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I’m continuing to work on my daily word game Tiled Words! https://tiledwords.com https://tiledwords.com I checked my analytics recently and over 100 people ha
by paulhebert 4mo ago
I’m continuing to work on my daily word game Tiled Words!
https://tiledwords.com https://tiledwords.com
I checked my analytics recently and over 100 people have 100+ day streaks which kind of blows my mind!
I released custom player puzzles which has been a lot of fun! I’ve gotten dozens of submissions that I’m working through. People are submitting really clever and interesting puzzles. It’s fun to get to solve puzzles I didn’t make myself! There’s more I want to do here (featured puzzles, categories, etc.)
https://tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/page/1 https://tiledwords.com/player-puzzles/page/1
I think I’ve also tracked down an issue that was causing the game to crash on older iPhones. I’m having playtesters run through it now and hope to deploy tomorrow. (Switching some positioning rules from CSS transforms to SVG coordinates)
I recently made some puzzle brainstorming tools using the Datamuse API which have been very helpful for brainstorming words related to a theme.
I’m starting to debate some monetized features. So far everything is free but it would be nice if my wife and I could dedicate more time to this. If I could get a few thousand dollars a month in subscriptions my wife could quit her job and focus more on puzzle creation and improving the game. If you play and have ideas for features you pay for I’d love to hear them!
- 6ak74rfy 4mo agoI had shared the game with the wife when I first saw it here on HN. She told me just a couple of days ago that she is still playing it fairly regularly!
- paulhebert 4mo agoThat’s awesome, thanks for sharing it!
- msk2k 4mo agoJust registered here to say thank you for this game. I really enjoy it since firs HN announcement, recently got my friend hook on as well.
- paulhebert 4mo agoHey, thanks for playing and sharing! I’m glad you enjoy it!
- sanilnz 4mo agoMe and my wife play this often, keep up the amazing work from you and your contributors.
- paulhebert 4mo agoThat’s awesome, thanks for playing!
- purple-leafy 4mo agoNice looking game! From a fellow word game creator :) I hope you get to dedicate more time to it. How much does it cost to a month to run currently?
- paulhebert 4mo agoThanks! I’d love to check out your games if you feel like sharing! It’s super cheap to run. I pay for analytics and thats basically it. Everything else is hobby level plans. But it does take a decent chunk of time to make the puzzles. We have a baby at home so time is at a premium.
- purple-leafy 4mo agoPretty close to publishing actually hoping to share on the next showcase thread next month :) That’s excellent! Hoping you can keep the costs at near zero and hit some nice scale - Good luck!
- paulhebert 4mo agoAwesome, looking forward to it!
- agup792 4mo agoThat's a nice game. I also like the clean theme of your website. Very soothing. It is addictive too!
- paulhebert 4mo agoHey, thanks for the kind words! There’s a new puzzle every day if you’re enjoying it
- chincho 4mo agoI've been playing your game almost every day since I firs saw it on HN. I love it!
- paulhebert 4mo agoThat's awesome, thanks for playing!
- snoozebutton 4mo agosame, not everyday but a lot.