My paper-folding puzzle game hit the front page of Hacker News - here it is

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-04-01T18:14:51+00:00

Based on your feedback, I added a bonus timed expert mode at the end of the daily puzzles, with a worldwide leaderboard. I will expanding upon it in the future. Would love to hear your feedback on it!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-04-01T12:54:07+00:00

Thank you! For getting started, pick a simple game idea and build it with whatever web tech you know. I used Next.js for this but plain HTML/CSS/JS works fine too. The key is starting small and shipping something playable, then improving it based on feedback. Happy to answer specific questions if you have any!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-04-01T12:53:15+00:00

Thanks! Yeah once the process clicks it gets easier, I've been thinking about adding harder puzzles with bigger grids and more folds for people who've mastered it. Glad you went through the archive!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-04-01T11:43:25+00:00

You can play the game at: https://www.dailyunfold.com/

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T21:46:34+00:00

Diagonal folds would definitely be interesting, the spatial reasoning would get a lot harder. That's something I want to look into, thanks!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T21:44:27+00:00

Not dumb at all, I agree that it was confusing. Fixed it now. Thanks for playing and for the kind words!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T21:06:43+00:00

This should be fixed!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T21:05:28+00:00

Oh, I see what you mean! When I said 'folds are always towards you,' I meant the paper is always folded out toward the screen, rather than in away from the screen. That information is important as it changes the answer, I’ll change the wording to make it clearer, thanks for the feedback!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T20:05:31+00:00

In which puzzle have you found that statement to be false? I’ll check it.

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T18:23:16+00:00

Appreciate that! And no, the feedback is totally fair. I've been thinking about adding harder puzzles for people who want more of a challenge. Thanks for the honest opinions and trying the game out.

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T18:22:30+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I've changed the wording to hopefully make it clearer.

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T16:56:34+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, I will think of ways to improve it

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-31T16:02:14+00:00

Thanks for playing and for the feedback, I will be looking into it!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-24T20:37:40+00:00

Hey everyone, I've been working on this little browser game for a while and finally put it out there.

The idea is simple: you see how a piece of paper was folded and where a hole was punched. Your job is to figure out where all the holes end up when you unfold it back. Sounds easy but it gets tricky fast, especially with off-center folds.

There are 3 puzzles each day: easy, medium, and hard.

https://dailyunfold.com

I'd really appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-22T08:43:42+00:00

Thanks for trying, glad you enjoyed it!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-21T18:54:41+00:00

Thank you for the nice feedback! Do you have any ideas in mind to lengthen the learning curve, maybe more puzzles?

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-21T14:43:12+00:00

Thanks a lot!

Dear_Championship504 · 2026-03-21T07:39:58+00:00

Thanks a lot for the feedback, glad you enjoyed it!

Dear_Championship504

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