pompomsheep

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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
This was habit but baith was accepted as well
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Keyboard input should work!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Thanks for playing!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
My other game! Thanks for playing
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
According to my analytics only 32 people out of 12,145 got all 18 in todays puzzle so far!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Haha I've never heard of this but lucky i went with 18
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Very true and it's a bit lazy. I'm load a short wordlist first and then the longer version async so it doesn't really affect how long until you can start playing. Waste of bandwidth is true. Cloudflare pages hates me
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Thanks everyone for the feedback! Two questions 1. For a version without the timer what would you like to happen if you are just completely stuck on a word? Hints to reveal letters or skip the word? 2. For those who like the timed version w
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Interesting idea but too many people mistype / mispell on first attempt (mostly me)
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Ok yes all good examples. Have reverted back ot the large dictionary for now which accepts all these
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
It should have shown you!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Yeah its just the single index.html file feel free to download it and adapt
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Haha yeah the 300k list contains so really obscure stuff
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Did you find a word that wasn't accepted you thought should be? I do have another version where it accepts ANY word but I found it quite unsatisfying when I survived by randomly spamming combinations and finding a really obscure word.
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Yeah for sure I agree just kept it simple for now but will improve if people like it
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Thanks! I thought it was fun to throw people straight into the game without instructions but you think it too unclear?
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Oof yeah thanks! Fixed now
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Show HN: 18 Words(18words.com)
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Hmm I'm also macOS webkit and can drag no problem. Are you using Safari? It is also possible to tap each individual letter like you described as an alternative control method but I've found dragging to be more intuitive so is the
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
I've added a global average time for now to each puzzle if that's nice? I will look into potentially adding percentiles in the next few days once I see how big the ranges are!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Thanks for the feedback. Do you think finding plural should automatically find the root word as well?
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
I have it semi automated but I've found they need to be manually reviewed to make fun puzzles. Basically I start with an 8, 9 or 10 letter word as the core of the puzzle. I then have a generator add random letters and paths around this
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Which colors specifically if you dont mind me asking?
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Fixed this thanks!
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
This was helpful feedback thank you. I've tried to make this more clear with a new tutorial and updataed instructions
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Haha just a common bird family. Get your head out of the gutter!
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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 th
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by pompomsheep 3mo ago
Thanks. I use a combination of AI to first score the words by obscurity and then manually decide which ones to include based on this score and my own judgement. I then manually test each of the puzzles and throw out any that I feel weren&#x
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