Show HN: Ghanaian street games you can play in the browser

(ghanastreetgames.com)

66 points | by samuelaidoo45 2 days ago

10 comments

  • realty_geek 58 minutes ago

    Ha, ha - very entertaining.

    Having grown up in Ghana, the first game I tried was chaskele.

    Was expecting a reference to BBC (Bela Boys Company) somewhere. Rather disappointed not to find one.

    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.

    Thanks for creating this and sharing it!!!

    • prmph 2 hours ago

      As a Ghanaian, I think this is a cool concept but needs a lot of improvements to make it work.

      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.

      I guess it is a nice introduction to street games in Ghana though.

      • kaon_2 2 hours ago

        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.

        • theF00l 26 minutes ago

          I like the music. Nice that you give credit to the artist too.

          • pmontra 3 hours ago

            I saw Ludo but no games of the mancala family (Wari, Bao, etc).

            • amunozo 2 hours ago

              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 31 minutes ago

                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.

                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.

              • eliteblenca 1 hour ago

                send this prompt: make it easy to play, thanks in reggards.

                • joeadler 1 day ago

                  Pretty fun! How did you create this? And why do the elbows look so funny? :D

                  • ragtagtag 3 hours ago

                    I love this!

                    • forwardset 1 day ago

                      very cool :)