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It took me a while to figure out the rules. At first I thought you needed to divide two numbers cleanly with no remainder, and remained thoroughly confused until I checked out the tutorial. 

Dividing two numbers by their GCF is novel and clever, but is admittedly unintuitive (both the name "Divide and Conquer" and the logo of an 8 being divided by 4 don't suggest what the game is really about).

It's pretty fun once you get into it. I slowly gained a "feel" for which high numbers shared a GCF, which felt good, like my brain was gliding. 

My question is, do you want this to be a "speed" game or a "thinky" game? Because the two sides are at odds with each other. 

On one hand, matching numbers quickly feels great, but since you can get an unsolvable board state, and you can't tell what match will make the board unsolvable because you're going so fast, it makes getting the fastest time luck-based.

On the other hand, this would be a great zen game if I weren't being timed. Or, maybe a "Zen Mode" could be one of the options, with no time limit and a board that refills automatically when it becomes unsolvable.

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Thank you for the feedback! That is a good point about the confusing nature of the name and logo; do you think it'd be better if the division sign was removed in the logo (or replaced with something else)?
The main goal is to be as efficient as you can without getting stuck. After playing a few times, the player should slowly be able to develop a strategy and realize which numbers are possible to get "stuck" on (primarily squares of prime numbers like 25, 49, etc...). Another strategy is to quickly identify efficient/optimal reductions such as 92 and 69 --> 4 and 3. This should come more naturally with more practice.
When you say "Zen" mode, are you thinking about something that's different from the current practice mode (non-competitive) or would you just like the timer removed (or an option to hide it) in practice mode so there's less pressure?

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I think a name like "Common Factor" or "GCF" would work well. Maybe for the logo you could show a 21 and a 70, and their GCF 7 between them and slightly under, in a different color. And yeah for the Zen mode, I was thinking of a separate mode with no timer and a board state that resets automatically when unsolvable, kind of like an Endless mode, if that makes sense.

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Ahh that makes sense, thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely take that into consideration for future updates.