You only get one digit! by drnick

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made by drnick for LD28 (COMPO)
In this game, you must use your arithmetical knowledge to correct the equation, but you only get one digit! You must add this digit somewhere in the equation without otherwise changing it.
Also check the post mortem here:
http://gameprogrammersnotebook.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/my-games-you-only-get-one-digit-ludum.html
And do not forget to look for Bieber!
First one to find him is the best person ever!

Ratings

Coolness 79% 2
Overall 2.71 744
Fun 2.25 879
Graphics 1.15 989
Humor 2.36 437
Innovation 3.67 92
Mood 2.09 884
Theme 3.73 76

Feedback

zzzev
16. Dec 2013 · 04:47 UTC
It's great to see some non-traditional games in here, I'd love to see more games using basic HTML components; I think that kind of restriction forces you to be creative. I like the concept of this game a lot too, unfortunately I found it really, really difficult, even on the easy settings. Maybe I'm dumb, but I could only solve about half of the easy ones, and it took me a while. It would be cool if they started out being *really* simple, and slowly got harder so I could work my way up. Good job!
DrooobE
16. Dec 2013 · 22:46 UTC
I liked the idea of the game, along with the theme. Good job. I like that it was pretty simple, meaning there couldn't really be any gameplay issues.
jsjwooowooo
16. Dec 2013 · 23:40 UTC
Interesting, but indeed quite difficult for me as well, even on easy.
Masadow
16. Dec 2013 · 23:49 UTC
Difficulty isn't very balanced (medium is often easier than easy). However, great game idea. Too bad you didn't make a little effort on the design of your page.
errorage
17. Dec 2013 · 00:17 UTC
Hoho! I knew learning speed math for all those years would be worth it some day! :)
ambi
17. Dec 2013 · 00:18 UTC
It's cool that you're trying something different. Math puzzles are just not for me.
Anoarith
17. Dec 2013 · 00:21 UTC
Loved the concept but indeed sometimes an Hard level can be easier than an easy one
Move127
17. Dec 2013 · 01:28 UTC
It would be cool if it kept track of your times, instead of just alerting them.
torcado194
17. Dec 2013 · 01:28 UTC
wow this is really difficult. very nice concept! yeah difficulty is kinda spread randomly.
Integershift
17. Dec 2013 · 02:16 UTC
i did not even knew what I was doing the whole time!
Kaslai
17. Dec 2013 · 04:25 UTC
I liked the basic idea behind this, but the difficulty curve was a sheer cliff.

I did find the giant green Bieber though :)
john_conder9
17. Dec 2013 · 05:05 UTC
It's surprisingly fun and interesting for such a simple concept. I think it'd fare well as a mobile app with a lot more polish!
ratboy2713
17. Dec 2013 · 05:08 UTC
Nice idea, but math games aren't that fun.
Alexbrainbox
17. Dec 2013 · 23:01 UTC
Fun! Maybe I'm slightly too much of a maths nerd but I found this to be enjoyable.
arrogant.gamer
18. Dec 2013 · 20:30 UTC
Ha ha ha, cool! You went with something very simple, and very new.
Chaoseiro
18. Dec 2013 · 23:08 UTC
Nice take on the theme! With nice graphics and sound effects, this could easily be a "learning game" app!
jimmypaulin
19. Dec 2013 · 23:47 UTC
Fits the theme well and kudos for the edumacational experience. It might benefit from a bit more "juicing" to make you feel more rewarded over and above the "you got it right/wrong" message
multikorv
19. Dec 2013 · 23:49 UTC
Really hard! I like the idea of using math. :)
crockid5
19. Dec 2013 · 23:50 UTC
It fit the theme well but I wouldn't consider this HTML webpage a game.
TheStolenBattenberg
19. Dec 2013 · 23:52 UTC
Liked, but I suck at maths, so I couldn't really enjoy the full potential of the game.
Enneract
20. Dec 2013 · 00:11 UTC
Wow I really liked this, an original idea that I found really enjoyable. I think you should start it off simplier though and progressively get more difficult.
yosh
20. Dec 2013 · 07:19 UTC
Ahah that was unexpected. I guess this is your first attempt in game-making? If so, that's a good start. You managed to finish something simple & fully playable. Next time, you should try to add some interactivity using something simple like jquery or similar to manipulate the text, form etc. (Great example: http://candies.aniwey.net/)
Will Edwards
20. Dec 2013 · 11:50 UTC
Hmm, I should make a bot to answer these for me?
Sebastian
21. Dec 2013 · 18:08 UTC
I like maths games, nice work ;)
NiceAlexanderAS
24. Dec 2013 · 17:15 UTC
This game was good for my brain, thanks more making it :D i enjoy it a lot :D and the theme fits well, Great job :D
mmickyman
06. Jan 2014 · 09:05 UTC
Good idea, the balance could be better. Maybe chosing the number of operation than a not-explicit "easy/medium/hard" ?
Jedi
06. Jan 2014 · 19:50 UTC
Very innovative! I think your easy is medium, your medium is hard, and your hard is easy, however.
Cake&Code
06. Jan 2014 · 20:11 UTC
This is awesome! I love the non traditional approach to "game" for this. The puzzles were super reminiscent of old math puzzles I used to love.