Cardinal Chains
Main game
2.50 average rating based on 4 ratings
- Developers
- Daniel Nora
- Publishers
- Daniel Nora
- Platforms
- Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web Browser
- Genres
- Indie, Puzzle
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release Dates
User Stats
How Long Is Cardinal Chains?
Good concept, but a little too minimal
-- Part of my Itch.io Bundle Project - Attempting to play and rate every game in the 2020 Bundle for Racial Justice --
- Rating: 7.3 / 10
- Year played: 2020
- Playtime: 15-30 mins
- Completion level: Played some, didn't finish
- Verdict: Recommended if you like the genre
Minimalistic puzzle games are kinda my jam. I like this one, but I feel like it's just a touch too minimalist. The gist of it is that you need to fill up squares with numbers in them by making chains which can only increase in value - that is, you can go from 1 to 2, but not back from 2 to 1.
Where it falls short for me is the lack of anything to help you with the process of elimination, like some kind of notes tool to mark lines you know you've ruled out. As the puzzles get bigger and more complex, it gets kind of difficult to hold the whole thing in your head, and I like when a puzzle game allows you to work backwards or rule out certain possibilities, which this doesn't do. But it's still a nicely made little game that could be …
-- Part of my Itch.io Bundle Project - Attempting to play and rate every game in the 2020 Bundle for Racial Justice --
- Rating: 7.3 / 10
- Year played: 2020
- Playtime: 15-30 mins
- Completion level: Played some, didn't finish
- Verdict: Recommended if you like the genre
Minimalistic puzzle games are kinda my jam. I like this one, but I feel like it's just a touch too minimalist. The gist of it is that you need to fill up squares with numbers in them by making chains which can only increase in value - that is, you can go from 1 to 2, but not back from 2 to 1.
Where it falls short for me is the lack of anything to help you with the process of elimination, like some kind of notes tool to mark lines you know you've ruled out. As the puzzles get bigger and more complex, it gets kind of difficult to hold the whole thing in your head, and I like when a puzzle game allows you to work backwards or rule out certain possibilities, which this doesn't do. But it's still a nicely made little game that could be a good pickup on mobile to keep you entertained on the go.