Show HN: Tiled Words, a daily puzzle inspired by board games and crosswords

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EddieLomax

2 months ago

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This random guy enjoyed solving the daily puzzle. Well done!

paulhebert

2 months ago

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it

HardwareLust

2 months ago

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Great job, really enjoyable!

One tiny nitpick; The absolute gulf between the practice puzzle and the first daily is a bit much imo.

paulhebert

2 months ago

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Thanks! That’s great feedback.

Do you think I should add more intermediate practice puzzles?

Or make the existing practice puzzle harder?

Or reduce the complexity of the dailies?

HardwareLust

2 months ago

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Good question. I like the complexity of the daily, and the practice puzzle is simple enough to be a good introduction to the game mechanics, so maybe an intermediate puzzle (possibly optional?) might be a good idea? Just don't want to bore people to death, I know some will want to get straight to the daily.

paulhebert

2 months ago

That makes sense. Thanks!

snarf21

2 months ago

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I really enjoyed this game and will try it again tomorrow.

I can definitely see the inspiration from hobby tile games and polyomino games. I design a lot of card and board games but generating a new daily puzzle sounds daunting to me! :)

paulhebert

2 months ago

Thanks!

Creating a new puzzle daily is a lot of work but it has also been fun!

savorypiano

2 months ago

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My wife suggested this concept and I put it on my ideas list. Well done, you bastard.

paulhebert

2 months ago

Haha you’ve got a smart wife. Thanks!

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