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For ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' #1608, author Creator/RandallMunroe decided to do something a little different. Titled ''Hoverboard'', readers are presented with a man on a hoverboard in a maze filled with coins. Words under him state that in celebration of Randall Munroe's book ''Thing Explainer'' getting a release, he decided to celebrate with a small game.

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For ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' #1608, author Creator/RandallMunroe decided to do something a little different. Titled ''Hoverboard'', readers are presented with a man someone on a hoverboard in a maze filled with coins. Words under him them state that in celebration of Randall Munroe's book ''Thing Explainer'' getting a release, he decided to celebrate with a small game.
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* MileLongShip: There's a spaceship so massive that one could compare it to the size of a large city.
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* BlatantLies: This is a "small game".
** Also, if you collect all of the coins in the area initially visible, which has walls further out on both sides and tells you not to “leave the game area” if you go too far up, it tells you that you've collected all of the coins. At that point, you haven't even come close...

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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
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This is a "small game".
** Also, if If you collect all of the coins in the area initially visible, which has walls further out on both sides and tells you not to “leave the game area” if you go too far up, it tells you that you've collected all of the coins. At that point, you haven't even come close...
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* TimeStandsStill: There are no moving objects in the game except for the hoverboarder.

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* TimeStandsStill: There are no moving objects in the game except for the hoverboarder.hoverboarder.
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For ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' #1608, author Randall Munroe decided to do something a little different. Titled ''Hoverboard'', readers are presented with a man on a hoverboard in a maze filled with coins. Words under him state that in celebration of Randall Munroe's book ''Thing Explainer'' getting a release, he decided to celebrate with a small game.

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For ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' #1608, author Randall Munroe Creator/RandallMunroe decided to do something a little different. Titled ''Hoverboard'', readers are presented with a man on a hoverboard in a maze filled with coins. Words under him state that in celebration of Randall Munroe's book ''Thing Explainer'' getting a release, he decided to celebrate with a small game.
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* MinimalistRun: If you manage to make it to where you can deposit coins without a single one, the game assumes you did this and says "You've successfully avoided all the coins!"

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* MinimalistRun: [[invoked]] If you manage to make it to where you can deposit coins without a single one, the game assumes you did this and says "You've successfully avoided all the coins!"
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* SpiritualSuccessor: To xkcd #1110 Click And Drag. This time it's a game, and you're rewarded with exploring by finding coins.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To xkcd #1110 Click And Drag. This time it's a game, and you're rewarded with exploring by finding coins.coins.
* TimeStandsStill: There are no moving objects in the game except for the hoverboarder.

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* TheCameo: A couple of characters make cameo appearances.
** Beret Guy is riding one of the torpedoes.
** The cast of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.



* SpiritualSuccessor: To xkcd #1110 Click And Drag. This time it's a game, and you're rewarded with exploring by finding coins.
* TheCameo: A couple of characters make cameo appearances.
** Beret Guy is riding one of the torpedoes.
** The cast of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: To xkcd #1110 Click And Drag. This time it's a game, and you're rewarded with exploring by finding coins.
* TheCameo: A couple of characters make cameo appearances.
** Beret Guy is riding one of the torpedoes.
** The cast of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.
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Changed "White Hat" to "Beret Guy" - 'White Hat' refers to the man with the white top hat, 'Beret Guy' is the one with the beret, riding the torpedo in this comic.


** White Hat is riding one of the torpedoes.

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** White Hat Beret Guy is riding one of the torpedoes.
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** Also, if you collect all of the coins in the area initially visible, which has walls further out on both sides and tells you not to “leave the game area” if you go too far up, it tells you that you've collected all of the coins. [[{{Understatement}} You haven't.]]

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** Also, if you collect all of the coins in the area initially visible, which has walls further out on both sides and tells you not to “leave the game area” if you go too far up, it tells you that you've collected all of the coins. [[{{Understatement}} You haven't.]]At that point, you haven't even come close...
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* InfiniteCanvas: It's basically "Infinite Canvas: The Video Game".
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** The cast of WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.

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** The cast of WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.
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** The cast of WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes.

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** The cast of WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes. They appear to be standing on a Warp Pad.
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Another blatantly missing blatant lie.

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** Also, if you collect all of the coins in the area initially visible, which has walls further out on both sides and tells you not to “leave the game area” if you go too far up, it tells you that you've collected all of the coins. [[{{Understatement}} You haven't.]]
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* ShoutOut: [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] can be seen explaining ''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Steven Universe]]'' to one of his subordinates. Whether or not he knows The Crystal Gems are on the ship is unknown.
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* CallBack: A couple of these here and there, such as one to comic #150 ''Grownups'', with a man and a woman playing in a ball pit.


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* FloatingPlatforms: Present throughout. Special mention goes to a platform that's clearly a piece of the ground having separated and started floating upwards, which otherwise serves no purpose.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: The "scenes" in the game are just parts of the background you can't interact with while you jump around collecting coins.
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The objective of the game is to ride around the maze on a hoverboard and collect all the coins, then deposit them. The game grades you on how many coins you found and how fast you did it. [[OrIsIt But is that really all their is to it?]]

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The objective of the game is to ride around the maze on a hoverboard and collect all the coins, then deposit them. The game grades you on how many coins you found and how fast you did it. [[OrIsIt But is that really all their there is to it?]]
it?
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* EmptyRoomPsyche: There are a few blank empty areas that you can find, without something happening in the background or a coin.

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* EmptyRoomPsyche: EmptyRoomPsych: There are a few blank empty areas that you can find, without something happening in the background or a coin.



* RideTheBomb: The torpedoes attacking the Imperial Class Star Destroyer act as platforms. You can jump on them to the source.

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* RideTheBomb: RidingTheBomb: The torpedoes attacking the Imperial Class Star Destroyer act as platforms. You can jump on them to the source.
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** The cast of [[WesternAnimation StevenUniverse]] stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes.

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** The cast of [[WesternAnimation StevenUniverse]] WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes.
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For ''{{Webcomic/xkcd}}'' #1608, author Randall Munroe decided to do something a little different. Titled ''Hoverboard'', readers are presented with a man on a hoverboard in a maze filled with coins. Words under him state that in celebration of Randall Munroe's book ''Thing Explainer'' getting a release, he decided to celebrate with a small game.

The objective of the game is to ride around the maze on a hoverboard and collect all the coins, then deposit them. The game grades you on how many coins you found and how fast you did it. [[OrIsIt But is that really all their is to it?]]

You can find it [[http://xkcd.com/1608/ here.]]

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!!''Hoverboard'' contains examples of:

*BlatantLies: This is a "small game".
*DoubleJump: More like Infinite Jumps.
*EmptyRoomPsyche: There are a few blank empty areas that you can find, without something happening in the background or a coin.
*MinimalistRun: If you manage to make it to where you can deposit coins without a single one, the game assumes you did this and says "You've successfully avoided all the coins!"
*NotQuiteFlight: How the ''Hoverboard'' is presented in the game, with Infinite Jumps.
*RideTheBomb: The torpedoes attacking the Imperial Class Star Destroyer act as platforms. You can jump on them to the source.
*SpiritualSuccessor: To xkcd #1110 Click And Drag. This time it's a game, and you're rewarded with exploring by finding coins.
*TheCameo: A couple of characters make cameo appearances.
** White Hat is riding one of the torpedoes.
** The cast of [[WesternAnimation StevenUniverse]] stand around in one room in the ship firing the torpedoes.

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