I actually really enjoyed this. I don’t want to subscribe but I would pay up to $5 for an iOS version
I have an iOS game based on the same root game but with a different spin — let me know if you'd be willing to be a beta tester.
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#22A fun game, but it is not definitely worth the subscription. You can find other alternatives that have a greater value but at the same time are enjoyable and free.
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#23I came across https://bert.org/2021/11/24/the-best-starting-word-in-wordle... on HN the other day, and decided to do my own take on the concept as a little weekend project.
It's 2048 vs Threes again. What you did is highly unethical - it's a blatant rip-off, with no credit to the original AND it's a for-profit. Shame on you OP. Flagged.
It is not "highly ethical", this game has existed for decades. That's like saying Candy Crush copied Bejeweled; neither games were origina.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's 2048 vs Threes again. What you did is highly unethical - it's a blatant rip-off, with no credit to the original AND it's a for-profit. Shame on you OP. Flagged.
It is not "highly ethical", this game has existed for decades. That's like saying Candy Crush copied Bejeweled; neither games were origina.
The exactly-five-letter word guesser that includes virtual keyboard that paints keys as hints as the game progresses?
After explicitly mentioning in a comment that the game was derived from Wordle - "I came across https://bert.org/2021/11/24/the-best-starting-word-in-wordle... on HN the other day".
The OP now added "About", with weasel-worded reference to Wordle. Jesus. How hard is it to just acknowledge other people's work that you are directly borrowing from.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is not "highly ethical", this game has existed for decades. That's like saying Candy Crush copied Bejeweled; neither games were origina.
The exactly-five-letter word guesser that includes virtual keyboard that paints keys as hints as the game progresses? After explicitly mentioning in a comment that the game was derived from Wordle - " I came across https://bert.org/2021/11/24/the-best-starting-word-in-wordle ... on HN the other day ". The OP now added "About", with weasel-worded reference to Wordle. Jesus. How hard is it to just acknowledge other peo…
It’s better than Wordle, which is offering one word per day.
It’s not like he’s getting rich off three dollars a month. He’s providing a free service.
Does Wordle have a link to their inspiration?
I support people being creative, if he wants to earn a few bucks and disrupt the word game market with a new business model, fine by me.
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#26It was fun until I found the answers in the IndexedDB, https://imgur.com/a/N7QyZUW
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#27It was fun until I found the answers in the IndexedDB, https://imgur.com/a/N7QyZUW
That's for the stats feature that shows you e.g. your most guessed word, etc. It's all calculatated client-side. In fact, there is no backend at all!
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#28Who copied who here? https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/
These are both copies of TV game called “lingo” which apparently first aired in 1987. All I know is that it was quite popular in France where it was called “Motus”
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#29The only way to monetize this is to make it an ios/android app, and have ads in it or sell it for $.99
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#30Fun! Apparently doesn't have the word "topsy" in its dictionary though. Perhaps this isn't a US English word. It's not in SOWPODS but is in the app I use for help with cryptic crosswords. What dictionary does it use?
It uses the scrabble dictionary (SOWPODS, as you mention) -- if it is a playable five-letter word in scrabble, then it is playable here.
I got to _love and tried clove and glove. Neither were the answer. Anyone?