Nice. Took me a few tries to appreciate the value of the "remove single blocks to set up more valuable solutions" thing, was able to break 1000 with that insight plus a bit of luck (Not a spoiler, it's in the instructions!)
Just broke 2000. That's because I'm a supergenius :-) (No, that's because I'm quick at finding middle long palindromes and, as the other comment suggested, deleting a few stinkers to extend them to both sides. Still hunting for an 18+ palindrome.)
Great game, what utterly sucks is the handling. I accidentally deleted a desperately needed color more than once, there *must* be a button "Execute", marking should do nothing except, duh, marking. Also, it would be even better if the chain could be marked and then extended. Could e.g. be done all with a single button: Click on color X, adds X to chain (if possible, otherwise nothing happens), click anywhere on palindrome chain, kaboom. Or whatever. Just no execute by mouseslip!
15 September 2022 at 14:55
wyatt (leslie on FB) said...
fun! but yeah, losing a color by accident is a real bummer... maybe an undo option?
I'm not sure if this is a late-breaking change, but there *is* an undo button, it's in the "hamburger" menu in the upper-right corner of the playing screen. It's two clicks away, one to reveal and one to execute, so kind of hidden, but it does exist.
16 September 2022 at 02:42
Anonymous said...
(Shokoshu is too lazy to login :-)
Yup, UNDO exists. Does NOT work after a frame change.
Update: Made all achievements except 3000 (sooo close) and timed 1000 (I'm over 60 and not into hectics :-)
Random further achievement suggestions: Make 300 points at once (probably only possible with an 18+ snake anyway) Gopher 10 bonus rows (done :-) Make long unicolor snake (as a little consolation for getting almost no points :-)
Protip for players: Make very long chains at all costs. The reward grows quadratic with the length, but you only use a linear number of blocks. Always look if you can still extend it by nuking some blocks of unwanted color. (This also implies you should try to find your proto-chain in the mid of the playing field.)
16 September 2022 at 14:00
Anonymous said...
Moar Shokoshu updates:
I'd also like an achievement for crashing through three frames in one fell swoop (length 25, value 442 :-) - since the field is refilled only once. (So, do not make snake value > 2 frames!)
At the moment I experiment with making giant palindromes.
16 September 2022 at 19:51
Anonymous said...
Shokoshu has reached 3000!
https://imgur.com/a/ymDOUbs
My highscore in that game: 4095. It's inhuman to get higher, but to quote Warren Vampirella: "Fortunately, I am not one of mankind...in any sense!" :-)
17 September 2022 at 12:03
Marie said...
4499... maybe I should stop playing, now
21 September 2022 at 09:56
Anonymous said...
started a game and got bored. came back, picked up some tips from here, and ended up with a score of 2.5k for my first game. nice, and may give it a go every couple weeks or so
26 September 2022 at 23:50
Anonymous said...
Bought it immediatly. Could use some interface upgrades. But great fun
27 September 2022 at 15:25
[Image]A puzzle game about palindromes (and otters): Otteretto by Chris Klimowski, available in the browser, or on mobile from the Apple app store or the Google Play store.
"otteretto [browser, mobile]"
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Interesting game.
got 778 on my first try.
11 September 2022 at 13:34
I was so close, I got 998 of 1000.
11 September 2022 at 13:47
Refreshing variation.
11 September 2022 at 13:55
Nice. Took me a few tries to appreciate the value of the "remove single blocks to set up more valuable solutions" thing, was able to break 1000 with that insight plus a bit of luck (Not a spoiler, it's in the instructions!)
12 September 2022 at 03:37
You had me at "otters". Even if I don't really understand the link between otters and palindromes, the animation of the otter is really nice.
12 September 2022 at 08:30
I thought this would be indiscrutable but it's surprisingly easy to rewire your brain enough to get the hang of
13 September 2022 at 15:29
Nice game... I reached 1428 - when you manage to build actually * long * palindroms, the points go up quite fast.
14 September 2022 at 18:11
Just broke 2000. That's because I'm a supergenius :-)
(No, that's because I'm quick at finding middle long
palindromes and, as the other comment suggested,
deleting a few stinkers to extend them to both sides.
Still hunting for an 18+ palindrome.)
Great game, what utterly sucks is the handling.
I accidentally deleted a desperately needed color
more than once, there *must* be a button "Execute",
marking should do nothing except, duh, marking.
Also, it would be even better if the chain could
be marked and then extended. Could e.g. be done all
with a single button: Click on color X, adds X
to chain (if possible, otherwise nothing happens),
click anywhere on palindrome chain, kaboom.
Or whatever. Just no execute by mouseslip!
15 September 2022 at 14:55
fun! but yeah, losing a color by accident is a real bummer...
maybe an undo option?
15 September 2022 at 23:57
I'm not sure if this is a late-breaking change, but there *is* an undo button, it's in the "hamburger" menu in the upper-right corner of the playing screen. It's two clicks away, one to reveal and one to execute, so kind of hidden, but it does exist.
16 September 2022 at 02:42
(Shokoshu is too lazy to login :-)
Yup, UNDO exists. Does NOT work after a frame change.
Update: Made all achievements except 3000 (sooo close) and timed 1000
(I'm over 60 and not into hectics :-)
Random further achievement suggestions:
Make 300 points at once (probably only possible with an 18+ snake anyway)
Gopher 10 bonus rows (done :-)
Make long unicolor snake (as a little consolation for getting almost no points :-)
Protip for players: Make very long chains at all costs. The reward grows quadratic
with the length, but you only use a linear number of blocks. Always look if you
can still extend it by nuking some blocks of unwanted color. (This also implies you
should try to find your proto-chain in the mid of the playing field.)
16 September 2022 at 14:00
Moar Shokoshu updates:
I'd also like an achievement for crashing through three frames
in one fell swoop (length 25, value 442 :-) - since the
field is refilled only once. (So, do not make snake value > 2 frames!)
At the moment I experiment with making giant palindromes.
16 September 2022 at 19:51
Shokoshu has reached 3000!
https://imgur.com/a/ymDOUbs
My highscore in that game: 4095. It's inhuman to get
higher, but to quote Warren Vampirella: "Fortunately,
I am not one of mankind...in any sense!" :-)
17 September 2022 at 12:03
4499... maybe I should stop playing, now
21 September 2022 at 09:56
started a game and got bored. came back, picked up some tips from here, and ended up with a score of 2.5k for my first game. nice, and may give it a go every couple weeks or so
26 September 2022 at 23:50
Bought it immediatly. Could use some interface upgrades. But great fun
27 September 2022 at 15:25