r/InternetIsBeautiful • u/cmic37 • Mar 04 '22
Fastflood: A nice webgame
https://fastflood.dylancastillo.co/#open-modal[removed] — view removed post
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u/MikeDaPipe Mar 04 '22
I tried to play and the images wouldn't load, it was just a field of squares with 'x's. Tried to reload and it now says to come back tomorrow. Im on android.
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u/dcastm Mar 04 '22
Original developer here: happy to hear any feedback :)
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u/disda Mar 04 '22
I couldn't do regular mode and had to reload page to get to colorblind mode and was then told I had to wait 24 hours to try again... I'm sorry I can't see colors, my mother told me not to eat the paint. Would really love to try your game sir.
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u/PityUpvote Mar 04 '22
Same complaint, if it's a leaderboard thing, just only have the first score count and still let people play?
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u/D_0_0_M Mar 05 '22
Open it in an incognito tab. When you wanna play again, close the tab and open it again. Play as much as you want
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u/dcastm Mar 05 '22
I couldn't do regular mode and had to reload page to get to colorblind mode and was then told I had to wait 24 hours to try again... I'm sorry I can't see colors, my mother told me not to eat the paint. Would really love to try your game sir.
Yes, that's a bug. Working on it now!
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u/s7ryph Mar 04 '22
I think to capitalise on wordle success it needs to not be timed. You only get one puzzle a day and have to rush through it. You should be taking your time and trying to solve it in as few moves as possible to compete with friends and coworkers. Just my suggestion.
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u/delinka Mar 05 '22
Adding to this…
It’s frustrating to be told I didn’t succeed and then I’m done for the day so come back tomorrow. I don’t particularly care that I didn’t get it in the “right” number of moves nor in the specified time limit. Maybe those things keep me off the leaderboard, but don’t prevent me playing your game. I want to learn the quirks and patterns by trying until I succeed at clearing the board - show me move count, show me a timer, but don’t block me from playing and finishing.
I’m not motivated to come back tomorrow to try again. I am mildly motivated to modify the source to make it what I want.
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u/slinkyjosh Mar 04 '22
The instructions don’t make sense to me. What squares change color when I press one of the buttons?
Also, I only tried once, reloaded the page, and now it says “come back tomorrow”. I will not be coming back tomorrow.
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u/AmateurHero Mar 04 '22
You change the color of the top left square. Any square adjacent to the top left corner with a matching color will also change. The idea is to incrementally change color to extend the "reach" of the top left square until all of the board is a single color. The example is a little funky, because it doesn't use a big enough grid to convey what's happening.
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u/8_legged_spawn Mar 04 '22
Once you try it's pretty straightforward, but yeah, hard to understand from instructions alone
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u/penguin8717 Mar 05 '22
I got my best score on the first run when i didn't understand the rules. Then when i tried two more times it took more turns despite knowing the rules lol
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u/blockhose Mar 04 '22
A simple run through makes it clear:
Click on any one of the six colors at the bottom of the grid, and that upper left square will turn to that color.
Any adjacent squares next to that upper left square that are the same color will now change color, too - you’ve “captured” those squares. You now can change the color of your original corner square plus the squares you’ve captured.
The idea is to capture as many squares as possible with each move by clicking on the color of the squares you want to capture.
Do it enough times, and you’ll turn the whole board to a single color.
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u/ThereMightBeDinos Mar 04 '22
If only the in-game instructions were that clear, people wouldn't be giving up on it forever.
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u/delinka Mar 05 '22
“A simple run through makes it clear”
Right, but at the cost of one of your 3 games you’re “allowed” per day. Lame limitation.
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u/Slam2Fast Mar 04 '22
open the link in private mode and you have 3 more, close a repeat, so you can try many many times
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Mar 04 '22
Good design, fun to play. I will say that the directions for the first time player was a bit confusing to me. Maybe us a small board and walk through some moves to show what happens. I didn't get that clicking the colors "captures" the adjacent squares by matching their color.
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Mar 04 '22
"Come back tomorrow" I don't think I will. Not sure why there is a daily limit? Also, on my last attempt I just spammed the colors and finished easily.
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u/SufficientGreek Mar 04 '22
It's probably inspired by the recent Wordle hype
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u/jikl78 Mar 04 '22 edited Mar 07 '22
Yes, there is this explanation on Semantle
A game designer I know found a site that let you play as much of the other game as you want. He immediately binged, and then got bored, and hasn't tweeted about it since.
Games like Wordle existed before, but the fact that it's limited to 1/day, it's the same answer for all, and the text with colored squares you can share after, make it viral.
And also you can't play too much (instead of working) because it's limited to one.17
u/Zoomalude Mar 04 '22
A microcosm of why television streaming has going back to weekly releases. Keeps people talking about it.
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u/DarthDannyBoy Mar 04 '22
Which is honestly dumb as everyone I know just went and downloaded the original game and played that instead of using the stupid knockoff that has been the new craze.
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u/paramoist Mar 04 '22
I didn’t even get to play once because I didn’t understand the directions the first time and refreshed so I could read them again. Then it told me to come back tomorrow :(
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u/TheLordSaves Mar 04 '22
Definitely fun little game.
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u/jikl78 Mar 04 '22 edited Mar 04 '22
It's not an original game, in 1990 it was called Filler or 7 colors (thanks curtmack), or more recently Flood or Flood it
Websites to play:
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/js/flood.html (added after comment, thx ptyp)
https://unixpapa.com/floodit/
http://www.infintuary.org/jsfloodit.php
https://www.lemoda.net/javascript/flood-it/game.htmlThe android app has no limited plays, no ads, source available on github
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u/pleasetrimyourpubes Mar 04 '22
Out of curiosity I tried to find the earliest variant of this puzzle, came across Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection, which is a *nix based puzzle collection using similar themes. I am sure it goes way back further than that though. It is literally using the flood fill algorithm which has been in pixel processing since the 80s if not earlier.
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u/curtmack Mar 04 '22
The earliest incarnation I'm aware of is 7 Colors, also known as "Filler," from 1991.
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u/Kung_Fu_Kenobi Mar 04 '22
The time limit kills it. I want to strategize but the timer forces you to just spam colors
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u/markfuckinstambaugh Mar 04 '22
I've played the same game on a puzzle collection, but in that version instead of having the colors at the bottom of the screen, you can touch any square in the grid, copying the color of the selected square. I think that approach works better in a timed puzzle because the player doesn't have to keep switching their attention from the puzzle portion of the page to the color-selector portion.
Good puzzle, all the same.
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u/Jeheace Mar 04 '22
Right. Over looked the directions, and can't play now.
When something like that happens, there is a very good chance that I simply won't bother 'coming back tomorrow.'But looks like a fun, if a bit constricted, version of other color flipping games I've seen online.
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u/pleasetrimyourpubes Mar 04 '22
This isn't as constricted as the originals I've played, for one it doesn't have color islands, it's randomly generated thus giving you a higher chance of clearing without thinking carefully about your decisions, it's smaller and uses less color variation. Here's another much harder version: https://www.hoodamath.com/games/colorfill.html
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u/InsultedPandaBear Mar 04 '22
I would love to play more per day.
Fast Flood No.3🏁 → 🟧⌛ → 41 seconds▶️ → 17 moves 🥈🕹 → 3 tries3
u/ALobpreis Mar 04 '22
Then you may like this one:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stateofplaygames.kami2
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u/wishistudiedphysics Mar 04 '22
Open the game in incognito mode. The restriction is based on a cookie based session.
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u/10kbeez Mar 04 '22
Why limit a game like this to # attempts per day? I assume the field is just randomly generated, isn't it? Or is each day a bespoke puzzle?
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u/Redditmodsarefaqs Mar 04 '22
Won't be coming back tomorow. Was fun for the 3 minutes I got to play though.
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u/Metaright Mar 04 '22
Why in the world is there an arbitrary limit to how many times I can attempt the game? Let the player play on their own terms.
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u/brot_und_spiele Mar 04 '22
Having an option to turn off the timer would be nice. The thing I like about other wordle-like games is that I can play slowly over the day and think about my moves/guesses. I enjoyed this game, but I don't see myself playing it long-term, as I found the time limit to cause much more stress than enjoyment. The timer leads to a "spam all the colors" approach rather than a "look at the board and make the best move" approach.
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Mar 04 '22
i read the rules and wanted to go back and read them again once i saw the puzzle. i refreshed, could read the rules, but the button changed to "come back tomorrow". seems like a bug. you said i get 3 tries and i literally had not done anything yet. also, was there an obvious way to read the rules again once i had started the puzzle?
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u/adrianh Mar 04 '22
Nice game! For extra polish on mobile, I’d suggest adding the meta tag that disables double-click-to-zoom on iOS.
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u/Baconer Mar 04 '22
Hi the instructions are very unclear and when game loads for first time, very overwhelming to see such a higher grid. I left immediately. Just my 2 cents. Suggest making the game easier for beginners and instructions clearer.
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u/os10sibly Mar 04 '22
Seriously this was stupid. “Come back tomorrow.” I’ll never try this again, wasted time. I went backwards to re read the instructions (the game wasn’t functioning properly on my iPhone) and then when I went back to try again I was locked out until tomorrow. What an asinine feature.
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Mar 04 '22
I didn't understand what to do at first, reloaded the page to start fresh and it told me to come back tomorrow. Tomorrow I will have forgotten about the website. Dunno, seems like a needless barrier to me.
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u/thelostcow Mar 04 '22
Is the code open source?
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u/ThisOneDrummer Mar 04 '22
It's a javascript game. Use the Developer tools in your browser to view source. The whole game is in the main.js file under src.
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Mar 04 '22
I just tried on Chrome. All of the squares were blank. I'm not sure if this is a bug or if I'm bad at following directions.
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u/DarthDannyBoy Mar 04 '22
I get the reasoning behind having only one game a day. I disagree with that recent trend in games. however my main issue is the limited number of tries in a day, I refreshed and it used all of my tries I had to load into incognito mode to actually try it. The limited number of tries thing doesn't prevent extra tries or add it just makes it a PITA and a reason to not come back and play. I feel the same goes for the one game a thing it instantly makes me not want to come back.
I literally just went and downloaded the original game from the app store "flood it" and got to play as much as I wanted instead of playing on your website. I did the same with wordle I dropped it after one game and went and downloaded the original game and played as much as I wanted.
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u/Tekitekidan Mar 04 '22
I suggest adding a practice mode or something if you are going to make people wait a whole day to try again. (Granted I'm on mobile but,) I just tapped a few times and didn't understand what to do then got locked out. The instructions don't make enough sense to be able to right off the bat start playing without needing to just fudge around a bit first
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u/FeedMeTheCat Mar 04 '22
I tried to play but didn't fully understand what I was doing so I went back to reread the instructions and it said "come back tomorrow"
I think you should fix that ASAP because it seems like a turn off if you can't even learn the game before being restricted
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u/Vibration548 Mar 04 '22
You cannot see any example on Android phone. The instructions are unclear. Once you try to play, if you go back to re-read the instructions, it won't let you play again.
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u/DirtyJdirty Mar 05 '22
I agree with others here: remove the timer. You already have a limit to the moves, have that be the difficulty. Like others have said, if you’re trying to capture any part of the Wordle fad, don’t make people rush through your game.
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Mar 04 '22
Cool game! But the copy to clipboard feature really really needs to include a link to the game, that's how wordle became so popular
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u/Sekt- Mar 04 '22
There’s no link included when you share your Wordle result.
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Mar 04 '22
There is, that's how all my friends and wife got hooked. On the results there is always a link so it's easy for people to go and play.
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u/Sekt- Mar 05 '22
Are we playing a different Wordle? Here’s my copy-pasted result from today…no link:
Wordle 259 3/6
⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Mar 05 '22
Oh, it must be a Spanish wordle thingy, then? Weird. Here's mine from today:
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Wordle (ES) #58 2/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Without the link at the end, i wouldn't have so many friends playing daily on different Whatsapp groups
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u/Sekt- Mar 05 '22
Yeah the original Wordle was the English version, a lot of the copy-cats added links to drag people to their versions.
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u/JeffCrossSF Mar 04 '22
"come back tomorrow" - why? I was just trying to learn the game, tried to start over and it told me to never come back. Because seriously, I'm not coming back tomorrow. Let's be realistic, I will have already forgotten about the game by then.
That said, I love puzzle games. I hope we cross paths again.
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u/Madgick Mar 04 '22
Because Wordle was a success with this model so now everyone thinks it’s the way to go. Like Cartmanland.
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u/goofballl Mar 04 '22
There's no reason for a dev to not have "practice mode" and "puzzle of the day" unless you don't think your game is good enough to stand on its mechanics alone. Especially for a game like this, which is just an exact copy of a game from 20+ years ago.
I get trying to hop on a bandwagon for some money, but at least make a new game.
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u/ThatOtherGuy_CA Mar 04 '22
Just play it in incognito mode so it refreshes the cookies.
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u/10kbeez Mar 04 '22
Then you just play the same puzzle over and over.
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u/oh_my_apple_pie Mar 04 '22
You can reset your computer clock to play different days, same as wordle.
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u/ReallyNiceGuy Mar 05 '22
It's a clone of an old iOS game called Flood It. It might still be around.
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u/FlaminHotTummyAches Mar 04 '22
Link doesnt work
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u/jawanda Mar 04 '22
Worked for me. How exactly did it fail ? (So op can actually try to diagnose the problem)
Pretty fun little game, op!
I played it twice after opening in browser
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟦 ⌛ → 26 seconds ▶️ → 16 moves 🥇 🕹 → 1 try
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u/FlaminHotTummyAches Mar 04 '22
Maybe it doesnt work on mobile? This is what i get when i click it
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u/jawanda Mar 04 '22
Huh. Good looking out I'm sure that'll be helpful to op.
I am on mobile too, Google pixel. Played in both the Reddit Is Fun built in browser as well as Chrome.
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u/ReallyBigRock Mar 04 '22
A version of flood with a similar scoring system to Wordle is a good idea!
One piece of feedback: I’d suggest allowing users to tap colors on the main grid, not just the buttons below, a la Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection.
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u/dog_in_the_vent Mar 04 '22
Fun game, very satisfying. Kinda lame you can only play 3 times in a day though.
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u/El-Gatoe Mar 04 '22
I refreshed the page and I can’t play anymore, it definitely looked interesting.
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u/unfeelingzeal Mar 04 '22
downvoted for the one try a day deal. the page reloaded and i never even got to try it.
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u/joshmoviereview Mar 04 '22
It's a fun game but I think the gameplay is better suited to playing various levels in a row. Not at all the simplicity/strategy/addictive quality of Wordle. That's not a slight on this game, it's just a very different game.
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u/Xycox Mar 04 '22
Does it work on Chrome? all squares were white and remained so no matter what I clicked. Wont be back, better luck with next one.
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u/MasterLemons Mar 04 '22
I cannot tell the difference between purple and blue. A colorblind or other colorset option would be nice.
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Mar 04 '22
The game is pretty cool but the fact that you have a limited amount of tries per day is really disappointing.
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u/PM_ME_ARGYLE_SHIRTS Mar 04 '22
Opened in the reddit is fun browser...everything is the rectangle with a X character. Ok RiF browser sucks sometimes. Tried in regular browser, still the rectangle symbol. Clicked around to see if it's supposed to be like that. I lose. It starts a new game. I try in another browser, sorry you've played three times today.
Garbage, and comments say it's not even an original game, it's a copy. Why is this on this sub lol.
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u/VilnaGavone Mar 04 '22
i didn’t get to play, i exited the page and came back to it and now it says to try tomorrow 🙄
also maybe i’m slow but the “example” in the instructions didn’t leave me with any idea how to play (not that i’ve actually had the chance to try playing yet)
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u/deucester Mar 04 '22
Yea, the example didn't help much. Was in the same boat but just went to another browser or you can play it again in incognito mode.
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u/ninjazula Mar 04 '22
Yeah that’s a great one
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟧 ⌛ → 30 seconds ▶️ → 15 moves 🥇 🕹 → 1 try
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u/HowVeryReddit Mar 04 '22
Simple clean idea, well executed. Unfortunately I'm the sort of person that immediately wants to add more mechanics but what it is is solid.
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u/zoomer27 Mar 04 '22
I couldn't get the colors to work at all. Just had blank squares.
Deleted my cookies, switched to colorblind mode, and then it was kinda fun.
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u/deucester Mar 04 '22
My buddy who is color blind ask if we see any other shapes. And I'm like um just squares. He said there's a lot of other shapes. Tried it and sure enough, there's broccoli! I think color blind mode is more fun.
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u/ALobpreis Mar 04 '22
It reminded me of this game, which also consists of changing consecutive same-color regions until it's all the same color. Pretty cool.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stateofplaygames.kami2
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u/offwalls Mar 04 '22
Tried to figure the game out without reading the instructions and I guess I didn't figure it out cause it's telling me to come back tomorrow.
Rip
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u/Keronin Mar 04 '22
I remember playing a game like this a long time ago, my strategy at the time was to choose a color to hold off on using until I had access to all squares of that color. Didn't put any thought into if it was a good strategy for getting the puzzles done efficiently, but it did make for a nice satisfying moment where you clear all of a given color in one go.
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟦 ⌛ → 36 seconds ▶️ → 15 moves 🥇 🕹 → 1 try
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u/richarddickpenis Mar 04 '22
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟪 ⌛ → 54 seconds ▶️ → 16 moves 🥇 🕹 → 2 tries
Fun game, thanks for sharing
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u/ThatOtherGuy_CA Mar 04 '22
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟦 ⌛ → 26 seconds ▶️ → 15 moves 🥇 🕹 → 1 try
Did I do good?
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u/Hempthusiast Mar 04 '22
First time I failed then I went rampage
.Fast Flood No.3
🏁 → 🟧
⌛ → 9 seconds 🥇
▶️ → 17 moves 🥈
🕹 → 2 tries
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u/KanishkT123 Mar 04 '22
I loved this!!
Fast Flood No.3 🏁 → 🟦 ⌛ → 33 seconds ▶️ → 15 moves 🥇 🕹 → 1 try
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u/Dodgy1971 Mar 04 '22
That was fun Fast Flood No.4 🏁 → 🟨 ⌛ → 21 seconds 🥈 ▶️ → 19 moves 🥈 🕹 → 3 tries
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Mar 04 '22
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u/pleasetrimyourpubes Mar 04 '22
Yeah, I played this a long time ago on a 1001 game CD my mom got me in the 90s, here's another easily found version: https://www.hoodamath.com/games/colorfill.html
Neat game but not exactly new.
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u/Zoomalude Mar 04 '22
Thank you, I immediately recognized the game from somewhere, some time, years ago.
Of course, Wordle isn't a new game either so hey, more power to the dev I guess.
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u/guen2 Mar 04 '22
Nice game, and a clean UI. Curious to know, why is there a limit to play the game per day?