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As an aside - will you be using the Across Lite plugin from Litsoft? I suppose it'd be nice if you let users collaborate on a puzzle - I know Puzzler's Cave do

As an aside - will you be using the Across Lite plugin from Litsoft? I suppose it'd be nice if you let users collaborate on a puzzle - I know Puzzler's Cave doesn't have this feature, and it would be nice to do a crossword with a friend or a relative. I like the way the UNO Facebook app has been implemented (loud and boorish though it may appear).. A discussion board (personally not a fan of it on the Cave, though), and a real-time chat widget? User profiles showing their playing stats?

mseebach 17y ago
Thanks for the input! > will you be using the Across Lite plugin from Litsoft? No, crosswords here have a different layout. We already have a very nice JS widget that allows for smooth online solving. > let users collaborate on a puzzle That's a nice idea. Traditionally, CW solving is a solitary activity, but it's not exactly a deal-breaker to try to change that. > I like the way the UNO Facebook app has been implemented I'll check it out. > A discussion board (personally not a fan of it on the Cave, though) I'm a bit sceptic when it comes to that. The majority of the target audience isn't socially wired up for mass-interacting with anonymous peers -- and the utter silence on the Cave forums seems to confirm that. > a real-time chat widget? User profiles showing their playing stats? Yeah, we're was considering that. Seems to be a successful feature on other online games sites.
- shrikant 17y ago
  > Traditionally, CW solving is a solitary activity.. True, a lot of people relish the feeling of having cracked a particularly tough puzzle by themselves. I know I do. But I also remember having loads of fun using write to collaborate on really hard cryptic crossies during some really boring classes, and then explaining (or listening to) the thought process behind a clue. Granted, I wouldn't fall under the 'elderly' category though!

mseebach 17y ago

Thanks for the input! > will you be using the Across Lite plugin from Litsoft? No, crosswords here have a different layout. We already have a very nice JS widget that allows for smooth online solving. > let users collaborate on a puzzle That's a nice idea. Traditionally, CW solving is a solitary activity, but it's not exactly a deal-breaker to try to change that. > I like the way the UNO Facebook app has been implemented I'll check it out. > A discussion board (personally not a fan of it on the Cave, though) I'm a bit sceptic when it comes to that. The majority of the target audience isn't socially wired up for mass-interacting with anonymous peers -- and the utter silence on the Cave forums seems to confirm that. > a real-time chat widget? User profiles showing their playing stats? Yeah, we're was considering that. Seems to be a successful feature on other online games sites.

shrikant 17y ago
> Traditionally, CW solving is a solitary activity.. True, a lot of people relish the feeling of having cracked a particularly tough puzzle by themselves. I know I do. But I also remember having loads of fun using write to collaborate on really hard cryptic crossies during some really boring classes, and then explaining (or listening to) the thought process behind a clue. Granted, I wouldn't fall under the 'elderly' category though!