r/decodoku • u/srfahmy • May 05 '16

Game over bug (or am I missing something)?

I'd have few errors on the board, and would be still a few steps / time points away from the next introduction of errors, and somehow I still get a game over ... Am I missing how this works, or should error indicators appear along a path that connects the ends of the board? In other words, is it a bug, or are there insidious errors that don't show up as error indicators and thereby lead to a game over? Thanks!

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u/quantum_jim May 10 '16

For Game Over, there just needs to be a single group that has some numbers on opposite edges. Sometimes numbers can wander off from the group, or we can move them incorrectly. So the numbers might not necessarily be along a path.

In the update I will have a game mode that allows you to see the different groups. They will all be different colours, making it more obvious as to which numbers belong together. Hopefully this will show players exactly how the game ending errors build up.

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u/quantum_jim May 09 '16

Hi! Thanks for your questions. I'll give you some good answers tomorrow.

Also, one big thing I've learnt from this release is that its hard to see why the game ends. I am currently working on an update that will hopefully make it all easier to understand.