[DEV] Kings vs Queens: In search of validation earlier than I flip this into an android recreation: – free net demo of this distinctive puzzle recreation combining star battle / queens with a brand new layer of king logic

I've been solo growing a puzzle recreation referred to as Kings vs Queens that mixes the well-known star battle/ N queens puzzle with a brand new and distinctive twist and simply launched it as a free demo net recreation (no advertisements, no login, mobile-friendly). I’m trying to see if it will be enjoyable sufficient to place the hassle in to turning it into an android recreation

The idea: Place 8 queens in coloured estates (1 every) and a couple of kings in grey cells on an 8×8 grid Queens logic: one per row, one per column, no touching). Kings Logic: can't share a row, column, or diagonal with one another, AND they’ll't contact or share diagonals with any queen.

The enjoyable and fascinating half is, aside from the simple puzzles, queens and kings have to be solved collectively to discover a distinctive resolution and as soon as it clicks, it's actually thrilling to see.

It begins easy however will get surprisingly deep. The more durable puzzles require chain reasoning the place putting one queen or king forces a cascade of deductions — and the kings add a second constraint layer that may make or break your resolution.

There's a built-in progressive trace system that teaches you the logic relatively than simply giving solutions, 5 issue tiers from Newbie to Professional, and 25 puzzles within the present demo set.

Would love suggestions from individuals who like puzzle/logic video games— is the issue curve proper? Are the hints useful? Something complicated in regards to the guidelines? Is it enjoyable, partaking ?

that is an instance of a solved medium puzzle:

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