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Small hacking bug in Polyomino

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#1 · beppi

19 Aug 2013

Append this to any starting game of Polyomino

&move=aaab|bccccd

Or any other combination that creates CORRECT shapes, but in the wrong position.

I didn't try to make the move, but the "send move" button is present. Probably a check is missing.

#2 · z

20 Aug 2013

Maybe it is checked when you submit the move.

#3 · beppi

20 Aug 2013

Carroll asked me to test it and that's the result.
http://www.littlegolem.net/jsp/game/game.jsp?gid=1569970
Unfortunately it seems working.
Obviously it's completely useless as soon as if I propose a hacked board to Carroll he still can decide if to accept or swap, so the balance of the game is preserved.

#5 · Carroll

20 Aug 2013

...and it works for any move!! I just added &move=bcccdcdd and got a small L :)
I could have swapped too.

#6 · Carroll

20 Aug 2013

Polyomino Easter egg: if you add & move=ac|dc, you get a Tetris game where pieces start falling, but I could not find the keys to turn pieces, I am on Chrome!!! Anyone?

#7 · Carroll

20 Aug 2013

Beware Richard I think Tetris is still copyrighted, so we can't call it this way.

#8 · beppi

20 Aug 2013

No really, Carroll?