutes or so managed to get to 18! I learned a lot playing this (and reflected on things I already "knew" but never reflected on…
2earth on HNhaha this is such a cool and fun game.
yogini on HNVery fun game. Got 15/20. I think I'd do better at an HSL version.
bbx on HN
Objections
Game ends after one wrong guess, too harsh
From 2 comments
Definitely don't make the game end dafter one wrong guess. At least give me some lives or something, damn. Or, better yet, just let me play to the end, then give me my score.
arcanemachiner on HNI tried about 5 times and never got more than 3 right. It would be better if they started out a little easier and then increased the difficulty. Currently it seems random. At any…
ryandrake on HN
Using color for correct/incorrect feedback is confusing
From 3 comments
I like it, but when you make your guess the mystery color should change to the color it describes, not to green or red. You should use some other aspect to indicate success -…
neilk on HNThat was confusing as hell. I had the mystery color at the top, just the hex characters, and it looked like it would be a light green. I tap on the light green and the mystery…
gblargg on HNThank you for sharing! However, you both ask about colors and use color for confirmation. This unfortunately is both confusing and makes a not nice overlap of one modality used…
stared on HN
Similar shades make some choices unfair
From 2 comments
I feel that way. Also there are many cases where I can eliminate two choices as obviously wrong but can’t tell the difference between two similar shades. I wouldn’t feel bad…
PaulHoule on HNGot to number 15 and the color was #C61. My choices were #D52, #161, #C61, and #C63. Sadly, I guessed #C63 and lost. Maybe there should be some minimum distance between all of…
Zacru on HN
No feedback showing correct answer
From 1 comment
I played a few rounds but it doesn't tell you what was correct, so there's no feedback to improve guesses.
gblargg on HN
Requests
Use lives or let the game finish and show score
From 1 comment
Definitely don't make the game end dafter one wrong guess. At least give me some lives or something, damn. Or, better yet, just let me play to the end, then give me my score.
arcanemachiner on HN
Show total number of questions upfront
From 1 comment
It would be nice if this told you upfront how many questions there were - after sixteen with nothing changing I figured it was probably endless but apparently there are twenty?
skykooler on HN
Start easy and increase difficulty
From 2 comments
I feel that way. Also there are many cases where I can eliminate two choices as obviously wrong but can’t tell the difference between two similar shades. I wouldn’t feel bad…
PaulHoule on HNI tried about 5 times and never got more than 3 right. It would be better if they started out a little easier and then increased the difficulty. Currently it seems random. At any…
ryandrake on HN
HSL or other color space variant
From 1 comment
Very fun game. Got 15/20. I think I'd do better at an HSL version.
bbx on HN
Questions
What color space is used?
From 1 comment
Obligatory: what colour space? Yes I know it's probably sRGB because that's ubiquitous on the web, but "RGB" technically is not a colour space. Also interesting people talking…
mcdeltat on HN
Alternatives named
GuessMyRGB by susam
From 1 comment
Good job! That’s really good! Oh damn I didn’t realised it was you! Dear HN community, susam built the GuessMyRGB game which was a huge inspiration for this game. Please take the…
maxwellito on HN
color.method.ac
From 1 comment
Here is another one my friend shared with me that's interesting. The time constraint adds some excitement! https://color.method.ac/
freeqaz on HN