Show HN: Off By – a daily game about how wrong we are about the American economy

9 pointsposted a day ago
by offby99

5 Comments

amadeuspagel

a day ago

I'm sure your statistics are airtight, but I think the context of your last question is a bit misleading:

> In Germany, learning a trade pays you. In America, it costs you. What does the average US student graduate owing — before interest?

In the german apprenticeship system, you're paid to work, starting with a low salary, because you're learning on the job. You're also going to school at the same time (one or two days per week), but you aren't paid for that.

dylanhouli

16 hours ago

Nice game. My results for the day:

The hedge fund one really got me.

The sounds fit nicely but a way to turn them off quickly from the menu could be nice. I couldn't find an option for that. Not a big deal though.

How'd you design the site btw? Looks good!

offby99

15 hours ago

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it!

You're right, there's no option to turn the sound off. Hadn't thought of that, so thanks for bringing that up. I'll add it this week.

The hedge fund one has been wrecking people all day :) You're definitely not alone there. But that's the point of this game - learn something every day ...

I designed it myself, built with React, countless of iterations lol. I feel like it's a bit too dark overall, but I know people prefer dark mode, so I went with it. Wondering if I should offer a light-mode UI?

spenceships

a day ago

fun, educational, and sticky. well done!

offby99

20 hours ago

Thanks! The "sticky" aspect is the hardest part, still haven't figured that one out yet