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  • This is nice! I tried it out on an iPhone.

    On an iPhone, it is almost usable. The game setup modal form is difficult to navigate from the input fields to “Start” button. It required switching back and forth between vertical and horizontal orientation in order to have enough pixels to see the “Start” button. I think(?) if it had been a submit type button, then I would have been able to proceed even without seeing the button.

    I tried “Snakes and Ladders.”

    Once in the game, things were a touch cramped, but surprisingly usable! It wasn’t entirely clear how I was able to trigger a die roll, but I could. It was a little bit difficult to see the game board due to a shininess in the shader...if that effect could be scaled way back, it would improve legibility of the game board.

    Hope that helps!