I made a little word game for my wife to play when she has difficulty sleeping, and a few friends enjoyed it -- so I thought I would share. No angle here, not trying to sell anything. Just hoping...
I made a little word game for my wife to play when she has difficulty sleeping, and a few friends enjoyed it -- so I thought I would share. No angle here, not trying to sell anything. Just hoping to provide a few moments of distraction.
Oh this is fun, thank you for sharing! :) So can I confirm that it's two taps to rotate: first to highlight a pivot node, then tap again to rotate right? Is it possible to play previous days?
Oh this is fun, thank you for sharing! :)
So can I confirm that it's two taps to rotate: first to highlight a pivot node, then tap again to rotate right? Is it possible to play previous days?
Just circling back, had some time this morning so I implemented (roughly) an archive of past games for the last few days. Take a look when you get a chance (and thanks again!).
Just circling back, had some time this morning so I implemented (roughly) an archive of past games for the last few days. Take a look when you get a chance (and thanks again!).
Lovely little game. I'm having a strange hiccup though - any Node I tap, gets rotated twice. I cannot only rotate around a Node once. Also, I cannot click on the readme. I'm experiencing these...
Lovely little game. I'm having a strange hiccup though - any Node I tap, gets rotated twice. I cannot only rotate around a Node once.
Also, I cannot click on the readme.
I'm experiencing these issues on mobile Firefox browser on a fully-updated Google Pixel 8, as well as on the desktop Chrome browser on a Windows 11 laptop.
Ooh! Same! Can confirm single swap previously worked for me and now it's two moves per touch. Oops sorry my archive suggestion might have broken something
Ooh! Same! Can confirm single swap previously worked for me and now it's two moves per touch.
Oops sorry my archive suggestion might have broken something
Ah, that's what the problem is for me, then! I'm playing on Chrome on desktop, and clicking on any of the nodes does a diagonal swap, making it impossible for me to place the letter N in the first...
Ah, that's what the problem is for me, then! I'm playing on Chrome on desktop, and clicking on any of the nodes does a diagonal swap, making it impossible for me to place the letter N in the first slot since the letters are only moving like chess bishops.
Maybe you should not show the leader board until after the user finishes their solution. Then charge $0.10 for each retry (kidding about the last part, maybe).
Maybe you should not show the leader board until after the user finishes their solution.
Then charge $0.10 for each retry (kidding about the last part, maybe).
I like that idea, less stress. I would implement the latter if there was an easy way to confirm you had made, say, a $0.10 donation to a charity or something.
I like that idea, less stress. I would implement the latter if there was an easy way to confirm you had made, say, a $0.10 donation to a charity or something.
Very cool, neat concept! I'd love to be able to replay a day once I'd completed it - my experience went: solve today, look at the leaderboard, see significantly lower moves than I got, immediate...
Very cool, neat concept! I'd love to be able to replay a day once I'd completed it - my experience went: solve today, look at the leaderboard, see significantly lower moves than I got, immediate desire try and find a better solution. One thing that would get in the way of that is the share modal, whichI had to fight to get to stuff like the leaderboard or your new archive. It would be good if there were a way to click off the share modal without going through the system share dialogue, even if that were a small X in the corner or something. Small note on the archived puzzles: it asked for my name for the leaderboard but didn't let me enter it.
I made a little word game for my wife to play when she has difficulty sleeping, and a few friends enjoyed it -- so I thought I would share. No angle here, not trying to sell anything. Just hoping to provide a few moments of distraction.
Oh this is fun, thank you for sharing! :)
So can I confirm that it's two taps to rotate: first to highlight a pivot node, then tap again to rotate right? Is it possible to play previous days?
Yep, thats how it works! Previous day/archive access is a great idea -- I'll work on that next! Thanks for the feedback and idea. :)
Just circling back, had some time this morning so I implemented (roughly) an archive of past games for the last few days. Take a look when you get a chance (and thanks again!).
Found the archive thank you :D
But now it's doing two moves per tap (sorry!)
Oh no! On it! What is that happening on, if you don't mind my asking? Chrome?
Lovely little game. I'm having a strange hiccup though - any Node I tap, gets rotated twice. I cannot only rotate around a Node once.
Also, I cannot click on the readme.
I'm experiencing these issues on mobile Firefox browser on a fully-updated Google Pixel 8, as well as on the desktop Chrome browser on a Windows 11 laptop.
Ooh! Same! Can confirm single swap previously worked for me and now it's two moves per touch.
Oops sorry my archive suggestion might have broken something
Ah, that's what the problem is for me, then! I'm playing on Chrome on desktop, and clicking on any of the nodes does a diagonal swap, making it impossible for me to place the letter N in the first slot since the letters are only moving like chess bishops.
Thank you! Let me know if the issue is resolved (when you have time, and assuming you have continuing interest). Apologies for the bugginess.
Simple. Clever. Interesting. It's perfect. But trying to figure out how to do today's in four moves is gonna drive me crazy.
Ha! Maybe not the best for getting back to sleep then, eh?
Maybe you should not show the leader board until after the user finishes their solution.
Then charge $0.10 for each retry (kidding about the last part, maybe).
I like that idea, less stress. I would implement the latter if there was an easy way to confirm you had made, say, a $0.10 donation to a charity or something.
This is fun! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the kind words, glad you're enjoying. :)
Fun! There's also something cool about seeing a bunch of Tildes names in a different context but all still together. I like it.
Very cool, neat concept! I'd love to be able to replay a day once I'd completed it - my experience went: solve today, look at the leaderboard, see significantly lower moves than I got, immediate desire try and find a better solution. One thing that would get in the way of that is the share modal, whichI had to fight to get to stuff like the leaderboard or your new archive. It would be good if there were a way to click off the share modal without going through the system share dialogue, even if that were a small X in the corner or something. Small note on the archived puzzles: it asked for my name for the leaderboard but didn't let me enter it.
This is so helpful, thank you!