Show HN: a color game playable by color blind players too
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And as a game it's not really fun - it's basically pixel hunting.
Also, the score page is rather poor: http://imgur.com/sFniA the "10" is cut off, and you can't read the text on the top right since it's the same color as the overall score.
However, all that said, more games (and programmers) should be aware of color blindness - it's not as rare as people think.
It looks like your screen size is slightly less than 1024, and that your default sans-serif font is quite wide. Are you playing on a Netbook under linux? The layout is truly flexible and the game is programmed to adjust to the screen size, but there is only so much I can do before the layout breaks.
Re: time running out - it is a penalization for taking so long to do it.
I realized that after posting it, so I added the last paragraph to soften it slightly. I didn't have time to think how to soften it better.
> Are you playing on a Netbook under linux?
Nope, a completely ordinary install of debian on a desktop. No special settings, so special fonts, just whatever is installed by default.
> The layout is truly flexible and the game is programmed to adjust to the screen size, but there is only so much I can do before the layout breaks.
I run into this all the time, and designers don't like it, but fonts vary on the net, and you have to design a lot more flexibility than you think. I'm not going to be the only one with a setup like this (although I may be the only one who told you).
> Re: time running out - it is a penalization for taking so long to do it.
That violates a key design principle I have for games: In a bad game, the better you do the easier the game becomes. It's very common - do well, you get rewarded with points, or special weapons. Unfortunately it makes for a terrible game - either you do well, i.e. it's easy for you, and then gets even easier - but you don't need it, so you are bored. Or you do poorly, so it gets harder, which makes you do worse and you hate the game.
In a proper game exactly the opposite happens, if you do poorly the games makes things easier for you so you enjoy it more. Your score might be worse, but the actual gameplay is easier.
So reverse the timer - start it small, and make it get larger as time passes. Your players will enjoy the game more, and that is the ultimate goal.
Good work.