Beltenebros June 28, 2007
miki8 May 31, 2007
I think this was an intelligent and interesting game. Very different from the more traditional games. And I can certainly appreciate the difficulties in making sure everything is completely consistent. Keep up the good work!
coachd May 28, 2007
Beltenbros - glad you kept trying regardless of your initial frustration. You stated in #5 that there were many mistakes but I counted only two you mentioned, both corrected easily. The misspelling doubtfully moved you into the wrong area and it's been corrected (and "frontier" doesn't have an "e" on the end :) If Kyrgyzstan is the only item I misspelled in this game with the layers of clues needed to pull it off, I'll proudly stand by that. The trick to a Borders/In game, vs. the flat "pick the item" maps is that the clue be as unique. With this many items, it's relatively easy to think you have a unique qualifier and find that another player sees a duplication from another angle. I tried to get it as right as I thought but glad for the interaction with you, even if your comments lacked a little tact. Have fun, they're games, even with a few gaffs that make you think and exchange...:)
As for Madelini's comment, I found her (?) tone awkward and nothing specific that could be addressed, so I won't bother responding separately to it. It was just rude. All the borders aren't labelled in as the game doesn't permit long entries, so I squeezed in what fit. Unique identifiers are more challenging anyway, both to create and to play. Interestingly, the other two Borders In games created generated much more positive feedback. Asia, admittedly, was more challenging to pull together.
coachd May 28, 2007
Equestenebrarum - thanks for the constructive comments and I made sure to tighten up the areas you mentioned. If you have another suggestion about items who have the same identification information (like Nepal and Bhutan), I'd be happy to entertain them. I struggled with how to deal with this and the island nations, but the clues were hopefully decodeable with a little contemplation. Again, suggestions are welcome, brusk or rude comments are not. I didn't catch any other ambiguities, but if you have them I'd be glad to review them too. Sometimes you find the bugs on a larger scale and more involved game like this one via player feedback. Admittedly, this isn't the usual "Name the country" which is straightforward and basic. :)
Beltenebros May 26, 2007
There's so many mistakes
I can't play this game
Beltenebros May 26, 2007
Tajikistan has no frontiere with Pakistan
And you can change Krygyzstan into Kyrgyzstan
Beltenebros May 26, 2007
Brunei has only one border (with Malaysia)
equestenebrarum May 26, 2007
I agree it is ambiguous, so it ends up in guesswork. One of the first clues I got was West China/India. My first guess, Pakistan, was wrong. I should have clicked Nepal :( Please do something about this.
madelini May 25, 2007
This game is really confusing, all the borders aren't labeled and some of the clues don't make sense. Even the idea of the game is awkward.
| Highscores - Borders In/Asia | Place 1 - 10 | |||
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| Player Name | Score | Time | Date of Play | |
| 1 | slagplan | 100% | 1:51.4 min. | 2008-09-28 |
| 2 | TheEmorcist | 100% | 2:08.6 min. | 2007-07-17 |
| 3 | Beltenebros | 100% | 2:13.0 min. | 2007-06-28 |
| 4 | Sab | 100% | 2:37.9 min. | 2008-08-16 |
| 5 | Arturo | 100% | 2:57.8 min. | 2008-04-04 |
| 6 | Roja | 100% | 2:58.8 min. | 2007-06-26 |
| 7 | profwonka | 100% | 3:46.6 min. | 2007-06-06 |
| 8 | trenttursich | 98% | 2:43.0 min. | 2007-07-17 |
| 9 | escoda73 | 91% | 3:10.0 min. | 2008-02-09 |
| 10 | Zam | 91% | 3:39.7 min. | 2007-05-26 |
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Now, I think this game is great!
Pardon for my "frustration"