Simon Tatham's portable puzzle collection?

Biep · 06-11-2018, 02:56 AM

Has anyone worked on porting the famous Tatham collection to Kobo? They are "portable", after all - and would be a great thing to have!

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/

(Don't look at me - I am merely a hopeful Kobo user, no developer.)

tikky · 12-25-2021, 12:45 PM

Just saw that these puzzles were ported to Pocketbook ereaders last year

https://github.com/SteffenBauer/PocketPuzzles

and I wonder, if this isn't possible for Kobo ereaders (especially for the vlasovsoft -package).
OK, an ereader ist primarly for reading books, but I agree, to play now and then one of these small games really would be very nice!

NiMa · 12-27-2021, 11:42 AM

This is interesting, I might develop a KoBox add-on that could work on InkBox OS devices.

Zorka · 08-26-2024, 05:22 AM

I know this is old,but is this allready available for kobo?

Biep · 09-06-2024, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zorka

I know this is old,but is this allready available for kobo?

I haven't heard anything beyond what is in this thread. I hope someone has, or will, take(n) this up.

And I have a PocketBook Era by now, so I'd be interested in having it work there as well.

[Edit;}
I just found [this](https://github.com/SteffenBauer/PocketPuzzles). I haven't looked into it yet, but even if it doesn't work, it may inspire developers.

elinkser · 09-07-2024, 08:01 AM

Since user raisjn ported rmkit (his platform for the Remarkable) to fbink, this opens the door for the puzzles collection (which has an rmkit version) to run on devices supported by fbink, i.e. your Kobo.

In practice, user Clouds had puzzles working on his Kobo Aura One, but needed some help from raisjn.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...6&postcount=13

So, Kobo Aura One should be OK now... H2O may require disturbing raisjn from his deep sleep to get the touch screen working.

Biep · 09-14-2024, 08:04 PM

The version I mentioned above works perfectly on the Era (and, I understand, on most or all PocketBooks). It also has lots of puzzles that are not in the standard collection.

elinkser · 09-16-2024, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biep

The version I mentioned above works perfectly on the Era (and, I understand, on most or all PocketBooks). It also has lots of puzzles that are not in the standard collection.

Well it's all Free&Open Source - (hopefully not GPL-violating) so... the more the merrier.

That said, if it supports alot of devices, it could be that people were motivated to at least try it when new, and give useful feedback.

Biep · 10-03-2024, 09:44 AM

By now I know the developer is active, and very open to feedback.

elinkser · 10-07-2024, 03:01 PM

Also depends on how many bugs there are to fix - say in the early stages of porting to new devices/platform/toolkit, it is more helpful for someone to run diagnostic tests and isolate problem code, while in the later stage feature requests may be more welcome.

06-11-2018, 02:56 AM	#1
Biep Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Tobo Touch 2.0; Kobo Aura One; PocketBook Era	Simon Tatham's portable puzzle collection? Has anyone worked on porting the famous Tatham collection to Kobo? They are "portable", after all - and would be a great thing to have! https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/ (Don't look at me - I am merely a hopeful Kobo user, no developer.)

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tikky Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2017 Device: Kobo Aura H2O 1st gen, Kobo Aura One, Sony PRS-T2	Just saw that these puzzles were ported to Pocketbook ereaders last year https://github.com/SteffenBauer/PocketPuzzles and I wonder, if this isn't possible for Kobo ereaders (especially for the vlasovsoft -package). OK, an ereader ist primarly for reading books, but I agree, to play now and then one of these small games really would be very nice!

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NiMa Evangelist Posts: 479 Karma: 2390534 Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Somewhere in the Universe Device: Kobo Libra, Glo HD, Touch C/B, Mini, Glo, Aura SE, Clara HD, KT	This is interesting, I might develop a KoBox add-on that could work on InkBox OS devices.

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Zorka Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 41580 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Belgium Device: Kobo Mini(5), Kobo Touch, Kobo H2O, Poke2, Pocketbook Color, Remarkabl	I know this is old,but is this allready available for kobo?

09-07-2024, 08:01 AM	#6
elinkser Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 146236 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Since user raisjn ported rmkit (his platform for the Remarkable) to fbink, this opens the door for the puzzles collection (which has an rmkit version) to run on devices supported by fbink, i.e. your Kobo. In practice, user Clouds had puzzles working on his Kobo Aura One, but needed some help from raisjn. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...6&postcount=13 So, Kobo Aura One should be OK now... H2O may require disturbing raisjn from his deep sleep to get the touch screen working.

09-14-2024, 08:04 PM	#7
Biep Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Tobo Touch 2.0; Kobo Aura One; PocketBook Era	The version I mentioned above works perfectly on the Era (and, I understand, on most or all PocketBooks). It also has lots of puzzles that are not in the standard collection.

10-03-2024, 09:44 AM	#9
Biep Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2018 Device: Tobo Touch 2.0; Kobo Aura One; PocketBook Era	By now I know the developer is active, and very open to feedback.

10-07-2024, 03:01 PM	#10
elinkser Addict Posts: 206 Karma: 146236 Join Date: Oct 2022 Device: Kobo Clara HD	Also depends on how many bugs there are to fix - say in the early stages of porting to new devices/platform/toolkit, it is more helpful for someone to run diagnostic tests and isolate problem code, while in the later stage feature requests may be more welcome.