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Shuffle – Game Mode as Experiment Engine

Posted by gok2 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @11:47AM
from the self-post dept.

Hello hello,Cofounder of Colonist here, an online Catan-style game on mobile and desktop. Over time the player base and community have grown into the millions, which still feels pretty wild.We’re constantly building new events, maps, and modes, but that takes a lot of time and effort.The point is Shuffle.Shuffle is a simple matchmaking queue that rotates a set of maps, modes, and rule sets...

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Re:Why should anyone boot *you* up? on Monday August 26, 2024 @04:31PM (#41361728)
I guess biggest reasons are: 1. Famous person 2. Someone to study 3. They really invested a lot of money into this, we have a law
Re:Why Half-Assed Modern Art Is All about the Memes on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @09:40AM (#28367932)
wow best explanation of NFTs I've seen so far
Re:John Glenn popularized the word “glitch” (2019) on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @05:19PM (#27055971)
Hey I got an unrelated question for you. Can you email: g at colonist.io
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2020) on Thursday November 05, 2020 @04:22PM (#25002121)
We're building the world's most popular Catan site,

We're looking for 1. Artist & UI Designer 2. Web & Game Dev 3. Backend Dev & Dev Ops

more info: https://blog.colonist.io/colonist-is-hiring/

Re:Show HN: Haystack – Visibility into How Software Teams Works on Friday January 10, 2020 @11:46AM (#22012263)
What's the minimum size team this tool would be useful for?
Re:Css-only-chat: A truly monstrous async web chat using no JS on the ... on Monday May 13, 2019 @11:18AM (#19900135)
link?
Re:New Office Hours Aim for Well Rested, More Productive Workers on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @08:59AM (#18762145)
Which countries/cities is your team working from?
Re:Ask HN: What are your “brain hacks” that help you manage everyday s... on Saturday December 15, 2018 @06:18PM (#18690897)
Can anyone mesh these up together, shorten then share in a tweet storm or spreadsheet? The wisdom here is incredible
Re:A browser extension to make Medium more readable on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @11:13PM (#17511921)
agreed

Weird startup metrics?

Posted by gok2 on Sunday March 04, 2018 @03:49AM
from the self-post dept.

What are some weird startup metrics? Which you would target for weekly 7% growth?From unconventional companies, not consumer focused companies.Examples would be: Biotech, Nuclear Energy, Hard Tech, Quantum Computing, R&D, Finance, Hedge Fund, AI.

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Weird startup metrics?

Posted by gok2 on Friday March 02, 2018 @04:10PM
from the self-post dept.

What are some weird startup metrics? Which you would target for weekly 7% growth?From unconventional companies, not consumer focused companies.Examples would be: Biotech, Nuclear Energy, Hard Tech, Quantum Computing, R&D, Finance, Hedge Fund, AI.

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Re:Key Reinstallation Attacks – Breaking WPA2 by Forcing Nonce Reuse on Monday October 16, 2017 @10:49AM (#15483550)
So is there any precautions I should take with my macbook and iphone?
Re:Startup School 2017 Presentations on Saturday June 17, 2017 @08:04AM (#14575523)
I liked your hn nick :)
Re:Ask HN: Which games are you playing in free time? on Sunday June 04, 2017 @08:20AM (#14481118)
Dawn of Crafting

Clash Royale

My first iOS game without using an engine hit #1 RPG

Posted by gok2 on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @04:58PM
from the self-post dept.

Hey HN,We’ve been working on Dawn of Crafting for 1.5 years with my brother. We’ve just launched version 1.0 and its being featured in a lot of countries on the App Store. It hit #1 RPG in a few countries like Sweden and #2 in UK.We're also part of YC's Startup School.Its built completely by using Native Swift and the library EZSwiftExtensions. Feel free to ask any questions regarding...

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Show HN: Dawn of Crafting (iOS Crafting RPG)

Posted by gok2 on Saturday April 01, 2017 @11:22AM
from the show-hn dept.

Working on an iOS game, getting close to global launch, also part of the YC MOOC.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9geCBN4n1-8App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dawn-of-crafting/id1067104191New Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/dawnofcraftingThis game is for people who like to craft.If you enjoy ancient themes and building humanity from nothing into a great civilization hands...

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Re:The 10,000-hour rule is wrong and perpetuates a cruel myth on Monday March 13, 2017 @02:47PM (#13861005)
"how I taught myself physics in one year" links pls
Re:Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used? on Monday February 27, 2017 @01:14PM (#13746377)
This little game called Pokemon Yellow.
Re:Should I buy a Macbook Pro 2015 or the new one? on Monday October 31, 2016 @11:27AM (#12837629)
Thank you for sharing. This is lame but I couldn't edit the title :/

Should I buy a Macbook Pro 2015 or the new one?

Posted by gok2 on Monday October 31, 2016 @05:41AM
from the self-post dept.

I was planning on buying a change my mac book pro when the new version was out. Whats recomended atm? Buying the old version? Buying the new version? Waiting?I am an Xcode developer so can't just jump ship to Microsoft products.

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Show HN: Crafter Game (iOS)

Posted by gok2 on Friday June 24, 2016 @08:16AM
from the show-hn dept.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvVI9dlmuokApp Store: https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/crafter-game/id1067104191Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/craftergameHello HN, check this game out if you like to craft.If you enjoy ancient themes and building humanity from nothing into a great civilization hands on, then Crafter Game is for you.Give me some feedback. Let me know what could be...

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