Block Hat

Overall★★★★★★★★★★2.61
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.33
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.83
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.00
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.06
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★47%
This is my entry for the Minimalist theme.

The goal is to remove the blocks by clicking on them. Each block start red, then become orange, then yellow, then explode.
If you achieve to explode a complete column you gain a bonus points.

Minimalism: "where the work is set out to expose the essence or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms" - Wikipedia
I have choosen to make a game where you remove block from the head of a guy to let his essence coming out (removing a whole column).

The game should work in any up to date browser.
It has been made in HTML5 (canvas + javascript).

It was a lot of fun to make but the gameplay is not very solid. I was not very inspired by the theme (I was a big fan of the theme before starting making a game of it).

Around 8 hours of work.

Potato

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Comments16

daniel
daniel29 Apr 2013, 07:12
Cute graphic :) It's a clever take on the "tetris" type gameplay. For some reason it seems a bit laggy unfortunately.
FenrisWolf
FenrisWolf29 Apr 2013, 17:26
I was a little confused at first, but liked the idea. I thought it was a little too easy though. I was able to clear the entire hat just by clicking at random, instead of thinking about it in a puzzle-like way. Great job though, it was fun!
JimmyLord29 Apr 2013, 17:35
I like the concept and visuals(needs animated explosion), but, as you say, the gameplay isn't there, it's too easy to keep the board clear until you add a line every 5 clicks, then it's impossible. Still had fun playing.
ella guro30 Apr 2013, 01:43
this needs some work gameplay-wise as you said. not a bad idea though. not sure what the hat on the head of a character has to do with anything =P
theomnis
theomnis30 Apr 2013, 18:02
The person's head really looks like a skateboard.
Nambew
Nambew1 May 2013, 00:49
A good idea, I like the tetris twist, but need balancing for difficulty.
davidwparker1 May 2013, 01:32
Cute game, but isn't super difficult.

Did you make your js engine from scratch?
Martin_Monosys3 May 2013, 21:47
It's cute alright, but I just keep on clicking around for some hours on end and I can't seem to clear that hat even once... WTF!!! :)
Ithildin
Ithildin3 May 2013, 22:59
I managed to clear the hat :) Nice idea, and as several people have told you already, cute graphics. Good job!
Tom 7
Tom 74 May 2013, 13:40
site's down? :(
DaveDobson
DaveDobson5 May 2013, 08:13
Is it possible to win? Doesn't seem like it. I got his hat down to nothing, and it seemed like it just made a new row each time. Hard to see where you're placing pieces when you get to the bottom (and the shape of the pieces didn't seem to matter too much, although I think it was cool to be working with that as a variable). Fun, simple, and visually appealing.
rezoner
rezoner11 May 2013, 14:56
Hey cool idea and execution! I really like how your coding skills are improving. Your code architecture is really close to my preferences.
arrogant.gamer
arrogant.gamer16 May 2013, 05:43
Funny little puzzler! Took a moment to figure out just how to play.

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