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Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

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post #18

What does it mean when the letters become “straight”? I thought it meant they were in the correct spot but it was for what seem impossible letter combinations. They also seem to become straightened out when not on the bounding boxes, and they seem to be straightened out even when not making real words. But also even when making real words they sometimes show as “broken”. I see that it references multiple solutions bu…

If you fill in a whole word and it doesn't appear broken, that means that it's a word found in the game's word list. It's a very permissive word list, including some pretty obscure words. Do you recall what the questionable word was?

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#52
post #34

I like the idea but I gave up :( pretty challenging

This game is designed to follow the tradition of puzzle games that are easiest on Mondays, and harder through the week. Friday/Saturday/Sunday puzzles can be quite tricky indeed.

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#53

Love the game and really like that any valid solution works. Would certainly pay a nominal fee for the archives or a way to randomly generate a puzzle w/ seed so my wife and I can play the same puzzle together. Thanks for sharing!

Nice, thanks! I'm still working out how much the one-time fee should be (and of course I still need to code the archive access).

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#54
post #18

What does it mean when the letters become “straight”? I thought it meant they were in the correct spot but it was for what seem impossible letter combinations. They also seem to become straightened out when not on the bounding boxes, and they seem to be straightened out even when not making real words. But also even when making real words they sometimes show as “broken”. I see that it references multiple solutions bu…

If you fill in a whole word and it doesn't appear broken, that means that it's a word found in the game's word list. It's a very permissive word list, including some pretty obscure words. Do you recall what the questionable word was?

It was ASSI

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#55
post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you fill in a whole word and it doesn't appear broken, that means that it's a word found in the game's word list. It's a very permissive word list, including some pretty obscure words. Do you recall what the questionable word was?

It was ASSI

According to Merriam-Webster, "assi" is a synonym for yaupon, a kind of holly plant native to the southeastern U.S.:

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assi

It's quite obscure, but valid.

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#56

This is a fun game, nicely put together! I wished for a button to clear the board while I was playing. I love the menu UI. I think it cleverly parallels the game.

Several people have requested a button to move the tiles to their starting positions. It's on the to-do list. Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#57
I wondered if you were working to assure there is only one solution; from today's puzzle I see not, since I found "another."

It would be great to be able to start over.

It would be great to keep track of how many distinct solutions you have found.

It would be great to know how many solutions there are.

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#58
post #57

I wondered if you were working to assure there is only one solution; from today's puzzle I see not, since I found "another." It would be great to be able to start over. It would be great to keep track of how many distinct solutions you have found. It would be great to know how many solutions there are.

> I wondered if you were working to assure there is only one solution; from today's puzzle I see not, since I found "another."

In a perfect world there would be just one solution per puzzle, agreed. But the pool of possible puzzles would be so much smaller.

> It would be great to be able to start over.

Agreed, I think I'll add a "reset" feature that puts all of the tiles back in their starting positions (and allows replay if the puzzle is already solved).

> It would be great to keep track of how many distinct solutions you have found. / It would be great to know how many solutions there are.

Something like "you've found X of Y possible solutions", perhaps? Not a bad idea.

Re: Show HN: Omiword – A daily, sector-based word puzzle

#59
post #54

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was ASSI

According to Merriam-Webster, "assi" is a synonym for yaupon, a kind of holly plant native to the southeastern U.S.: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assi It's quite obscure, but valid.

TIL! Will have to try Yaupon tea some time as well.
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