Reflectogram by Mikan
A Variant with Mirror of Nonogram (Basic Rules)
Total 16 Handmade Levels
Play in browser (itch.io)
Have you noticed that the clue of the nonogram is like a transmitter?
The transmitter emits a ray that passes through the colored grids and receives signals, and requires the signals to match it.
This is the first paper puzzle I made. It's a variant of Nonogram.
Perhaps this idea has already existed, but I had a great time making it.
Made with TIC-80.
This is also my first game made with it.
Gameplay (For those who are not familiar with Nonogram)
The transmitters around the board emit ray, and the clues on its body reveal the number of continuous shaded grids that the ray passes through.
If transmitter matches, it will turn green. When all turn green, you solve the level.
Controls * Left Click : Shade Grid * Right Click : Mark Grid * Drag Pink : Move It * Hover Club : Show Ray * R : Reset Level
Gameplay https://youtu.be/FrRIO3hdwpE
| Play on itch.io | https://mikanhako.itch.io/reflectogram-ld59 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/reflectogram |
Ratings
| Overall | 158th | 3.956⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 99th | 3.926⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 195th | 3.765⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 729th | 2.926⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 469th | 3.676⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 468th | 3.136⭐ | 35🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 520th | 2.5⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 599th | 3.328⭐ | 31🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 36🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
Ideally I would want a little bit of tutorialisation inside the game, or at least some instructions somewhere so that the plebs like me can have a go. Once I had sussed what I needed to do it was a really pleasant experience and the mirror mechanic is super unique.
All in all it's a great little game, it just needs a little something to cater to those who aren't familiar with this type of puzzle.
I played all morning haha :D Didnt know about the original nonogram, thank you for introducing me! :)
The level design makes it obvious the author has played a lot of sudoku. Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best ones. Thanks for the thoughtful design!
@lemma The key thing is: left-click places a gray square, and right-click places an X (which doesn't actually do anything mechanically — it's just a marker for yourself).
The "2-1" label means you need two gray squares, then a gap (any number of empty spaces), then one gray square, reading left to right — just like the first row in the image. When a row/column matches its label, it turns green. You just need to get all of them green. That's it!
As the others said a short tutorial for nonogram-noobs would have been nice. Other than that, it could be an nice game for on the go.
It's my negligence. My usual player audiences is people with some experience in puzzles.
I added some introductions on the page, and added some helpful links:
Nonogram: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonogram
Rules: https://puzz.link/rules.html?nonogram
Neat and fun, good game.
Was finally able to beat all levels (spoiler):
Good to-the-point gameplay. The mirrors were a fun addition. They broke my brain at first, but eventually I got the hang of them. I'm very impressed, both by your TIC-80 implementation and by the levels you've created 👏
I liked the idea of having an unknown number of cells to fill.
And the last level is so cute <3
I love nonograms, so I was excited to see this game pop up on itch. I do agree with some other feedback that a small amount of tutorialization about the mirror would be helpful since it is a completely new wrinkle in a very established puzzle style.
But otherwise, lovely and a lot of fun. Nice work!
If you continue working on this, and I really hope you do, I’m sure you’ll add some introductory levels that explain the basics (as many people may not know them). But as a seasoned nanogrammer, this was terrific!