But I did not shoot no San-Serif
May 2, 2012 6:19 PM Subscribe
I shot the Serif (in-browser game)
That aside, interesting game. I can't help but think that someone's come up with a clever way to crowdsource some kind of font classification task.
Also, Qs are hard.
posted by figurant at 6:41 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Also, Qs are hard.
posted by figurant at 6:41 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
What's the distinguishing feature of a serif Q and a sans-serif Q?
I'm getting distracted amidst a bunch of games and running out of time a lot but I went through once without interruption for 325.
posted by carsonb at 6:44 PM on May 2, 2012
I'm getting distracted amidst a bunch of games and running out of time a lot but I went through once without interruption for 325.
posted by carsonb at 6:44 PM on May 2, 2012
I shot the Serif
And they say it is a capital offense.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:56 PM on May 2, 2012 [12 favorites]
And they say it is a capital offense.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:56 PM on May 2, 2012 [12 favorites]
Oooo! I unlocked a Director level!
posted by jeoc at 7:05 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by jeoc at 7:05 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Ugh, I got all the way to Director and then failed on the first screen. I can't move the mouse that fast! Fun game, though.
posted by jeudi at 8:19 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by jeudi at 8:19 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
Cute, but feels way too much like an interactive eye exam.
posted by cosmologinaut at 10:08 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by cosmologinaut at 10:08 PM on May 2, 2012 [1 favorite]
What's so bad about the Serrif fonts? Qs are still hard, even if you look for pointiness.
posted by Braeburn at 2:32 AM on May 3, 2012
posted by Braeburn at 2:32 AM on May 3, 2012
Got through all difficulty levels with no errors, but I work with type for a living.
The Qs from serif families usually have more thick/thin variation in the strokes. It would be possible to take a Q from a slab-serif family which would be difficult to differentiate from a sans-serif font, or a Q from a humanistic sans family which would be similar to one from a serif font, but I didn’t see any such trickery in the ones they chose for this game.
posted by D.C. at 4:41 AM on May 3, 2012
The Qs from serif families usually have more thick/thin variation in the strokes. It would be possible to take a Q from a slab-serif family which would be difficult to differentiate from a sans-serif font, or a Q from a humanistic sans family which would be similar to one from a serif font, but I didn’t see any such trickery in the ones they chose for this game.
posted by D.C. at 4:41 AM on May 3, 2012
I'm an old Quadex operator. This was fun but pretty much a cinch for us old dinosaurs.
Thanks for posting.
posted by kinnakeet at 7:59 AM on May 3, 2012
Thanks for posting.
posted by kinnakeet at 7:59 AM on May 3, 2012
Qs are a lot trickier than I suspected they'd be. But whenever I found myself with one letter left, it was usually a Trajan S or I.
posted by mgar at 12:36 PM on May 3, 2012
posted by mgar at 12:36 PM on May 3, 2012
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