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Wow, this post blew up! Thank you everyone for all the helpful feedback. I’ve just deployed a few updates: - Added a short playable tutorial for new players
by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Wow, this post blew up! Thank you everyone for all the helpful feedback. I’ve just deployed a few updates:
- Added a short playable tutorial for new players to learn how the game works.
- Added a timer below the grid. You can hide this in the settings if you don’t want the extra pressure!
- Fixed some bonus words based on your recommendations.
I also made a bonus HN themed puzzle as a thanks for all the feedback - https://zanagrams.com/hackernews https://zanagrams.com/hackernews
- srdjanr 3mo agoTutorial was great! And I would like the option to give up.
- harrisi 3mo agoA hint would maybe be good. You could highlight the first letter and a direction, for example. The share functionality could be improved. Sharing the score and time to the specific puzzle would be nice. Also I came back to this thread to comment that this is the most engaging, fun, and satisfying word puzzle game I've maybe ever played. My only complaint is that there aren't more puzzles! Thanks for the fun :)
- nicbou 3mo agoThe playable tutorial is brilliant. It's a very fun game, well done!
- oneeyedpigeon 3mo agoWow, I found the Hacker News one way easier than normal (01:15). I'm devouring these, though—every day you release one, I'll play it!
- pgt 3mo agoVery cool! Idea: show the definition of the word when you find it, so you can learn new words. (edit: ah, I see they are shown later)
- mega_dean 3mo agoIf it was really an “HN themed puzzle”, all the letters would be A or I and the minimum word length would be 2. I’m kidding of course - great game!
- purple-leafy 3mo agoCongratulations on your launch! It’s cool seeing all the word games on here taking off
- jhedlund 3mo agoBookmarked the site! It is a fun puzzle, NYT should add it to their games.