Topic, Game "BLockoban"

  Hey, you're back. Anyways, i'm getting the hang of this game.

  i am not a frequent blockoban player anymore i guess but camo your recent levels have been neatly made, concise and extremely fun to play, but more importantly they are exploring parts of the game that are underused, such as the base level series, are very fun because while not too hard they each have a trick you have to work your way around...

As for people wanting "easy" levels, I mean is it really fun for you to just do 100 obvious moves? If you just like moving your mouse play helicopter lol. There are plenty of "easy" levels to learn the game on, I think level making is now about challenging everyone with how small and hard you can make your levels. How much trick can you pack into just 5 blocks etc. etc.

  Yeh. Think about the BB iphone game buyers, who start with kids levels just to realize that even they are too hard.

  @Gundu, I have to agree with you on many of the levels. I change my difficulties (when asked) to accommodate usually for the more experienced players nowadays rather than the newer players. :/

A couple of other people have raised this point in chat also. :/

  I thought that too gundu. Just keep practicing.

  Is it me or the difficulty of the new levels have increased or I'm starting to lose my capacities? O.o

Kids levels are now like easy levels, Easy levels are like Normal levels, Normal levels are like hard levels and don't even ask me what hard levels are now

  @OMG: you're right, we're never too old to play. Including me.

  You jumped out of nowhere zombie, this site has many silent users, congratz on blockoban addict, and happy birfday, OMG!

  so i'm an addict? Great I finally succeeded at something

  Yeah, happy birthday!!! :D

And I have the same excuse as Camo :P

  Happy birthday OMG! I was pretty sure who it was but........didn't want to jump the gun. :)

  Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. It just proves that even at 61, you're never too old to play.

  A blockoban level in a contest, I've never seen that before, but I hope it'll be cool. Good luck Simon :)

  happy birthday

PS: There is a contest going on at the moment: you make a level the best level will be voted and the maker wins a medal on his/her profile and a bit experience points. Be sure you compete or atleast vote on the one you think is the winner. btw I'm entering with a blockoban level.
Contest Topic

  Happy birthday. :)

  Happy birthday!

  Happy (July 1) Birthday

  I'm on a roll. Just beat 15 officials. This is the last game I have to get in the top 100. I just need.... 23 more levels. XD Well, I can do it!

  2011th Post. and it is 2011, lol!

  Welcome back!

  WB murtaza! :)

  welcome back, I hope you'll also make new levels.

  hey guys im backkkkk

  Congratz Zombie911.

  Congratulations to Zombie911 for becoming the latest Blockoban Addict!

  Thanks for clarifying TM, that is what I expected it to be :)

  @CD, I value all the effort and your contribution to the game which is, obviously, enormous. Most of your levels have been rated either 4 or 5. They are indeed great levels and have the full pack of a good entertaining design.

As for the symmetry issue, it is something subjective like rating. I really like symmetry, however there have been many levels (mostly yours) that have gotten the full 1 point from that criterion even though not symmetric just because they had a good design.... To cut it short...for this criterion I seek for a nice design (not necessarily a symmetric one but obviously a symmetric one has more chances of being nice). Fyi, the most difficult criterion to satisfy is the 5th one (uniqueness) that also includes general concept and this is mainly the reason between 4s and 5s.

  I think you've contributed to this whole game, congratz!

  Hey guys, just a small landmark side note, but with my newest level Colored Traffic (BLockoban), I've now reached 500 uploaded levels. I prefer not to make those big number levels, don't find them that enjoyable :)

lol, I'm been remaking my under-par locally saved levels, and I'm still only on page 2 out of 18. :P


@TM, does that mean you are rating a lot of my levels 4/5 because of a loss of symmetry? I find that my favorite type of levels are ones like Coup de Grace (BLockoban), Little Ambassadors (BLockoban), or Growing Pains (BLockoban). I really enjoy levels like the first two, where there are few blocks in a small-->medium area and you're searching for that little trick needed to place them. I also get a good thrill from those levels where you have to manage over a wide space with few blocks, attempting to close them into a central point. I really try to actually avoid symmetry most of the time, as the puzzle seems to be more follow the leader (usually) by both sides and there is usually a single underlying system for the both. I prefer asymmetric designs, where you have different things to work with on either side, and things that you could account for having on one side may be nonexistent on the other. I don't want to point the finger at TM or anyone else, just pointing that fact out that I, as a level designer, usually don't shot for symmetry. :)

  I got the 2000th post of blockoban.