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Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by pards »

green_wheel wrote: post #311

Other stats you could show: - average time to correct answer - correct percentage I think you should leave it hard like this. Make people earn that perfect score. Maybe add a dedicated clear button. Others have mentioned shuffle but I think you should leave as is, it's more challenging. Awesome stuff I'm going to send this to my mom she will be addicted.

> Maybe add a dedicated clear button.

It's tedious to have to hit DEL 6 or 7 times towards the end of the game. Maybe ESC could clear the whole word?

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by japhyr »

pompomsheep wrote: post #330

Update: The game amazingly had 132,411 players yesterday and received tons of player feedback. After a long night talking with players and play testing I’ve shipped the following changes: . 1. I’ve kept the 30 second timer but you now continue through the whole 18 words to get a final score of x/18. 2. I’ve added a new share feature to better show your result in a similar Wordle style. . Thanks again for all the feed…

I didn't see this until this morning, and the continuing through for the whole 18 words was a really good experience. I got 14/18, and that was much more satisfying than ending at my first failure.

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Post by faramarz »

pompomsheep wrote: post #100

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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?

I like the time pressure. Maybe add a wildcard type of a button that shuffles the letters for me so I see the pattern better. Still hard but gives a life line or an illusion anyway

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Post by freedomben »

pompomsheep wrote: post #100

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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?

I think I'd like a hybrid. The timer + when it expires it reveals the 1st letter, resets, then the 2nd letter, etc. Might be nice to be able to reset the time by tapping/clicking it too if you feel you just need a bit more time but aren't ready for a hint.

Nice game!

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Post by altern8 »

Love the timer, that's the killer feature.

I would add a leaderboard, and then from the second word on, as you keep guessing something like "better than 10% of users", to keep me motivated.

I also wonder if you add different languages, for me it wasn't that easy in English.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by distalx »

pompomsheep wrote: post #100

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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?

Hey! The game is awesome.

Instead of just revealing letters when completely stuck, it would be cool to get a hint showing where or how the word is used.

Also, on completion or failure, instead of immediately loading the next challenge, it would be great to have an option to 'learn more' about the word and its usage. It would be amazing for learning new words, and you can just add a 'next' button for those who want to keep playing!

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Post by potato-peeler »

I expected the game to restart when I lost the word, but when it continued it piqued my interest to continue playing.

It can get bit tedious as one progresses, you need to push yourself to continue. Not sure what can be done to motivate yourself to continue. But I did enjoy since it didn’t make me restart if I lose a round.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by EdgeExplorer »

altern8 wrote: post #345

Love the timer, that's the killer feature. I would add a leaderboard, and then from the second word on, as you keep guessing something like "better than 10% of users", to keep me motivated. I also wonder if you add different languages, for me it wasn't that easy in English.

Agree. I wouldn't change a thing. There are so, so many unscrambling words games. If someone just wants to casually unscramble words, they can find something more to their taste.

As implemented: There is a clear "game over". You did as well as you could; try again tomorrow. That's great. The length/difficulty gets harder as you go on, so getting to 18 is a true challenge. Also great. The letters are in the order they are in, no reshuffling. This is also great. You can't just spam reshuffle until you see it; you have to make do with what you got.

Re: Show HN: 18 Words

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Post by yohannparis »

faramarz wrote: post #343
pompomsheep wrote: post #100

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 would you prefer to continue when you miss a word and then get a final score out of 18?

I like the time pressure. Maybe add a wildcard type of a button that shuffles the letters for me so I see the pattern better. Still hard but gives a life line or an illusion anyway

Or every time you guessed wrong, the letter would shuffle!
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