Dec 06, 2020 13:08:00

The puzzle 'Mincho Concentration', which is irresistible for font lovers who have various 'Ming' dynasties, is as difficult as mental training.

' Ming

Dynasty Concentration ' by content creator Monya Izumi is a puzzle game in which the 'day' and 'moon' that make up the 'Ming' time written in various Mincho fonts are aligned. is. I actually played a game like spiritual training in which I squinted my eyes and discerned pieces with slightly different shapes.

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The main body of 'Mincho Concentration' looks like this. Comes with a plate in which 'Ming' is fitted and a box with 'Mincho nervous breakdown' written in Mincho.

When I opened the box, I found a lot of 'Moon' and 'Sun' which are the pieces of 'Ming Dynasty Concentration'.

'Mincho Concentration' is a very delicate item, so be careful when handling it. The one I used for this time was a part of '

Reimin ' that was damaged by the impact when I put it on the desk.

The non-glossy puzzle piece is the front (left), and the shiny and shiny one is the back (right).

The game is ready when you sprinkle the 'moon' and 'day' pieces face up around the plate. The rule of 'Ming Dynasty Concentration' is simple, and each player fills the pieces in the order of 'Month' and 'Sun' until they fail, and competes for the number of completed 'Ming'. From the victory or defeat of rock-paper-scissors, the player advances the turn clockwise, first declares the font to fit the 'moon', and if the correct piece can be fitted, then fits the 'day' piece, and makes a mistake in fitting the piece. Then the turn moves to the next player. It is important to note that even if you can fill the 'month' piece, you will not get your score unless you fill the 'day' piece.

So, let's play it right away. In 'Mincho Concentration', 24 types of Mincho are lined up, so it's hard to decide which font to aim for to fill the piece. However, if you take a

closer look, you will discover ' Genkai Mincho ', which has a characteristic crack in the silhouette on the plate.

I found a similarly cracked 'moon' in the piece.

Fit it into the plate. The puzzle pieces are of high quality and can be fitted perfectly.

I also found a cracked 'day' ...

I fitted it on the plate to complete 'Ming'. This is 1 point.

In addition, we succeeded in completing the '

Hidehide bleeding Mincho ', which is characterized by a bleeding outline.

However, these are the only two fonts that feature the entire silhouette. Therefore, from here on, it is necessary to fill in pieces that are indistinguishable at a glance.

The wrong piece can't fit like this. Once it fails, it's the next person's turn.

Some fonts are almost indistinguishable, such as '

Find Min MA31 ' and ' Find Min MA1 '.

Desperately looking away, I found a 'day' that seems to be either 'Midden Min MA31' or 'Midden Min MA1'. If you look closely, the vertical line is thicker on the left 'day', so if you judge that the left side is 'Midden Min MA31' and the right side is 'Midden Min MA1' and fit it in the plate ...

It fits perfectly on the plate and I was able to complete two 'Ming' dynasties.

In addition, challenge 'Ming' written in '

Hiragino Mincho '. However, although I was able to find the correct 'month', I chose the wrong 'day'. I couldn't get points because I couldn't complete 'Ming', and the turn moves to the next player.

The next player selects the correct 'day' from the 'days' narrowed down by the previous player to about three, and succeeds in completing the 'Ming' written in 'Hiragino Mincho' and gets points. did. Even if you find the correct 'month' like this, if you select the wrong 'day', the chances of scoring will shift to another player, so you need to choose the 'day' piece especially carefully.

As you get used to the game, you will gradually find out how to identify fonts that were initially indistinguishable. For example, if you focus on the 'splash' part of the 'moon', you can see that the following three fonts have different shapes.

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Ryumin ' and ' Reimin ' can be distinguished from each other by the subtle difference in the shape of 'Harai' of 'Moon' ...

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Shuei first issue Mincho ' and ' Shuei Yokota Mincho ' have slightly different shapes in the upper right part, which is the first stroke of the 'moon', and the thickness of the horizontal line is different. From these characteristics, we were able to infer the 'day' piece.

Gradually filling the pieces while grasping the knack, and finally succeeded in filling all the pieces over an hour and a half from the start. It is an interesting point that how to distinguish fonts differs depending on the player, such as paying attention to the fineness of the line of the font and paying attention to the shape of 'splash' and 'harai'. Of course, winning or losing is important in board games, but in 'Mincho Concentration', I was pleased with the sense of accomplishment that the puzzle was completed, regardless of winning or losing.

The name of each font is written on the plate of 'Mincho body nerve weakness', and by examining the details of the font that interests you, '

TB Shimbun Mincho ' has a short vertical width and horizontal lines. By making it thicker, the readability of vertical writing is improved. 'Or' ' A1 Mincho ' has a bulge at the intersection of lines to reproduce the ink pool peculiar to phototypesetting . ' You can also learn the features.

'Mincho Concentration' can also be played alone as a puzzle game. The title and appearance have a great impact, and the difficulty level is high, so it is recommended for people who are not satisfied with ordinary board games and font lovers.

'Mincho Concentration' is 9,500 yen including tax and can be obtained from Mr. Monya Izumi's official online shop .