seems like a new trend this kanban board thing

some more feedback, hopefully still welcome,

The '+1 choice permanently' is maybe '+1 choice until run end', I knew it sounded too good to be true hehe It would be nice to see which level I am on between levels since that influences choice. 11,531, but more than 10k score from a single level in a few seconds, but it was seriously overloaded! Might be worth to merge 50 coins into fat coins when that happens? The +1 level shows level count only sometimes. mouse/paddle gets stuck sometimes, not sure on this one, maybe out-of-play could pause? until back within the play zone. I got a catch rate 119% I think I had a level with caught more coins than 'out of n' sturdy? bricks was a fun pick with 3 balls, oopsi!

In summary, still hooked.

Renan, this is absolutely captivating!

I randomly downloaded it from F-Droid a few days ago, and I've played it a lot (100% unlocked and 66k high score so far, still looking for even more strategies though).

I wanted to bring to your attention a bug that can abruptly end a run: the Respawn perk may cause the ball(s) to keep floating in the void, with no bricks left to hit (it has happened twice, I suppose it's related to Respawn but can't be 100% sure).

Also, I've read in a few comments about features and stuff: I think they're not really needed and even potentially harmful. I love the game simplicity.

What could be improved, in my opinion, is that:

1. The onboarding feels weird

It took me a while to understand how the game really worked. As an example, the metrics for getting upgrades and choices is not explicitly stated in the app, I had to figure it out myself (although I later found some details on the mechanics after digging your website and other sources like HN). A quick optional tutorial may be helpful.

(Other things that were unclear to me at first were the combo and miss indicators. I've notices that the web version does a much better job at signalling misses, I guess probably F-Droid lags behind as usual.)

2. Players can't choose the initial perk

Random is great, but if I'm going for a specific strat I may have to reset a bunch of times to get something I can work with. Which brings us to...

3. Players can't easily reset the run

If I want to restart, I have to (1) find out what perk I have and (2) literally lose the ball. It would be nice to (1) know in advance the starting perk and (2) have a reset button or option in the menu.

Last but not least, there's the game balancing aspect. I feel that some perks are really detrimental to your score, which makes some strategies are clearly superior and others just not viable unless you're optimizing for some other metrics (i.e. you're speedrunning, so time becomes more valuable than coins).

An idea would be to refine the combo increase/decrease and/or upgrade system and/or the ultimate goal of the game, i.e. making top score categories for "most coins", "less time", "least bricks broken", etc.

All in all, the game is already great as is – so I hope it won't change too much.

Thanks for your efforts!

I'm glad you have no stats, especially for hours spent playing! I have a better feel for it now, and still really like it. Although it can be a bit jarring to have crazy upgrades and clear a level in 3s, only to have completed the run, and be back to 60s+ level 1. I worked out the extra levels thing you mentioned (it was probably always 7 but felt shorter because of the fast pace!) and I hit 10 levels on a few runs, but the text was wrong a couple times eg. '+1 level lvl 2 - 1 more brick replaced by a bomb'. The new coins are cute, although I also liked the spray of colour on the old ones. The repulse is fun, although I had one ball bouncing left to right a few times, before another one shifted it, but could imagine a stuck ball had it missed. 6149 my top score so far. Do those scores/stats persist between plays, otherwise I might never be able to close the browser again! Right, 'one last game' to see what wind is all about.

This is amazing. I started playing it with my morning coffee and somehow it became 1pm...

Despite what other people commented, I really liked not really knowing what happens with some (most?) of the updated and having to try them to understand what they do and how to combine them. The last part is especially true: it was just SO SATISFYING when I realized that a perk I hated became my favourite once I was able to pair it properly and catch waterfall of coins :)

One thing I still don't get at all are the white and red ball "paths" that briefly appear from time to time. I don't get what they represent nor how are they triggered, especially as it doesn't look like the ball will actually do that exact path after it hits the puck (if I don't move it). It's a little annoying for the red one, that resets your coin counter, because I can't understand if I can avoid it somehow or do I have to take it as a "random debuff".