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Flappy Math Saga (lobe.io)
81 points by tikwidd on Feb 16, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 38 comments


This is an awesome idea, but it was way too difficult for me to even get past the first pipe. The bounding boxes seem to be slightly off, but maybe that's just me. Overall a very cool idea- this could be the solution for getting children of the next generation to learn their times tables.


I think a requirement for a game to be in the Flappy family is that it be simple and nearly impossible.


But it's certainly not a requirement that you have to sit around idly pressing the space bar for 30 seconds before you even get to the first pipe.


...and that the bounding box hit-areas are larger than the pipes.


The bounding boxes are definitely off.


Also I think it would be useful to differentiate somehow when you got your answer wrong versus when you just hit the pipe.


FWIW, I think you should advise the algorithm you're using to generate the "wrong answer." It appears you're calculating `(a ± rand) x b` as the wrong answer, but that often means the units digit will be wrong, which is an easy tell. That is, 11x999 is going have have a "9" in the unit's digit, regardless of the rest of the digits. I think it would be more challenging to run a mix of `a x b ± rand x 10` as "wrong answers," to make the game more challenging (... since it's not already hard enough).


I found that the usvsth3m gave "you can't do binary under pressure" has a similar issue. http://games.usvsth3m.com/binary/


Yea the rule that odd numbers always have the last bit set is all you need to win 75% of the time


I agree, next step is a more intelligent algorithm. Also plan to add options for selecting times tables and changing distance between pipes so it's friendlier for kids to play. Thanks for checking it out!


It's too hard, even with the right answer 10/10 times I can't get through the first pipe.


Maybe your math skills aren't as good as you think.


It would really be neat to support a simple key to flap instead if having to click (especially since soft taps, tapping on the trackpad on Mac instead of actually clicking, does not seem to work).


Spacebar.


I tried many keys but not that one, I feel stupid :)


Finally hit a score of 10 and got a medal. The strategy I came up with is mentally computing all solutions as DOWN or NOT DOWN at each pipe using heuristics. Makes it easier to focus on flapping.

I think the difficulty is just fine as it is right now. I am pretty sure I can reach a score of 100+ if I played for more than the 30 minutes I just gave the game.

Edit: Reloaded and got the new Easy mode version. Got 26 on my first try, now it is too easy. Bring back Hard mode!


haha, I'm still messing around with the difficulty. Guess I've made it too easy now! Glad you enjoyed the game anyway.


Good work, look forward to improvements. Reminds me of playing Number Munchers as a kid.


I think the math serves no purpose in this game. The difficulty coming from the narrow gap between the pipes is way out of balance.


EDIT: I guess the author has fixed the bounding box issue. It is much better now.


So I get the math right, but still can't pass through. This game is hard enough already. Make the bird glide easier.


From the github project page :

"This is a personal project. It is not yet functional or suitable for use by the public."

[https://github.com/tikwid/flappy-math-saga/]


Never could pass the first pipe, and i am good with math >_<.


this is the first flappy clone that really responds well in mobile browsers

not sure if its just me, but this is the 4th or 5th one I've tried but the only one that played well.


Please increase the distance between the pipes.


There is a small delay between clicking and the impulse that makes this quite harder than the original, even before the math.


Performance is indeed pretty bad. The code I adapted it from (floppy bird) just uses divs and css. Maybe I'll just rewrite it in canvas if I can't improve things :I


It seems really hard to get from the top to bottom or bottom to top some of the time.


You found a way to make it even harder, great...

Jokes aside, this is really fun and challenging.


try this one, its reverse flappy birds but slightly harder than the original

http://kookiekrak.itch.io/flappy-pipes


> The unity web player is not supported on your platform

It seems like this game can't be played on GNU/Linux.


The physics are off from the iPhone Flappy Bird. This is easier.


Cool idea. 100xxx harder than flappy bird. I pass :)


Performance makes it unplayable.


What are you talking about, the performance is quite good to me, even in firefox, and i am running a low spec netbook.


It's not really playable on mobile unfortunately


In chrome it is slow, and i'm using a i5.


pretty nice, and difficult. the name may cause legal trouble, you know.




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