A Gamer's Guide to Eterna

Gameplay and Strategies Guides and Tutorials
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I’m writing a gamer-oriented guide to solving Eterna puzzles, and am publishing it at https://www.keystone-research-solutions.com/en/item/a-gamers-guide-to-eterna . If you are curious, please check it out. I welcome feedback and suggestions.

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The 2020-04-01 draft edition is out now, at https://www.keystone-research-solutions.com/en/item/a-gamers-guide-to-eterna .

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The 2020-04-08 draft edition is out now, at https://www.keystone-research-solutions.com/en/item/a-gamers-guide-to-eterna . This draft added major content to its “Partition the structure”, “Solve an internal loop”, “Change the energy”, and “Boost a loop” sections!

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The 2020-04-15 draft edition is out now, at https://www.keystone-research-solutions.com/en/item/a-gamers-guide-to-eterna . This draft added major content to its “Solve a bulge or bend”, “Solve a zigzag”, “Solve a hairpin loop or stem loop”, “Solve a multiloop or junction”, and “Solve an external loop” sections!

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The 2020-04-22 draft edition is out now, at https://www.keystone-research-solutions.com/en/item/a-gamers-guide-to-eterna . This draft rewrote its Science appendix and its Art appendix. Please tell me about any errors you find in the guide. (Email address is on page 2.)

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The first edition of “A Gamer’s Guide to Eterna” is published.

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Hey Andrew, this is a great resource! So glad you put this together. I think it’s a bit dense for new players in the current draft, though. Here are some high-level suggestions:

  • Focus on the big picture first: what’s the goal, and then how does knowing about the different types of bulges etc help me achieve that?
  • Less notation, more pictures – use real screenshots from in-game! Even if they get out of date, it’s better for new players to visualize these concepts within context first.
  • Start with walking through some simple but real problems, prompt the need for the information you’re providing before you provide it - that helps add meaning and context so it’s better understood
  • Give a clearer outline of how the guide is organized so that the flow from one section to the next makes narrative sense. Build on the story of what your reader should know at this point.

Happy to chat more, you can reach me at jmiller@colgate.edu. I’m working on a similar guide for Foldit; currently my draft is 90 pages, I’d be glad to share that with you if you’re interested.

Cheers,
Josh
Lead game designer of Foldit

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