Last week, Apple released a sample Web 2.0 game for the iPhone called Puzzler.
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Apple's Puzzler Game and Sample Code
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Last week, Apple released a sample Web 2.0 game for the iPhone called Puzzler.
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I just tried it.. it's pretty fun. Can't see it having last appeal for more than 5 minutes at a time though.
Try the original
I used to be addicted (probably still am) to this game. Still am trying to figure out a system to always win. Do I start left or right, top bottom or middle. Anyway try the original at http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/atplay/block.jsp
I used to be addicted (probably still am) to this game. Still am trying to figure out a system to always win. Do I start left or right, top bottom or middle. Anyway try the original at http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/atplay/block.jsp
I vote for random clicking in the bottom right until the problem is sufficiently reduced that you can discern the best click.
Not every combination has a valid solution.
I wish there was an undo.
Bah! I see only four colors, which I'd say were red, dark blue, light blue, and green. That means that what I think is red is red, what I think are dark and light blue are actually purple and teal (or teal and purple), and I think both the orange and green dots are green.
So this game isn't for me! Although even without being able tell orange and green apart, I got it down to 3.
But I'd still like to hear what people's strategies are.
To be fair, this isn't exactly meant to be the best of games...it is just for illustration purposes.
web games. lol There were web games, I know, I know, there is no need to "illustrate", just release as much as they can, I bet they will be all the same type.
For iPhone's hardware, its outrageous apple doesn't allow real game to be run at OS level. People, go ahead do some petitions. User's demand is the biggest motivation.
For iPhone's hardware, its outrageous apple doesn't allow real game to be run at OS level. People, go ahead do some petitions. User's demand is the biggest motivation.
Click again. For some reason, it requires two clicks, not one, to remove an adjacent range.
is it just me or does that game screw anybody elses fonts up on their PC (I'm at work... not on my mac :'( ahhh) for a couple of minutes? It makes them looks kinda 8 bit.
jTm
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That's one of my favorite games on my HP iPaq hx4700. I have a more primative version of it on my Treo 700p.
This web-based one seems to work the same way, but geez... wouldn't it make more sense for it to be a stand-alone app on the iPhone, so you don't need a good wireless connection to use it?
This web-based one seems to work the same way, but geez... wouldn't it make more sense for it to be a stand-alone app on the iPhone, so you don't need a good wireless connection to use it?
when i get down to the last few the blocks change colour 
addictive game though
Edit: I can get down to 1
EDIT 2: OMG I won w000000000t
addictive game though
Edit: I can get down to 1
EDIT 2: OMG I won w000000000t
Fun game. Interesting to see Apple's method for the HTML code. Basically what others have said with the line:
<meta name="viewport" content="width=320, user-scalable=no">
Interesting to see that's the right way of doing it.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=320, user-scalable=no">
Interesting to see that's the right way of doing it.
I finally beat the game! ... or so I thought. By carefullly thinking ahead, I got it down to a single pair of green dots.
But when I clicked them, they didn't turn gray. One must have been orange!
But when I clicked them, they didn't turn gray. One must have been orange!