Ooh some really nice level-design here! It feels like the sort of puzzle that could easy result in levels that are A Bit Much, but they seem so far (I'm not so far in) to be on the compassionate side, that let themselves be solved with a bit of thinking and manipulation 😅 Nice!
Thanks! The collection is actually based on data from computer search, i.e. the deepest states possible for each possible wall configuration. The set was pruned, hand-tested, re-ordered and pruned again, to try to eliminate repetition and add a sense of progression. Grids that were discarded along the way were sometimes recycled as hand-crafted tutorial puzzles, to demonstrate a particular feature. Inevitably many puzzles have traps where you can get stuck but these were carefully positioned so, in the early ones at least, it was very obvious what states you had to avoid. It was a fun process refining the set. We also looked at the 4x4 data - but I think "A Bit Much" would be the right phrase there. The 3x3 grid was definitely the sweet spot.
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Finally beat all the levels. I can't wait for you to come out with many more games!
Ooh some really nice level-design here! It feels like the sort of puzzle that could easy result in levels that are A Bit Much, but they seem so far (I'm not so far in) to be on the compassionate side, that let themselves be solved with a bit of thinking and manipulation 😅 Nice!
Thanks! The collection is actually based on data from computer search, i.e. the deepest states possible for each possible wall configuration. The set was pruned, hand-tested, re-ordered and pruned again, to try to eliminate repetition and add a sense of progression. Grids that were discarded along the way were sometimes recycled as hand-crafted tutorial puzzles, to demonstrate a particular feature. Inevitably many puzzles have traps where you can get stuck but these were carefully positioned so, in the early ones at least, it was very obvious what states you had to avoid. It was a fun process refining the set. We also looked at the 4x4 data - but I think "A Bit Much" would be the right phrase there. The 3x3 grid was definitely the sweet spot.