match-3 games.
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| Hello! Native speakers, please help! In match-3 games, what word would be right to use to say that I remove ball from the board? And does it matter what exactly I have in my game? For example, I have kids. (BTW, can I name them kids in the game descriptions?)  In the description I write: "Match kids, use Power Ups, gain higher level, overtake your friends in scoreboards." Where can I use "shrink", "collect", "remove" instead of "match"? Thank you! |
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| In match-3 games, what word would be right to use to say that I remove ball from the board? "Cleared"? What do you mean by ball? And does it matter what exactly I have in my game? Sorry - what do you mean? I have kids Kids in English normally mean Children... you have Sea-Creatures in that screen shot... |
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| Very nice Dots* clone! |
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| I would call those 'creatures' rather than 'kids'. Except they do look kind of childlike, so 'kids' might work if you are rescuing children of the sea creatures. (I would use the word 'children' as well though, rather than just the colloquial 'kids' which generally means human children when it doesn't mean baby goats. 'Remove' is the obvious word, but it depends on your game theme. If you are rescuing them from pollution you might say 'save' or 'rescue'. If you are getting rid of underwater pests you might say 'clear'. If they are going to make seafood chowder, you can say 'harvest'. 'Collect' would be good if they are helping you in some mission, maybe harvesting resources for you, or if you are picking them up from sea-school. |
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| Thank you very much guys! I think I should include game description to explain better. Sorry for my english :") There's no proofreading yet. In addition to text below, I would say that in the game, when you select the chain with your finger and then release it, children just shrink. (Scale down to zero). Some uses of that verb in my descriptions. Short Description. Kids were playing and splashing in the yard. But suddenly a swirl scattered them around the sea bottom. Can you sort them out and bring them back to their parents? This is a simple and fun game where you have to match as many kids as you can for a limited time. *Cute graphics. *Addictive and simple gameplay. *Four power-ups. *Game Center and Facebook scoreboard integration! Where Are My Kids is very light and simple. All you should do is to match kids, use power ups and gain score. Some Achievements. Finish the level matching kids only by diagonal. Finish the level matching kids only by vertical. Finish the level matching kids only by horizontal. Power Ups (Buttons at the bottom of the screenshot): Adds 5 seconds to the timer. Removes all kids of selected type from the board. Removes the longest chain from the board three times in a row. Removes verticals and horizontals. Removes all the kids on the board. Bonuses: "Bite your tail" to double the score you gain with this move. Matching 10 or more kids removes all kids of current color. |
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| 2 therevills Kids in English normally mean Children... you have Sea-Creatures in that screen shot... Isn't the word "creature" sound scary like Hell Creatures? :) I'm asking, because in Russian it is ) 2 programmer Very nice Dots* clone! Thanks, we have diagonals ) The main mechanic is clone of "Dungeon Raid". 2 Gerry Quinn Thanks for detailed answer! Please, look at the texts I posted above ) |
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| How about: "An ocean wave has scattered all the sea creatures, help return them back to their families!" Or: "An ocean wave has scattered all the sea creatures -- can you help return them back to their families?" The rest of the text needs work, but you'll get there. The game looks great. |
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| Instead of "Kids were playing and splashing in the yard." you should make reference to a sea nursery and that will take care of the "kids" ambiguity. Or better yet how about: All the sea creature's children where playing in the nursery when a sudden swirl scattered them around the sea bottom. Can you sort them out and bring them back to their parents? Isn't the word "creature" sound scary like Hell Creatures? No, in English all living things are creatures. It has no good/evil connotations. If anything it has neutral to positive connotations. |
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| Thank you so much! I got the point. |
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