Comments on: Bringing Hexy Back http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/ Huh? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Sean http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5104 Sean Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:59:49 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5104 @Jens: Thanks for the kind words! We'll think about the 30deg rotation idea. I'm not sure why that didn't occur to us the entire time while building the game.. :P You're right - it should lead to much better use of the screen space! @Jens: Thanks for the kind words! We’ll think about the 30deg rotation idea. I’m not sure why that didn’t occur to us the entire time while building the game.. :P You’re right - it should lead to much better use of the screen space!

]]> By: Jens Alfke http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5102 Jens Alfke Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:40:58 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5102 @Sean: I do like it quite a bit! It's now tied with iBacteria as my favorite iPhone game (especially since I've been able to beat the AI 2 games out of 3, though only by the skin of my teeth.) I gave the app a 5-star rating. I've also added a page for it to the Hex Wiki: http://www.hexwiki.org/index.php?title=Hexy_%28iPhone%29 Feel free to improve it, of course. I couldn't give any detail about the AI other than listing the names of the people the app credits for inspiration. My biggest request is to rotate the board 30° CCW so that it will fit better on the iPhone screen. It looks as though the entire board would fit at the default zoom level. @Sean: I do like it quite a bit! It’s now tied with iBacteria as my favorite iPhone game (especially since I’ve been able to beat the AI 2 games out of 3, though only by the skin of my teeth.)

I gave the app a 5-star rating. I’ve also added a page for it to the Hex Wiki:
http://www.hexwiki.org/index.php?title=Hexy_%28iPhone%29
Feel free to improve it, of course. I couldn’t give any detail about the AI other than listing the names of the people the app credits for inspiration.

My biggest request is to rotate the board 30° CCW so that it will fit better on the iPhone screen. It looks as though the entire board would fit at the default zoom level.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5095 Sean Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:23:26 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5095 @Jens: Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. :) @Jens: Thanks! Hope you enjoy it. :)

]]> By: Jens Alfke http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5094 Jens Alfke Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:59:35 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5094 Excellent! I just bought a copy — I have to support <a href="http://mooseyard.com/Jens/2008/11/lets-have-some-different-iphone-board-games " rel="nofollow">good board games for the iPhone</a>. Excellent! I just bought a copy — I have to support good board games for the iPhone.

]]> By: Sean http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5089 Sean Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:37:55 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5089 @Xander: Aww.. come on.. It's less than most fancy coffee drinks... :P In truth, though, it's very hard to know how to price something like this before seeing how it sells. Essentially by definition, things are only worth what people are willing to pay - and we have no idea what people are willing to pay. You think $3.99 is too much.. maybe it is... but right now, we have no data. It's not like the price is set in stone, either... ;) @Xander: Aww.. come on.. It’s less than most fancy coffee drinks… :P In truth, though, it’s very hard to know how to price something like this before seeing how it sells. Essentially by definition, things are only worth what people are willing to pay - and we have no idea what people are willing to pay. You think $3.99 is too much.. maybe it is… but right now, we have no data. It’s not like the price is set in stone, either… ;)

]]> By: Xander http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5088 Xander Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:00:30 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5088 3.99? really? The game looks like it would be fun but that is a little pricey for me. Maybe if there was a Hexy Lite for people to try first so they know they like it before commiting 4 bucks to something they aren't sure about. 3.99? really? The game looks like it would be fun but that is a little pricey for me. Maybe if there was a Hexy Lite for people to try first so they know they like it before commiting 4 bucks to something they aren’t sure about.

]]> By: Jer http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5075 Jer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:15:21 +0000 http://blog.bigzaphod.org/2008/11/20/bringing-hexy-back/#comment-5075 Yay Sean & Greg! You guys do such cool schtuff, congrats, hope to see many more fun things in the future :) Yay Sean & Greg! You guys do such cool schtuff, congrats, hope to see many more fun things in the future :)

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