Non-native speaker here: really really hard, never make it past 13/18
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#232Great game.
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#233Something about not being able to shuffle the tiles makes this hard for me.
Agreed, I'd really like a shuffle button
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#234Beautifully done! Simple, elegant, and how in the unholy hell do I not know how to spell "photo"??
I anticipate the NY Times will buy you out and I am very jealous
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#235Thanks 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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?
This is not a game for me - I don’t enjoy scrambled letter games in the first place, and I don’t really respond to time pressure in games. That said, I don’t think you should change it. It’s conceptually clear as it is, and adding a forgiving mode would just make it wishy washy. The simplicity is appealing and it doesn’t have to be for everyone!
This is a game for me. I play lots of scrambled letter games (mainly https://squaredle.app/ every day). Time pressure ruins it for me.
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#236Earlier quoted context omitted.
I see what you did there. I did a double take when I saw this on the front page of HN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteen_Words
Haha I've never heard of this but lucky i went with 18
in good faith, you went with a number.
had it been 14 you would have a torrent of ill will where no excuse or response would have been sufficient in the minds of those who fail at life.
We must secure equal forgiveness for the people and the future inadvertent online mistakes.
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#237Thanks 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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?
How about a hint provided for the last 5 seconds, for 7 letter words or greater.
And at the end there is a “used a hint” badge or not.
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#238It should be point based and go to the next word instead of killing the game.
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#239Suggestion: Require a user to hit ENTER or SPACE to clear the word, even if it's a wrong word. Being able to see the letters laid linearly is useful to solving. Automated clearing of wrong words is unhelpful.
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#240The timer makes it not enjoyable for me. It seems necessary to the game design and I’m not being negatively critical. Just sharing an additional perspective. I’ve been playing Zanagrams and the ability to hide the clock really improved my enjoyment of that game. If I could magically get a feature by request, it would be to give me infinite time even if that meant my score came with an asterisk. Maybe just call it Rel…
I’m a counselor at a day camp this summer, and we have Smart Boards in our rooms. I do some of the NYT games with the kids each morning (and then usually the smart board is off for the rest of the day).
I completely agree. If this didn’t have the timer (or maybe if it were counting up in the corner) it could be a great addition to our collection of games.