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How HN took it
1 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 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.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clever concept, especially the colour changing
From 1 comment
That's actually really clever, I love it, especially the colour changing. It might be a good idea to display a hint to resize the browser to the displayed resolution on the first…
46Bit on HN
Objections
Scores 0 when a guess is wrong; suggested graded scoring
From 2 comments
I get 0 points if I have it wrong. Is this is a bug or is that just how the algorithm works? It would be better to have a maximum score for each round and then basing the score…
Zoophy on HN+1 on this. I came very close on 3 different tries, but getting some points would have kept me hooked to get the perfect score.
captn3m0 on HN
Hard to play on mobile Safari
From 1 comment
It's really hard on mobile safari :-P
newobj on HN
Size display at bottom right makes it too easy
From 1 comment
Remove the size displayed at the bottom right might make the game a bit more interesting....
duiker101 on HN
Requests
Show a hint to resize the browser on first play
From 1 comment
That's actually really clever, I love it, especially the colour changing. It might be a good idea to display a hint to resize the browser to the displayed resolution on the first…
46Bit on HN
Give partial points for near misses
From 2 comments
I get 0 points if I have it wrong. Is this is a bug or is that just how the algorithm works? It would be better to have a maximum score for each round and then basing the score…
Zoophy on HN+1 on this. I came very close on 3 different tries, but getting some points would have kept me hooked to get the perfect score.
captn3m0 on HN
Questions
Is it cheating to use a Photoshop image with rulers?
From 1 comment
Is it cheating when you put your browser over a Photoshop image displaying the rulers?
Geenkaas on HN
Is the zero-point scoring a bug or intended?
From 1 comment
I get 0 points if I have it wrong. Is this is a bug or is that just how the algorithm works? It would be better to have a maximum score for each round and then basing the score…
Zoophy on HN