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Re: 23words.com

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Post by stevefolta » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:21 PM UTC

Too bad the keyboard doesn't work (Firefox with "Search for text when you start typing" on). They didn't do the "event.preventDefault(); event.stopPropagation();" dance.

Re: 23words.com

#32

Post by huvarda » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:24 PM UTC

got 21/23. Pretty fun!

Re: 23words.com

#33

Post by eddd-ddde » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:24 PM UTC

tatumj wrote: post #4

That was super fun, works great with keyboard. Fingers crossed for a seven-figure NYT acquisition :)

Is that how it works? Can you really "own" IP of something as simple?

I thought anyone could implement their own without having to pay the original.

Re: 23words.com

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Post by ygra » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:27 PM UTC

islewis wrote: post #18

dtjb wrote: post #8

I like quick low-stakes browser games like this, something fun and fast to wake up your brain with morning coffee. If interested, here are some others I've come across - Linxicon - build bridges between two words ( https://linxicon.com ) WhenTaken - use clues to guess where and when a photo was taken ( https://whentaken.com ) Angle - guess the exact arc angle ( https://angle.wtf ) Metazooa - deduce the animal species…

> Globle Similar to Globle is Worldle - https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/

And while we're on the globe: https://travle.earth/

Re: 23words.com

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Post by xutopia » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:34 PM UTC

I have a feeling that this game on a touch device is way faster than having to move your mouse around and click!

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Post by radlad » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:39 PM UTC

jmholla wrote: post #15

This needs to capture the backspace key so it doesn't send you back a page. Wordle used to have this problem. In the meantime, opening this in a fresh tab should help.

I didn't have this issue in Firefox on macOS. What browser are you using?

Re: 23words.com

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Post by furyofantares » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:40 PM UTC

eddd-ddde wrote: post #33

tatumj wrote: post #4

That was super fun, works great with keyboard. Fingers crossed for a seven-figure NYT acquisition :)

Is that how it works? Can you really "own" IP of something as simple? I thought anyone could implement their own without having to pay the original.

You'd need to grow super super large so they'd want to acquire you for your audience.

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#38

Post by fellInchoate » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:41 PM UTC

dtjb wrote: post #8

I like quick low-stakes browser games like this, something fun and fast to wake up your brain with morning coffee. If interested, here are some others I've come across - Linxicon - build bridges between two words ( https://linxicon.com ) WhenTaken - use clues to guess where and when a photo was taken ( https://whentaken.com ) Angle - guess the exact arc angle ( https://angle.wtf ) Metazooa - deduce the animal species…

If we're doing self promotion, I'll mention a game I made based on Levenshtein's distance, https://wordistance.com --

(hints enabled by default, but the real game is without them!)

Re: 23words.com

#39

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:42 PM UTC

spencerchubb wrote: post #16

I like this concept. Wordle is very fun but I never liked how it was constrained to five letters. It felt like my brain was becoming very fluent in 5 letter words but not other words

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Re: 23words.com

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Post by tgv » Mon, Jun 10, 2024, 5:43 PM UTC

HenryBemis wrote: post #2

I survived all 23 words, "Top 1% of players today". Don't chase the letters with the mouse, you can type on your keyboard and hit backspace to shave off some seconds.

What was RITDF then?