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Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#42I tried the game on mobile first and couldn't figure out the you are supposed to press "go". On my phone it looked just like all other buttons and was not highlighted in any way. Not sure if the reason is mobile browser or dark theme.
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#43I recently did the same (made a daily game) and I am approaching 100k plays since March. https://plot-hole.com - the best thing so far about this app has been the analytics which you can check out here: https://plot-hole.com/daily-analytics-82u4fhrvw
Is this... intentionally growing and shrinking the page size to make the scroll bars animate
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#44Nice game -- a bit more of a challenge than the usual word games, so I appreciated it. I suggest including a little demo before the game starts to showcase how it works because it was slightly unclear how the game would work before the first turn. It also would be really nice to let users choose a difficulty level based on the length of the word. I might consider encapsulating all the numbers of the turns left, or even making it a flexible option that the user can lower in order to increase difficulty. The only other nit I noticed was that the dictionary seems to be returning the secondary meaning for the word today. Overall I really liked this game as it was genuinely different and the hi/lo nature added a very different dimension to the guesswork.
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#45I recently did the same (made a daily game) and I am approaching 100k plays since March. https://plot-hole.com - the best thing so far about this app has been the analytics which you can check out here: https://plot-hole.com/daily-analytics-82u4fhrvw
Just played a round, the app claims my play was the 100,000th. I find that hard to believe :)
You absoloutly were then! <3
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#46good game, but very hard find
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#47I would ask you to let me type letters in arbitrary boxes (out of order) to I can more easily construct words.
It's pretty difficult to juggle the letters without placing them.
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#48I recently did the same (made a daily game) and I am approaching 100k plays since March. https://plot-hole.com - the best thing so far about this app has been the analytics which you can check out here: https://plot-hole.com/daily-analytics-82u4fhrvw
That analytics page is crazy detailed!
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#49I loaded the puzzle and was presented with an empty 7 character prompt. I tried typing in three different seven-letter words, and each time I hit "GO", I was told the word was "Not in the word list". With no further guidance given, I closed the tab.
Thanks for the feedback. I've taken all the 7 letter words from the dictionary and filtered based on different criteria. I'm still thinking what's the easiest automated way to have all valid words, while avoiding offensive, inappropriate ones.
Re: Show HN: I've built a words game based on binary search
#50Fun game. The concept is good. However: I couldn't find the go button for a while...finally realized it was part of the keyboard...that could be better I don't get the colors on the keys, as intuitively it seems like it should be the available letters in the current position, but they don't change based on the letter spot I would be currently typing in. I wanted to share my result with a friend who loves word games,…
Thanks for the feedback. I'll try to incorporate as much as possible. For now it was mainly played by family. :D