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Show HN: Ghanaian street games you can play in the browser

65 points - last Sunday at 3:31 PM

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  • realty_geek

    today at 3:16 PM

    Ha, ha - very entertaining.

    Having grown up in Ghana, the first game I tried was chaskele.

    Was expecting a reference to BBC (Bela Boys Company) somewhere. Rather disappointed not to find one.

    Never mind any issues about playability etc. Just the fact that AI has allowed someone to create a project that will make many people think a little bit more about Ghana make me happy.

    Thanks for creating this and sharing it!!!

    • prmph

      today at 1:54 PM

      As a Ghanaian, I think this is a cool concept but needs a lot of improvements to make it work.

      Many controls don't work well. Might be better to focus on a few games and make dedicated UIs for them that are adapted to each game.

      I guess it is a nice introduction to street games in Ghana though.

      • kaon_2

        today at 1:27 PM

        I just sit on the home screen, listening to the music and taking in the vibe. I don't even need to play a game. Very pleasant.

        • theF00l

          today at 3:48 PM

          I like the music. Nice that you give credit to the artist too.

          • pmontra

            today at 12:28 PM

            I saw Ludo but no games of the mancala family (Wari, Bao, etc).

              • SetTheorist

                today at 4:12 PM

                Would definitely have expected to see Oware.

            • amunozo

              today at 2:04 PM

              The idea is good but it looks like a one-shot AI slop. I think you should put much more effort into each game until releasing so many games.

                • elicash

                  today at 3:43 PM

                  I probably wouldn't have read an article about Ghanaian street games, but did learn about them from this. And even if I did, I wouldn't have internalized it without playing.

                  So while I won't come back to the same game because the gameplay isn't good enough, I think it really depends on what they are trying to accomplish.

              • eliteblenca

                today at 2:53 PM

                send this prompt: make it easy to play, thanks in reggards.

                • joeadler

                  yesterday at 9:09 AM

                  Pretty fun! How did you create this? And why do the elbows look so funny? :D

                  • ragtagtag

                    today at 12:17 PM

                    I love this!

                    • forwardset

                      yesterday at 12:53 PM

                      very cool :)

                      • loveTech

                        last Sunday at 3:32 PM

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