Comment by FeepingCreature
3 days ago
That makes me think of https://store.steampowered.com/app/2262930/Bombe/ which is a version of Minesweeper where instead of clicking on squares you define (parametric!) rules that propagate information around the board automatically. Your own rules skip all the easy parts for you. As a result, every challenge you get is by definition a problem that you've never considered before. It's fun, but also exhausting.
I remember listening to a talk about Candy Crush and how they designed the game to have a few easy levels in between the hard ones, to balance feeling like you're improving while also challenging players. If all the levels get progressively harder, then a lot of people lose motivation to keep playing.
Oooohhh....
That looks like plenty of hours of fun! Thanks for the link :)
I just tried that game and it looks very interesting but the interface is cryptic.