From just trying things randomly, I think the objective is to get each numbered square to 'claim' or 'path into' as many empty squares as the number shows. That is, if you see a red square that shows a 3 on it, you need to click on that red square, then click on an adjacent square to 'claim' it for that red square, then click on a square adjacent to the one you just clicked to 'claim' it as well, and so on.
Your options, from worst to best:
- add a tutorial (everybody hates tutorials)
- add some concise text to the bottom of every page that explains the objective and how to play
- find a theme that makes the objective and how to play intuitive
Other feedbacK:
- You absolutely need to show which square is selected (if any).
- There's either a bug or some condition for play that I don't understand, but you can't try to occupy a square more than once even if the square is empty because a previous attempt to occupy it was canceled/reverted.
wildlogic · 22h ago
Ah, its a bug, thanks for pointing that out (you should be able to path to a square that was previously pathed but is currently empty), working on it now.
Yes, in this game you lay "pipes" from "depots", and must fill the entire grid with pipes.
Thanks for the feedback, adding some text with the basic rules now.
I initially had the first "tutorial" level a 4x4 grid with a [3] in each corner, but the 4x4 levels were trivial and I removed them.
wildlogic · 1d ago
Not doing so well lately, but I managed to hack out this little puzzle game. I've spent a lot of time thinking about simple games appealing to a wide audience that can be played with no more than paper and pencil, and haven't come up with that many great ideas, but I think this one checks out. Feedback welcome! Not that I think I can sell this to the NYT for their puzzle section, but interested in ideas monetizing this outside of adwords. Thanks for looking.
adr1an · 1d ago
a tutorial would be nice... I feel stupid, tried 5x5 level 1, had to click the 1, and drag and release on top of the other number 1? didn't work. Other tries were the same for me :/
wildlogic · 22h ago
Sorry, I'll add some instructions, the game is to lay pipes from the depots to fill the entire grid.
From just trying things randomly, I think the objective is to get each numbered square to 'claim' or 'path into' as many empty squares as the number shows. That is, if you see a red square that shows a 3 on it, you need to click on that red square, then click on an adjacent square to 'claim' it for that red square, then click on a square adjacent to the one you just clicked to 'claim' it as well, and so on.
Your options, from worst to best: - add a tutorial (everybody hates tutorials) - add some concise text to the bottom of every page that explains the objective and how to play - find a theme that makes the objective and how to play intuitive
Other feedbacK: - You absolutely need to show which square is selected (if any). - There's either a bug or some condition for play that I don't understand, but you can't try to occupy a square more than once even if the square is empty because a previous attempt to occupy it was canceled/reverted.
Yes, in this game you lay "pipes" from "depots", and must fill the entire grid with pipes.
Thanks for the feedback, adding some text with the basic rules now.
I initially had the first "tutorial" level a 4x4 grid with a [3] in each corner, but the 4x4 levels were trivial and I removed them.