Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint

[The Caffeine Kid]

My review for Tap! is here, although it got a bit mangled on its way to the internets.

You'll note that the screengrab tells you pretty much EVERYTHING you need to know about scoring lots of points.

Wow... so much space and the screen is so big. I can't see that kind of thing being pulled off on my tiny iPod Touch.

[Jedburgh]

Principle's the same, though - set up a final shot with as much buzz, bounce and combo as you can get away with, and watch the points roll in.

[JPickford]

If you've got a second (and like the game) please vote for us in round 2. We're getting some proper competition from an art shop with a tilt game bolted on!

http://appmadness.net/?p=1151


A new update to the game will be available soon. It'll contain a playable prototype of our next game (for Skeleton Key owners).

The game is still free BTW. For as long as we're in the AppMadness tournament at least.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/magnetic ... 52950?mt=8

[KlaxonCow]

"Magnetic Billiards: Blueprint" is rated #36 of the Independent's "top 50 video games" in their pull-out "the Information" supplement (dated 24th September 2011).

(I wouldn't take the actual position at #36 too seriously, as I can't discern that there's any real logic to their order. But what is significant is that you've been name-dropped by a national newspaper as one of the top 50 games folks should be playing, and you appear to be the only indie developer on their list, as far as I can ascertain.

Also, you're listed higher than three of the largest video game franchises around - namely "Halo: Reach", "World of Warcraft: Cataclysm" and "Call of Duty: Black Ops". As I say, there doesn't appear to be any great logic behind their choice of ordering. But, then again, in mitigation, it doesn't actually explicitly state that the games are listed in descending order - it might not actually be intended to be a "chart", per se - but this is what people usually assume when they see a numbered list entitled "top 50 $whatever".)

Specifically, they have this to say about it:

"The aim of Magnetic Billiards is to bring same-coloured balls together in the most indirect route possible," says Rob [Hearn, editor of mobile / gaming website Pocket Gamer, who is one of their trio of panellists selecting the games] "It's an ingenious riff of Puzzle Bobble, shot through with humour and plenty of personality."

Anyway, I spotted that just now and thought you'd be pleased to know (if you weren't already aware of this).

[JPickford]

Wow cheers for posting that. I'll see if it's on their website.

EDIT: Yep

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... ery&ino=36

Only 3 hours left to vote for us in the App Madness tournament round 2!

[JPickford]

We made it to round 3 of the AppMadness Tournament.

If you've got a second (and like Magnetic Billiards) please vote. It's only 1 click and you can vote every 24hours if you like.

http://appmadness.net/?p=1174


I'll be posting video of our new prototype in the next few days.

[RiK]

Done!

[PVB]

Done.

[JPickford]

The excellent Tap! magazine just listed us in their "Greatest 100 Apps Of All Time"

http://www.zee-3.com/magneticbilliards/ ... p?post=589

If you buy the ipad version of the mag you get access to a rather brilliant video guide to getting higher scores.

[RiK]

The excellent Tap! magazine just listed us in their "Greatest 100 Apps Of All Time"

http://www.zee-3.com/magneticbilliards/ ... p?post=589

If you buy the ipad version of the mag you get access to a rather brilliant video guide to getting higher scores.

Jed's got his proper posh phone voice on too

[JPickford]

We made the App Madness Semi-Finals

http://appmadness.net/?p=1186

Please vote if you have a second and you like Magnetic Billiards. It's still free if you haven't tried it.

Thanks to everyone who's supported us so far.

You are permitted to vote once every 24 hours.

[Andrew__72]

Magnetic Billiards is great, it made a 4 hour wait for a plane go in no time.

Someone else mentioned red-green colour blindness. The different diagonal stripes help but I would really like red and green cross hatching to be swapped with yellow and blues.
Yellow and blue are different in brightness and as far as can be away in hue, they don't need the difference of horizontal vs vertical.
Other option would be less stripes on either red or green.

Not that it's stopped me scoring pretty well

Andrew

[Jedburgh]

HOW? How the FUCK have you done that?

[PVB]

Welcome Andrew__72, to the fluffiest forums on the net!

You've made Jedburgh swear, which elevates you to greatness.

[KlaxonCow]

Actually, why is Jedburgh swearing? I don't understand.