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41 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 13 February 2013 01:45PM

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Comment author: Benito 13 February 2013 03:08:26PM 7 points [-]

This sounds like the perfect game.

Perhaps look at the design of other puzzle games for guidance. One of the most successful, Professor Layton, is excellent, and introduced better thinking habits to me (Kahneman's famous €1.10 Bat and Ball problem was brought to me here). It made sure that if you wanted to get the most out of the game, you had to check your thinking - I got the bat and the ball problem right, because I'd learnt to check carefully. It wasn't, however, designed with rationality in mind. It could've been a lot better.

Please post updates about how the game develops :-)

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 14 February 2013 11:27:15AM *  0 points [-]

Damn, I don't have a DS. Might have to ask some friend to lend theirs. :)

I'll do my best to post updates.

Comment author: Benito 14 February 2013 12:00:39PM 2 points [-]

If you do a little googling + torrenting, it can be free on a computer ;)