113 points by samuelaidoo45 3 days ago
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realty_geek 1 day ago | 0 points
Ha, ha - very entertaining.<p>Having grown up in Ghana, the first game I tried was chaskele.<p>Was expecting a reference to BBC (Bela Boys Company) somewhere. Rather disappointed not to find one.<p>Never mind any issues about playability etc. Just the fact that AI has allowed someone to create a project that will make many people think a little bit more about Ghana make me happy.<p>Thanks for creating this and sharing it!!!
Infinitesimus 1 day ago | 0 points
> Never mind any issues about playability etc. Just the fact that AI has allowed someone to create a project that will make many people think a little bit more about Ghana make me happy.<p>++++. It's remarkable that this is so doable these days! We just need someone to make a Squid Games: Ghana version and our games will be popular all over the world
prmph 1 day ago | 0 points
As a Ghanaian, I think this is a cool concept but needs a lot of improvements to make it work.<p>Many controls don't work well. Might be better to focus on a few games and make dedicated UIs for them that are adapted to each game.<p>I guess it is a nice introduction to street games in Ghana though.
kaon_2 1 day ago | 0 points
I just sit on the home screen, listening to the music and taking in the vibe. I don't even need to play a game. Very pleasant.
phillennium 10 hours ago | 0 points
I'm interested in African culture, but I've never been to Ghana.<p>This project is useful for me, playing local games is much more immersive than reading about games. But some polish would help, too. Currently it's a project that's interesting to click through once, but I feel that it has a potential to be repeatedly playable.
pmontra 1 day ago | 0 points
I saw Ludo but no games of the mancala family (Wari, Bao, etc).
SetTheorist 1 day ago | 0 points
Would definitely have expected to see Oware.
mcphage 1 day ago | 0 points
Oware is on the first page.
SetTheorist 1 day ago | 0 points
Thanks, I didn't actually look at the page, was responding to the (apparently incorrect) claim about the lack of sowing games. My bad.
vanderZwan 15 hours ago | 0 points
I was born in Ghana but we left just before I turned four. So the only game in the list I'm familiar with is oware, since we took a board with us. It's kinda nice to see what kind of games I would have learned if my family had stayed longer :)
avadodin 20 hours ago | 0 points
The Ghana games are soccer and, if this is an accurate representation, this is way more infrastructure than we had in Europe back in the day.<p>Only rich kids had actual soccer balls(which they just carried around) we played with flattened beverage cans.
Infinitesimus 1 day ago | 0 points
All us Ghanaians coming out of the woodwork for this nostalgia bomb - these are fun. Congrats on the launch!
amunozo 1 day ago | 0 points
The idea is good but it looks like a one-shot AI slop. I think you should put much more effort into each game until releasing so many games.
elicash 1 day ago | 0 points
I probably wouldn't have read an article about Ghanaian street games, but did learn about them from this. And even if I did, I wouldn't have internalized it without playing.<p>So while I won't come back to the same game because the gameplay isn't good enough, I think it really depends on what they are trying to accomplish.
theF00l 1 day ago | 0 points
I like the music. Nice that you give credit to the artist too.
Kuyawa 1 day ago | 0 points
I upvote creativity wherever I see it
joeadler 2 days ago | 0 points
Pretty fun! How did you create this? And why do the elbows look so funny? :D
eliteblenca 1 day ago | 0 points
send this prompt: make it easy to play, thanks in reggards.
edakrong 1 day ago | 0 points
fellow Ghanaian here - this is really cool, good work.
certyfreak 1 day ago | 0 points
You forgot poison
ragtagtag 1 day ago | 0 points
I love this!
forwardset 2 days ago | 0 points
very cool :)