Thank you so much for playing and reviewing! Which puzzles didn’t take your solutions? The rules behind rectangle configurations are consistent through the whole game but they can be pretty hard to figure out, and the difference between correct and incorrect is very slight at times---I didn't provide much instruction by design to keep the puzzles challenging, but I think I also might not have introduced the mechanics well enough through the puzzles. Let me know if you'd like me to say more, I hope you'll give it another go!
Ok I've played it a little bit more in search of bugs and things that I think could be modified for a better experience, and these are the 2 main things.
1. When you complete a level, and press z without any new move on the next level, the score goes negative and the puzzle becomes impossible because it pastes the pattern from the previous level.
2. This is the easiest example of the "correct configuration" not working I was talking about:
The solution the game accepts: 1) 5a-3c, 2) 3a-1c
Another valid solution that the game does not accept: 1) 3a-1c, 2) 5a-3c
I don't know if this is a problem that only I get, because I've been playing other embedded games for this jam, and things don't work only for me for some reason.
Good catch on the z thing, I’ll have to fix that up for the post jam patch!
Regarding three-by-five, I see where your head is at but the solution you wrote doesn’t work within the game’s rules. There’s a specific puzzle mechanic at play there that makes 3a-1c a valid rectangle but not 5a-3c. The game isn’t just about making the pictures match—it’s a puzzle to figure out how. I recommend replaying the second level and taking a look at what it does and doesn’t let you invert :)
89 days ago(+1)
Yeahh I realized that, I actually edited the text to "valid rectangle" just now after rereading your comments but it was too late to reupload. That definitely could be a lot clearer, it kinda suggests that I hardcoded in solutions and expected you to guess until you found them 😅 Thank you for keeping an open mind and trying it again, and I'm sorry for the poor wording!