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52points
28comments
#612of 2,272 in 2014
Top 27%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
5 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Performance: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive game
From 4 comments
Good stuff, addictive!
ckarthikv on HNThis is awesome
niveshi on HNReally cool!
ambitionvc on HNI liked the game. Super cool stuff. Pretty addictive. I could cross level 4.
amarsaurabh on HN
Interesting strategy problem
From 2 comments
Current thoughts on strategy: You shouldn't care how you are affecting your opponent's board (you are affecting it randomly). So just play for your own board. On an empty board:…
ronaldx on HNNeat! This was fun to think about. Given the complete lack of relationship between the two matrices, the fact that you're playing against a computer seems immaterial. You make a…
hypersoar on HN
Objections
Server-side AI is slow
From 2 comments
Fun! But why is the AI done server-side? So slow!
farnsworth on HNCould the yellow square be preserved? Sometimes (often) I tab away while waiting for the server to return and miss where the computer went.
baldeagle on HN
Site went down under HN traffic
From 1 comment
Was having fun but I think HN just killed it. Alas!
waterfowl on HN
Unclear how to win
From 1 comment
I'm kinda confused about how to win. Do I choose a number and if the computer also chooses that number, we both get X's?
ahassan on HN
Requests
Mobile version
From 1 comment
Exciting game. Please build a mobile version of this!
nikunjk on HN
Show the computer's board
From 2 comments
This is a good time, but it would be nice to see what the robot is doing, having their game board visible but no numbers showing would nice.
squidpie on HNI think it'd be nice to see the NPC board even if it's just a grid of blank squares.
Oculus on HN
Let computer play first
From 1 comment
There should be an option to let the computer play first.
Glyptodon on HN
Questions
What algorithm does the robot use
From 2 comments
Really like it - what algorithm are you using for the robot?
aheppenstall on HNI beated till 3 levels, really cool. What algo you are using?
lateguy on HN