Finite State Automaton Challenges

Tutorial is HEAVILY lacking. Already at level 2, they're done explaining and you get stuck. Also, nodes are numbered. If you delete one and add a new one, the number still counts up. Basics... I for one refunded this immediately. I'm down for a good puzzler. But I absolutely reject a lackluster UI and tutorial. This game is complicated for the wrong reasons (the reasons being a bad editor, a bad UI and a super bad tutorial).

The game is (as expected by its name) an set of finite state automata exercises. However it has the serious problem of having a bad solution editor that seems to only work with an mouse don't allow to multiselect and move states and sometimes blocks you from adding transitions because the game couldn't find space on the board.

This game is confusing. And not because State Machines are confusing, it's a question of interface and lack of explanation. The tests should be done by the game itself and not the player having to type in a text box. The author should have researched more about state machine viewers on the internet for inspiration. Anyway, the game has potential.

Extremely fun little game. Looking forward to the devs adding more challenges. A little pet peeve for aesthetic reasons: I don't know if its intentional, but every time you delete a node and add a new node after that this, the new node has automatically an assigned number of +1 of the deleted node. Say, if you delete a node with assigned number '2', the next node you add has number '3', this results in certain numbers just being skipped.

Finite State Automaton Challenges takes a specialized computer science concept and transforms it into a focused puzzle experience built around logic, experimentation, and problem solving. Developed and published by Tramolly Game, it revolves around designing finite state automata capable of recognizing particular patterns and satisfying increasingly complicated conditions. It is not a conventional puzzle game filled with elaborate environments or narrative elements. Instead, its appeal comes from understanding a logical problem, constructing a machine to solve it, and experiencing the satisfaction of watching a carefully planned system behave exactly as intended. The game contains 80 challenges covering concepts involving character strings, binary numbers, pattern recognition, and practical scenarios. Each challenge asks the player to arrange states and transitions so that the resulting automaton accepts the correct inputs while rejecting incorrect ones. Early exercises are intentionally straightforward, allowing players to become comfortable with the relationship between states, transitions, input symbols, and acceptance conditions. Later puzzles demand considerably more planning…

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