ramly

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   by ramly 2y ago

   Super cool to see this on HN. Saw Tomas demo an early version of it last year. Very neat work and the team behind it is brilliant.
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   by ramly 2y ago

   That's a pretty interesting perspective given that all pieces in EC follow standard chess movements and capturing mechanisms. It's certainly a variant, which makes it more interesting imho. In the puzzle world you could refer to s
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   by ramly 2y ago

   Makes sense
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   by ramly 2y ago

   Yeah I tried experimenting with that a bit at the beginning. For some reason it kept looking too '3D-ish' compared to the rest of the flat material design. Do you have any visual examples you've seen of something closer to wh
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   by ramly 2y ago

   That's a great idea too. Thanks guys, please keep the suggestions coming if you have other thoughts.
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   by ramly 2y ago

   Thanks so much for reading this beast of a tech article haha! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm surprised people are actually reading the whole thing lol. Thank you for the kind words.
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   by ramly 2y ago

   All fully resolved now :) please see here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39840172
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   by ramly 2y ago

   FYI if anyone temporarily experienced a missing puzzle yesterday, I'm sorry this is the first experience that you were welcomed in. The HN hug is real. Had to run around switching servers asap but thankfully the rest of the puzzles and
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   by ramly 2y ago

   Thanks for the helpful input on this. Concerning the zen mode constraint, do you feel like the countdown timer is what's feeling off-putting to you, or is it the combo reset on shuffling? Many players who love this mode are also fans o
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    by ramly 2y ago

    wait o.O are these real chess facts or some meme hypotheticals? if the former then that's a huge TIL.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Thanks! Glad you're enjoying it and really grateful for the support
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Yep! It's accessible from any device/browser on echochess.com you can actually install it locally on any device straight from there too (e.g. on iOS if you're in Safari you can tap share > add to Home Screen)
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Thanks edanm, really glad you're enjoying echo chess! Very good point, will iterate on that. Would it help if the obstacle squares had some pattern/texture in them or something like an 'x' inside instead of simply being
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Hey gverrilla, looks like you tried the game when the traffic was at the peak and the server crashed temporarily. If you'd like to give it another try, we're fully live again online.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Thanks, that's helpful
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    by ramly 2y ago

    First time I see that! Not the most intuitive interactions imho but fun game to try.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Good point otteromkram. Thanks for the input
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Great points, thanks for sharing the feedback. Noted for #1. For #2, did you mean separately from the results screen you get at the end of a daily puzzle? That screen shows a move efficiency bar at the bottom with something like "Only
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    by ramly 2y ago

    I feel you haha. Don't worry though, in Echo Chess a king is pretty much equivalent to a queen given that it's always your turn. Obviously move counts are different and the struggle in Zen Mode is real.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Thank you dang for your support from the earliest days of this game. Very thankful for welcoming me into the HN community with echo chess.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    TIL this song exists and my life has already improved. Thank you for this hidden gem.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Site back up online! Thank you everyone for bearing with me on this and sorry for keeping you waiting with the wrong daily puzzle config. You guys literally broke the game. GG HN. GG.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Hey guys, super fair feedback, sorry for missing the mark on this as I was trying to keep the login flow convenient for mobile users through Twilio Verify code. See more here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39831178 R
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Hey TheRealPomax, just reading this. Super fair point about the phone number. It was only meant to be there for keeping the login convenient for mobile users through Twilio verify. Totally see your point though and I can see how this could
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    by ramly 2y ago

    That's very nice to hear, thank you vlw. I think there is a good argument on both sides. This is one of those areas where I will definitely be making improvements down the line with a proper settings menu for sounds, visuals, etc. Real
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    by ramly 2y ago

    100% fair. Sorry about that quantxx. The mobile login was only meant to facilitate the login for mobile users through quick Twilio verification. Will move that to username or email instead. Really appreciate the feedback.
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Thanks guys, super helpful feedback! Sorry about that, the Twilio phone login was meant to make it more convenient for the mobile users to keep going with a direct code. I can totally see how that's perceived though, you're 100% c
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    by ramly 2y ago

    FYI - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39828765 Fixing this asap. Thanks for reporting ddejohn!
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Makes total sense, very helpful nuance. Will keep that in mind!
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    by ramly 2y ago

    Trying my best to fix this asap guys. Hugging you all back, thanks for all the support.