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Was kind of expecting a picture of a kettle that only boiled when you switched to another tab.
(This is pretty good, too.)
Cool, but I feel stupid for still not understanding the exact rules of the grid, like 5 puzzles in. I guess I’m a bit of a button masher.
I left the authority figure speechless at the end.
oh, bug? probably. fixed.
edit: uploaded it to the wrong location…should be fixed now properly…
Watch out, it’s gonna boil!
Reminded me of this:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/gamedesignsketchbook/4882-Game-Design-Sketchbook-Police-Brutality
I am honoured! Thank you. I have resolved to have more birthdays just so such excellent games can be made as a result. btw. I too got the speechless cop at the end – is that really a bug? He was more menacing when he exerted silent authority over me.
I have tried to label the characters by numbers and I understand that the people at the edges stay at the edges. However, I am still stuck.
Thanks for playing, Mister. Yes, it has “bug” status. I see your point though about the dramatic effectiveness of the cop who says nothing. I’ve made one last effort at fixing it, and I think unless something terrible happens I’ll wash my hands of responsibility for that particular behaviour (either way) :P
Politically motivated game! Awesome!
Especially so since I was just reading about British student protests that suffered this fate.
I think the kettling tsctic is a brilliant one. However, I would like to see a more Battle of Cannae type result with the protesters taking part as the brave Roman Legion.
As far as I understand the rules of the grid:
Moving a barrier moves all stacks of people perpendicular to that barrier.
You can’t move the stack if it reaches the opposite barrier.
Once you’re down to the right size, you can move the entire kettle.
Gnyyyyyahhhhhh! My brain hurts….. haha….. nice one :)
Very cool, nice puzzle design. I got stuck on the first 5×5 puzzle, but it was a lot of fun. Great theme, I enjoyed the dialogue.
I knew that the song was supposed to be “God Save the Queen,” but I couldn’t help but hear the lyrics to “My Country Tis of Thee” the whole time I was playing the game.
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