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Indonesia is celebrating Batik Day today, as you might’ve noticed from our two previous posts on the subject 1. Batik is Indonesia’s traditional patterned cloth often worn as garments. Now, from the creator of Toresto, comes a new puzzle game called Batik Swap which shows you the beauty of this piece of Indonesian herritage.
To play, you need to swap two tiles by tapping the screen until all of the tiles are in their correct spot. You will see a preview of how the design should look before beginning to play the puzzle.
The CEO of the game’s developer team, GITS Indonesia, is Ibnu Sina Wardy, who describes Batik Swap in the Id-Android mailing list as a simple yet small game. Ibnu wrote that all you have to do is stack the images so that the batik pattern is intact.
It sounds so easy. But, it could get really confusing. The challenges are in the numbers of moves you can make – and the time limit. Plus, the batik pattern details can get really complicated; indeed, batik patterns tend to be relatively repetitive and hard to guess, therefore making every level in Batik Swap a real puzzler. The level of difficulty in Batik Swap can also be customized by selecting the puzzle size. Players can choose a size that’s 3×3, 4×4, or 5×5. If you find it difficult to solve, just pick the escape route by pressing “hint”.
By playing this Android game app, you will be introduced to batik patterns from all across the Indonesian map. It’s divided into seven major islands in seven levels. Level one is in Sumatra and the ending is in Papua as it reaches level seven. And so the player will learn that batik has different families of designs. Ibnu adds:
It took one week to develop this game. The next development is a high score system and integration with social media.
Batik Swap is available for Android phones, and there’s a HD version for tablets. It’s a fun way to know more and explore the beauty of batik designs. And it’s a free app in Android’s Google Play. Enjoy your batik day!
- Two more #BatikDay posts: Sandang Indonesia, and the BatikDay.com launch.
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