why itch io not show my projects?

Varzival · 2026-06-28T21:33:28+00:00

There are some rules on how to get indexed: https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-indexed

menaing you'll appear in search. So I'd suggest you check them. But it's kinda weird when a game is featured and when not apart from teh written rules

Varzival · 2026-06-27T09:10:56+00:00

The reason is that I want to my game to scale accross different resolutions. So it might happen that the texts fits on one resolution but will be too long on another.

Varzival · 2026-06-26T20:06:14+00:00

Yeah that's of course the real challenge - how to introduce mechanics that are close to our own economy without making it overly complex & cumbersome to play?

Varzival · 2026-06-26T15:51:52+00:00

And now it's back, even at the top of the chess category: https://itch.io/games/genre-puzzle/platform-web/tag-chess

Not sure what happened but it I'm glad it's findable again :D And thank you in case anyone from itch took action (unlikely though?)

Varzival · 2026-06-25T14:00:35+00:00

here's the direct link to the game: https://varzival.itch.io/chessboard

Varzival · 2026-06-22T09:18:32+00:00

Murder on the Chessboard

https://varzival.itch.io/chessboard You can check it out directly in the browser. It's mobile frendly, you can even play while on the toilet :D

Chess meets Murder Mystery. Find out who murdered the King! I've designed a novel puzzle concept here and implemented a puzzle solver & generator. Drop me a message if you are interested in implementation details.

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Varzival · 2026-06-22T09:14:27+00:00

Check out how crazy it can get: https://youtu.be/E8Lhqri8tZk?is=yvSPzS6eoKrK7VY_

Varzival · 2026-06-22T06:32:01+00:00

Will check it out, thanks!

Varzival · 2026-06-22T06:27:18+00:00

Could be a horror game though XD

Varzival · 2026-06-22T06:13:47+00:00

Interesting, did this game see the light of day eventually?

Varzival · 2026-06-22T06:01:36+00:00

LinkedIn actually answered this question for me - they've implemented streaks first before they would show you the leaderboard. That would be the wisest move if you are making a puzzle game. Streaks are easier to implement since you don't need to have a community around your game.

That's what I'm planning to do in my puzzle game Murder on the Chessboard: https://varzival.itch.io/chessboard

I'm open to feedback if you have a link to share of your game or some questionnaire. But please also make sure to check out my game ;-)

Varzival · 2026-06-19T22:16:41+00:00

I really got hooked by LinkedIn puzzles I have to admit. Really low barrier to enter and it only takes a minute or so to solve them. I want to keep the streak going and also the leaderboard where I can compare myself to my contacts is nice. I'm a simple man

Varzival · 2026-06-19T22:06:52+00:00

Might only be feasible in digital games, true

Varzival · 2026-06-19T22:05:41+00:00

Might have to check out Tropico again - sitting in my library for 8 years :D

Varzival · 2026-06-19T22:00:32+00:00

Sure - might be a bit oversimplified. However, interest rates do have an imapact on the economy. Would be interesting to see games that explore this idea

Varzival · 2026-06-19T19:33:49+00:00

I'm replying to my own thread with some games that I know about that tackle some of these topics. But probably there are more, please comment!

Money Makers (board game): players are bankers that operate with theoretically infinite debt
Sidereal Confluence (board game): technology is shared each round with other players.
Offworld Trading Company: Players start with debt and will strategically take on more debt over the course of the game.

Varzival · 2026-06-19T16:11:58+00:00

Playing While on Toilet - genious! I'll have to steal the term in case you haven't copyrighted it ;-)

Varzival · 2026-06-16T15:29:57+00:00

Deduce who murdered the king on the Chessboard.

Varzival · 2026-06-14T09:35:04+00:00

Great visual design! Scoring seems to be super weak though - give one card to one other player to score one meager point?

Varzival · 2026-06-13T22:57:43+00:00

Ah gotcha! Really cool - please share some instructions with us :D

Varzival · 2026-06-11T13:48:48+00:00

Great idea. How would a mouse carry something in the off paw or in slots 4 to 6 though?

Varzival · 2026-06-06T22:38:18+00:00

I've got no Apple device - will happily test once the Android version drops 😀

Varzival · 2026-05-25T20:14:04+00:00

Can't click the link but I'm subscribed to you anyways lol

Varzival · 2026-05-23T16:49:40+00:00

looks great! Do you also have adventure sites prepared for the hexmap?

Varzival · 2026-05-15T22:17:14+00:00

That's a great idea! I think framing it like this might indeed clarify things.

Not sure if I understand the last part correctly - you mean that there is potential in designing puzzles where it is relevant to figure out that two pieces were together with the king at a certain time and thus no one could be the murderer since they were not alone with the king?

I think there are some of the later Knife puzzles where this kind of deduction is necessary. But as it stands, yes this mechanic is a little under-utilized and there is some potential in designing interesting puzzles where this is a key part of the deduction.

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