20 votes

Uppercase - A daily word puzzle

14 comments

  1. [2]
    hobbes64
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    This is a nice game but I was confused for a few minutes when I tried to play it. The instructions weren't completely clear that the only thing clickable is the on screen keyboard. I wanted to...

    This is a nice game but I was confused for a few minutes when I tried to play it.
    The instructions weren't completely clear that the only thing clickable is the on screen keyboard. I wanted to click on the places in the puzzle and then type a letter.
    I think you might need a little more visual indication about where you can click.

    5 votes
    1. ali
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      I didn't realize that spaces are just normal squares when I tried it

      I didn't realize that spaces are just normal squares when I tried it

      1 vote
  2. [3]
    Oxalis
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    Flavor question regarding the solution, spoiler alert So it seems the phrase of the day isn't an actual game title nor a phrase said in the game? Googling the solution doesn't really seem to find...
    Flavor question regarding the solution, spoiler alert

    So it seems the phrase of the day isn't an actual game title nor a phrase said in the game?
    Googling the solution doesn't really seem to find any one-to-one hits with the phrase, though I will admit that I've never played donkey kong country 2.

    4 votes
    1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      yeah I'm not sure, it's definitely been called diddy's Kong Quest but Dixie doesn't get title credit. makes me wonder if it's bad AI? Seems unlikely after googling the author but also...
      yeah I'm not sure, it's definitely been called diddy's Kong Quest but Dixie doesn't get title credit. makes me wonder if it's bad AI? Seems unlikely after googling the author but also ...¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠⊙⁠_⁠ʖ⁠⊙⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

      It could also be a human mistake but all the past ones being locked under a payment give me only a small sample size.

      2 votes
    2. DrStone
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      The answers are not a known phrase. Today's category was "videogame enemies" and the phrase was just four enemy names together from one series "As & Bs & Cs & Ds"
      The answers are not a known phrase. Today's category was "videogame enemies" and the phrase was just four enemy names together from one series "As & Bs & Cs & Ds"
      1 vote
  3. moocow1452
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    How to Play The playfield consists of three components. From top to bottom they are: The status indicators (which include the Category and remaining guesses) The Phrase of the Day (POD) The On...
    How to Play

    The playfield consists of three components. From top to bottom they are:

    The status indicators (which include the Category and remaining guesses)
    The Phrase of the Day (POD)
    The On Screen Keyboard (OSK)
    Each gray tile in the Phrase of the Day represent a letter. The outlined rectangles are spaces and are not part of the puzzle.

    Click or tap any key to guess a letter. If the letter you guessed exists in the phrase, all instances of that letter will be revealed. If the letter is not in the phrase, you'll lose a guess.

    1 vote
  4. [3]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    I can't play it anymore. Every time I open the link it says come back tomorrow, but I haven't played it that day.

    I can't play it anymore. Every time I open the link it says come back tomorrow, but I haven't played it that day.

    1 vote
    1. [2]
      moocow1452
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      From Gardiner:

      May need to clear cache and cookies or try a different browser to compare. I'll drop a line to Gardiner and see if anyone else has reported issues.

      From Gardiner:

      If you are on the page, go into the console (CTRL+SHIFT+I) and then type in window.__game.settings.get("lastDailyPuzzlePlayed"), can you give me what it says?

      The other thing you can do is open the game in a private window or incognito mode and try the daily puzzle there. If you've already played that puzzle, then there probably isn't a problem.

      Also, the new puzzle comes out at midnight eastern time (America\New_York time zone)

      1. DefinitelyNotAFae
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        I'm on mobile and I'm not going to spend a ton of time troubleshooting it. It was multiple days of trying. Idk. I'm not even sure if I could open the console in mobile Firefox. It was just weird....

        I'm on mobile and I'm not going to spend a ton of time troubleshooting it. It was multiple days of trying. Idk. I'm not even sure if I could open the console in mobile Firefox. It was just weird. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠⊙⁠_⁠ʖ⁠⊙⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

        Que sera.

        1 vote
  5. [2]
    mantrid
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    The way the tiles and blank spaces are displayed on my phone is confusing, but it is fine on my computer.

    The way the tiles and blank spaces are displayed on my phone is confusing, but it is fine on my computer.

    1. Hollow
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      Same. I played yesterday on my laptop and there weren't any issues but I was very confused on my phone today.

      Same. I played yesterday on my laptop and there weren't any issues but I was very confused on my phone today.

  6. DoubleSupercool
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    I’ll be honest; I’ve played twice and it just doesn’t click with me. I can’t choose vowels? So just randomly choosing consonants for a movie no one has heard of? The outline rectangles for spaces...

    I’ll be honest; I’ve played twice and it just doesn’t click with me. I can’t choose vowels? So just randomly choosing consonants for a movie no one has heard of? The outline rectangles for spaces is also visually confusing. Just remove them and have a clear space.

  7. moocow1452
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    An update has been pushed recently that helps with a lot of the feedback and should squash a couple bugs. https://gardinerbryant.com/uppercase-build-08408ba2/

    An update has been pushed recently that helps with a lot of the feedback and should squash a couple bugs.

    https://gardinerbryant.com/uppercase-build-08408ba2/