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The Ready Room => Off Topic => Topic started by: GrayDuck on June 21, 2006, 03:04:18 PM

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: GrayDuck on June 21, 2006, 03:04:18 PM

Since nobody here has posted it yet... have you guys seen Flayra's blog (http://www.charliecleveland.com/archives/2006/06/zen_of_sudoku.html) and what he's been up to lately???

I'm not sure how I feel... I guess I'm hoping that the game generates enough $$ to get ns back on track - but currently it's not the money that's needed it's a flipping site!!

Anyways, back to the game.  It played quite nice - similarely to bubblet or bejeweled or any of those popcap games.  Nothing to brag about but nice.  I wouldn't buy the game in general, but for the sheer part of supporting NS I'm pondering it (not that it's expensive).  But another part of me wants to boycott it for other reasons.

I also think it's funny that he's trying to start a sudoku community :p

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: Kodiac on June 23, 2006, 07:57:45 PM

Eek.  Sudoku is not something I would have expected to be made into a video game.  Then again, I'm the kind of person that likes to do my math homework in my head or on paper, and avoiding the use of a calculator as much as possible.  I do sudoku the same way- bit by bit, and the fun comes from doing it yourself, and trying to read your own horrid handwriting in the little squares.


I'm crazy, I know.  But if this is what it takes to get UWE back on track, I guess it works.  Almost.

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: A Boojum Snark on June 23, 2006, 09:11:32 PM

As much as I don't care about NS anymore (I probably won't even play the source version if/when it comes, since it'll be the same broken crap :\ ), when I read what it was he made I did think it was a smart move to pick Sudoku. I've noticed here and there how it's becoming popular, and this could very well bring in a decent amount of cash if knowledge of it gets around.

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: ANeM on June 24, 2006, 04:29:56 AM

It seems like an interesting idea, but I don't really think it will work. How is this any different than Constellation? A small price for something a little fancier than what we already could get online for free.

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: lolfighter on June 24, 2006, 08:39:22 PM

Me, I rarely do sudoku. And when I do, http://www.websudoku.com/ (http://www.websudoku.com/) works nicely.

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: That Annoying Kid on June 26, 2006, 12:15:44 AM

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As much as I don't care about NS anymore (I probably won't even play the source version if/when it comes, since it'll be the same broken crap :\ ), when I read what it was he made I did think it was a smart move to pick Sudoku. I've noticed here and there how it's becoming popular, and this could very well bring in a decent amount of cash if knowledge of it gets around.

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ABS is sour squirting on NS for sure

just cause you used to be leet and then stopped cause it got lame doesn't mean you have to cap on NS

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Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: A Boojum Snark on June 26, 2006, 12:36:25 AM

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ABS is sour squirting on NS for sure

just cause you used to be leet and then stopped cause it got lame doesn't mean you have to cap on NS

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Psh. I was never leet at NS. I just found it became icky, and I'm not 'capping' on NS, it's the dev's fault. xP

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: That Annoying Kid on July 06, 2006, 02:29:52 PM

you were decent, thats for damn sure

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: 2_of_8 on July 08, 2006, 05:49:32 AM

I certainly think it's a little prejudiced when you think a future game's going to be crap despite not having seen a trace of it.

Title: Zen of Sudoku
Post by: Fewlio on July 09, 2006, 12:25:46 PM

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I certainly think it's a little prejudiced when you think a future game's going to be crap despite not having seen a trace of it.

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Well, we can always say every game coming out of EA is crap.