head-to-head competition: Konstroo as a multi-player game, handing the iPhone to the next player

[rothman]

a new feature that would make the game more interesting: to repeat
each game for a second player. this would allow one player to
challenge another. other people have mentioned comparing scores, on
the internet, etc, but too much depends on the actual words given.
so, if you provide a 2-player (or more) mode of play, you expand the
potential interest quite a lot, since many players are competitive.

the idea is to hand the iphone to the next player, the same three
anagrams are presented, a new score is computed for player #2, etc.
what do you think? the more i imagine this, the better it appeals to
me, and it might be very simple for you to program.

ps: a much bigger feature, maybe to consider: it would be very nice
to have a daily web challenge, where you generate three anagrams and
score each player, then record the scores on your website for the day,
and for the last ten days.

[Derrek Leute]

> a new feature that would make the game more interesting: to repeat
> each game for a second player. this would allow one player to
> challenge another. other people have mentioned comparing scores, on
> the internet, etc, but too much depends on the actual words given.
> so, if you provide a 2-player (or more) mode of play, you expand the
> potential interest quite a lot, since many players are competitive.

I agree. We've been talking about various ways of accomplishing this.
I like the idea of remote challenges. Where someone can start a game
and invite people. There's no reason the game couldn't be "open" so
the next person could invite more people. :)

> the idea is to hand the iphone to the next player, the same three
> anagrams are presented, a new score is computed for player #2, etc.
> what do you think? the more i imagine this, the better it appeals to
> me, and it might be very simple for you to program.

Yes. Other games call this pass and play. I'm not sure if this or the
internet version is where we want to focus our energy. But I know we
want to work on these ideas.

> ps: a much bigger feature, maybe to consider: it would be very nice
> to have a daily web challenge, where you generate three anagrams and
> score each player, then record the scores on your website for the day,
> and for the last ten days.

This is actually why I like the invite and share idea better than pass
and play.

I'll respond to your next e-mail shortly!

--Derrek