TIGSource: Basho Kioku

Basho Kioku

Derek Yu — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:09:00 +0000

Basho Kioku is a fun memory game from the developers of Cursor*10 and xananeko. A grid of 36 tiles confronts you, and in each level you are shown a subset of those tiles which you can click. The goal of the game is to click every tile once, and just once, without running out the timer. Six markers can be used to help jog your memory.

A simple idea that is implemented well. I actually managed to beat it with a score of 11100. I credit Brain Age for my amazing victory!

(Source: Jay is Games)

"Basho Kioku" by Xander

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:09:44 +0000

Microsoft Excel

What may be sadder is that’s the first time I’ve touched the application in 5 years. To cheat at a memory game.

"Basho Kioku" by boagman

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:41:44 +0000

12440 is my best with no misses, and not using any of the “cheats” you folks are referring to. Quite addictive!

"Basho Kioku" by lexaloffle

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:28:18 +0000

Some other methods:

Open up a bunch of ‘always on top’ windows. Task Manager, mp3 player etc. and leave them hanging around on the right for extra markers.
Encode each of the 6 3x2 blocks as a 6-bit number. Represent the number by putting the corresponding marker on an 8x8 grid overlaying the 3x2 one.
Project the screen onto a large white wall. Get someone else to shoot arrows into marked tiles with a crossbow.

"Basho Kioku" by haowan

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:37:26 +0000

nice haiku phyte

"Basho Kioku" by Derek

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:17:11 +0000

I fixed up your list, Chris. You need two carriage returns between each entry. Don’t ask me why!

"Basho Kioku" by rndll

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:49:33 +0000

Oh, that’s how Chris did it. Anyway, you have to be quite quick with the markers, so that you move them in the buffer time (when it counts the remaining time, adding points)

"Basho Kioku" by rndll

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:47:58 +0000

I divide the table into 9 squares 4 blocks each. Then i assign the markers to 6 squares, each marker governs 4 small blocks. When a square is cleared i move the marker to a new square, that still doesn’t have a marker, and memorize the one that is clear. It’s too easy this way :-p

"Basho Kioku" by Chris

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:10:20 +0000

Guess I should have referred to “Comment Markup Help” sooner. ^^;

"Basho Kioku" by Chris

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:08:11 +0000

Ugh, no newlines for my list. This use Markdown or something?

"Basho Kioku" by Chris

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:07:16 +0000

Couldn’t beat it until I came up with a system. Were you guys doing it with raw memory??

My system was (spoilers?):

-Divided the board into 9 2x2 blocks.

-Used one marker per block to mark clicked pieces. Marker in top left, only top left. Marker halfway between two pieces, both clicked. Overlapping three pieces, three clicked. Diagonals were a bit tricky.

-Tried to finish a block as soon as possible to free up the marker for another block.

-Remembered which blocks were finished but had no marker. Easy because I only had to remember 3.

I was able to beat it consistently this way (well, three times in a row), but only got scores around 9-10k (too much moving of markers, I guess).

"Basho Kioku" by Voodoo Master

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:19:06 +0000

Man, I need to work on my memory. Haven’t beat it yet… only got to level 12 in fact. I gotta get me some of that Brain Age.

"Basho Kioku" by Jaxon

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:05:12 +0000

11610, yeah!

First try, too.

"Basho Kioku" by Alan Gordon

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:39:32 +0000

11570!

Take THAT!

"Basho Kioku" by Phyte

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:15:11 +0000

Poor gamer Zeno Thwarted by Derek’s false hope Plays this game instead

"Basho Kioku" by Zeno

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:59:42 +0000

And here I was expecting a game based on the adventures of Japanese haiku poet, Basho.