New game: Poker Drops

dbalmer · 01:22 PM

Palm just published it to the app catalog, and I can't wait to get customer feedback. Please check it out and spread the word! http://developer.palm.com/webChannel...rok.pokerdrops

dbalmer · 05/10/2010, 05:36 AM

User comments and emails have been great so far, thanks! If you find any bugs or have feature requests, please post here or use the Gobico Games forum here on PreCentral.

dbalmer · 05/12/2010, 02:51 PM

Cool! Poker Drops is #4 on the "Fastest Movers" list over at Palm's Hot Apps leaderboard:

Palm Hot Apps

Still low on the overall list, but hey, it just came out. Thanks for your support, PreCentral folks!

thermodynamic · 05/12/2010, 08:50 PM

Looking good dbalmer/gobico! I love your Wobble Words (2) app, one of the App Catalog's best games, without the PDK to boot!

crollner · 05/14/2010, 02:03 PM

Great game. Thanks. If you get a trophy, it's a one time thing? you can't get a trophy again?

dbalmer · 05/14/2010, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crollner

Great game. Thanks. If you get a trophy, it's a one time thing? you can't get a trophy again?

Glad you like it! And yeah, trophies are awarded once per achievement. That said, for both Poker Drops and Wobble Words, I'm designing a big overhaul in score stats as well as trophies, so stay tuned.

dbalmer · 05/16/2010, 04:53 AM

Ouch, got a 1-star review today:

"By Nicholas B It's like wobble words but much less fun...poker hand much harder to find than words. Save your money."

Hoping you read the forums, Nicholas, but here's my take on it. Wobble Words (like Boggle and Scrabble) is a game, but also can help build your vocabulary. Poker Drops can do the same thing for your poker skills. That is, the more you play, the faster your "poker brain" will recognize good hands.

For complete poker noobs (or those of us who haven't played in a long time), there is a complete list of hands and their score bonus in the "How to Play" section, which you can pull up while you're playing (using the "Game" tab) or at any time from the "Help" tab at the bottom of the screen.

I wonder if adding a "hint" system like Wobble Words has would help? Anyone have any suggestions on this?

05/07/2010, 11:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
dbalmer WebOS Developer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 82 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	New game: Poker Drops Palm just published it to the app catalog, and I can't wait to get customer feedback. Please check it out and spread the word! http://developer.palm.com/webChannel...rok.pokerdrops __________________ Dave Balmer, Gobico Games Thanks for your support! Check out Wobble Words 2 and Poker Drops available now in the App Catalog for Palm Pre and Pixi, and follow us on Twitter @GobicoGames to get the latest news. Last edited by dbalmer; 05/08/2010 at 01:22 PM. Reason: Added images
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05/10/2010, 05:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
dbalmer WebOS Developer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 82 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	User comments and emails have been great so far, thanks! If you find any bugs or have feature requests, please post here or use the Gobico Games forum here on PreCentral. __________________ Dave Balmer, Gobico Games Thanks for your support! Check out Wobble Words 2 and Poker Drops available now in the App Catalog for Palm Pre and Pixi, and follow us on Twitter @GobicoGames to get the latest news.
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05/12/2010, 02:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
dbalmer WebOS Developer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 82 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Cool! Poker Drops is #4 on the "Fastest Movers" list over at Palm's Hot Apps leaderboard: Palm Hot Apps Still low on the overall list, but hey, it just came out. Thanks for your support, PreCentral folks! __________________ Dave Balmer, Gobico Games Thanks for your support! Check out Wobble Words 2 and Poker Drops available now in the App Catalog for Palm Pre and Pixi, and follow us on Twitter @GobicoGames to get the latest news.
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05/12/2010, 08:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
thermodynamic Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 296 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 100 Thanked 19 Times in 16 Posts	Looking good dbalmer/gobico! I love your Wobble Words (2) app, one of the App Catalog's best games, without the PDK to boot!
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05/14/2010, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
crollner Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 23 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Great game. Thanks. If you get a trophy, it's a one time thing? you can't get a trophy again?
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05/16/2010, 04:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
dbalmer WebOS Developer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 82 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked 28 Times in 11 Posts	Should I add a hint feature? Ouch, got a 1-star review today: "By Nicholas B* It's like wobble words but much less fun...poker hand much harder to find than words. Save your money."* Hoping you read the forums, Nicholas, but here's my take on it. Wobble Words (like Boggle and Scrabble) is a game, but also can help build your vocabulary. Poker Drops can do the same thing for your poker skills. That is, the more you play, the faster your "poker brain" will recognize good hands. For complete poker noobs (or those of us who haven't played in a long time), there is a complete list of hands and their score bonus in the "How to Play" section, which you can pull up while you're playing (using the "Game" tab) or at any time from the "Help" tab at the bottom of the screen. I wonder if adding a "hint" system like Wobble Words has would help? Anyone have any suggestions on this? __________________ Dave Balmer, Gobico Games Thanks for your support! Check out Wobble Words 2 and Poker Drops available now in the App Catalog for Palm Pre and Pixi, and follow us on Twitter @GobicoGames to get the latest news.
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