[GAME] Boats Cars & Trains

[James ah ha]

Hi All

A merry christmas and happy new year to all.  A little puzzle for you.

       http://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=4e55ee4266059e4c8f705bbbd443d86f

Based on the idea of making a maze out of two types of routes (rivers and roads) which intertwine

You ave to change mode (river<>road) at each junction.

Included some music for each level.

The puzzle has possibilities of extending (ie Trains at end).

What do people think ?   Is the concept worth extending ?

James

[Stephen Lavelle]

James, thanks for sharing the game!

I thought it was going to be about toggling directions of track tracks but instead the swapping tracks in a weird way that I mostly just figured out by trial and error.

It is a game though - I had fun occasionally figuring things out. I'm not sure what direction I'd take it - what are your thoughts about possible further directions?

best,

s

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[Alan Hazelden]

I find the way that swapping is implemented is a bit confusing - it took me a while to understand that I need to visit both locations before being able to change anything.

I don't exactly have a suggestion for a different way of doing it, but "this feels like a weird implementation" is the main feeling I came away from it with, so I figure I should mention it.

[Connorses]

I enjoyed this one! I like the concept of never taking the same type of path twice in a row. The level with the train was my favorite.

I I think I had an easier time solving the swap-puzzles after I read Alan's comment "I need to visit both locations before being able to change anything".

The swap mechanic is a bit weird, however if you remove it the game is just a maze with dead-ends.

It's definitely worth extending, somehow. Have you tested any other mechanics to give the player something they can swap/move/change?

[Hand-E-Food]

That's fun just as it is!

[James ah ha]

Hi All

Thanks for the feed back - I'll look again at the description for (and mechanism of) swapping.

What did you think of the 'back ground music' concept (ie having different tunes for each level) ? It would be nice to have better sounding notes - anybody got any ?

[feel free to copy the music code (all elements should start with m_) if you can make use of it]

For extensions; I was musing on 

           trains going through tunnels (complicating the 'maze' aspect)

           airplanes flying between airports ( ditto )

           road interchanges (ie road to road transfers at intersections)

           lakes (multiple ship routes)

           train junctions

           one way routes

           shark hazards in rivers, rabbits on roads ... and/or other cars/boats/trains

           zoomscreen to limit the view of the 'maze'

James

[Connorses]

I say if you can work it into a good puzzle, add it to the game!

On Friday, December 30, 2016 at 5:51:29 AM UTC-7, James ah ha wrote:

[James ah ha]

Which idea were you thinking of (not all of them I hope :)