Match 3 Deep DiveKurt Bieg

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kurt@simplemachine.co

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Art by Loren Bednar sheets.LorenBednar.com

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The next 2 hours of your life

• Chit chat about classic puzzles

• Learn some Corona SDK/Lua

• Daydream about grid based logic

• Code code code

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Recipe for a classic

• Single step mechanic

• Exponential agency loop

• Randomization

• Completion/order

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Single Step Mechanic

Do one small thing and only one small thing

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Exponential Agency

Repetition of simple choices build complex outcomes

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Randomization

A set of objects presented in rule based randomization

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Completion/Order

A final state the player is attempting to reach

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Lua is all about tables

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Grid Based Logic

• Make a grid

• Swapping

• Matching

• Repopulation/Randomize

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Make a grid

• Iterate through a number of columns and number of rows and insert an object at each point

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• When tapping on a tile, check the neighbor to see what it is

• Copy locations and info

• Swap

Swapping

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Matching

• Check above, below, left, and right

• Ensure no illegal checking (crash)

• Skip non-essential checks

• Mark matched blocks

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Skip non-essentials

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Repopulation/Randomize

• Add physics

• Insert new blocks

• Drop them in

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