David Figatner

Games

The Ides

puzzle game · 2016

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The Ides screenshot

The ides is a brain-twisting puzzle game. The goal is to change all lights to the same color. Each light type has a different rule. You'll need to figure the rules to solve the puzzles.

  • The Ides, screenshot 1
  • The Ides, screenshot 2
  • The Ides, screenshot 3
  • The Ides, screenshot 4
  • The Ides, screenshot 5

Questions

  1. What do I do?
    You slide your fingers across the screen changing the lights. The shape of the light indicates the type of light. The simplest light, the circle, changes between green and red each time you touch it. Other shapes have other rules. Your job is to figure them out.

  2. Why do the lights keep resetting?
    There are two no-nos when pressing the lights. First, you cannot go back to the previous light you touched (there's a white circle on that light). Second, the light must be a neighbor of the first light. That is, the light must be above, below, to the right or the left of the first light.

  3. What's with the smiley face level?
    As the title of the level says, blame Maya.

How it was made

Version
1.0
Language
HTML5 and JavaScript, packaged with Cordova
Engine
My own, built from my open-source libraries
Graphics
pixi.js
Sound
howler.js
Storage
localForage
Code editor
Visual Studio Code
Art
Affinity Designer
Audio
ableton,audacity
Font
Centabel
Source
GitHub
Made at
sprout,tiff
Sounds
Changes
  • v1.3 (August 2020) Removed ads and analytics
  • v1.0 (December 26, 2016) Android release
  • v1.0 (December 15, 2016) iOS release
  • v0.9 (March 23, 2016) Polish and release to the web
  • v0.6 (March 12, 2016) Added win screen and new game dialog from menu
  • v0.5 (March 10, 2016) Initial pre-release to the web