Is it any wonder that the simplest games to play are often the popular ones? 12many is a nice little Flash game from Tonypa that has been making the rounds on the Web, and for good reason: the rules of the game are simple and easy for anyone to understand.
For a very brief moment you will see a black square with a random number of stars to count. Just click the correct number to earn as many points. Bonus points are awarded for 5 correct answers in a row. You can make only 3 wrong guesses, though if you are within 1 there is no penalty. How high a score can you get?
Dont believe the talks, that 12Many is part of secret experiment or Psychology PhD candidate's dissertation project :)
Its only simple little game. Really.
And meteor counts as a star too. At least in this game :)
Hi jay, I have updated this game and its on my site again. Could you perhaps edit the link to play.php? Also, the game graphics have been slightly redesigned, so maybe new screenshot?
It now shows you the review of stars so you can count them after the answer :)
The game is released under CC license to anyone can download it and play it on their computer or place on their non-commercial site.
Great! Thanks, Tonypa. I will update the post later today, soon after I return home from classes. =)
Cool game!
What? No high scores?
Mine's 279.
sweet music!!!
High Score 730
i got 502 and 3 lives when i had to quit
I got 957 on my first attempt...
I thought it was good until I saw the highscore chart--- over 2000? crazy...
Yaaaay! I slipped into the top 10 with 1603.
Thanks
i got 968 when i had to go i still had 3 lives i was at it a long time.
Hahaha! 1165
Would you look at me.
wow, plenty of nice games to play..it's just hard to hit the high scores!!!!!
Nice idea, getting a bit too boring with time. 856 for the first try with an accidental misclick and a few lucky guesses. The problem with it is that it tests the same skill for a longer period of time - if you're good at peripherical perception, and are used to not following movement with your eyes but seize the whole picture, for example, this game is a piece of cake for you.
I guess my 856 is not a very good result (OK, it's half past two in the night here and I'"m a bit tired :))), but frankly, for the second half I got this game test my guessing abilities for the rounds with more than 12 stars. I learned that I can confidently count up to 12 stars in this time frame - that's a gain already, isn't it?
I loved that you still have this sense for simplicity. Simple games can be a great source of fun, and you are a good provider of examples - great job, congrats!
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WOOT I got 224 on my first try!
...I just looked at the other scores... They put mine to shame.
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