Comments on: How to play “Where’s Marco”: A Travel Photo game (think Where’s Waldo/Wally)

By: Marco Here. I am “borrowing” this blog to show how Backward your Planet really is. | Byteful Travel

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:33:44 +0000

[...] called me “Marco the Spacefarer.” In fact, he even used me as inspiration for a rather absurd puzzle game in the past. Any bells ringing? [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:06:01 +0000

Excellent idea!

Yes, I hoped that it would be challenging enough to be a true brain teaser, yet not so difficult as to be impossible or hopeless. Striking that balance can be tricky, but that’s why I had the difficulty vary from photo to photo.

I like the rollover idea. I might just do that, or perhaps some black text over the black background of the gallery, so that you can read the hint only when you select it.

Though the next article is focusing on the Chinese Garden itself, I’m very much looking forward to finding Marco in the next photo album. I won’t say where the next adventure was, but I will give you a hint: North.
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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 18:07:27 +0000

Hmmm, I don’t know. Some older kids (and me, I admit it) love the brain teaser element of this! Maybe you can do a mouse rollover saying “roll over here for a hint?”
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By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:52:01 +0000

Sounds like an awesome idea, Jennifer! I’m glad you like the idea! I wouldn’t expect the kids to get all of them though. Some of them are pretty darn hard!

I’m wondering if I should put a notice above the photo when Marco turns his suit black. That’d make looking for him a little easier. What do you think?
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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:43:26 +0000

Love it! Marco makes looking at your photos even more fun. I’ll show the photos to my kids when they get home from school, this will be fun for all of us.
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