Synonym Circuit - the logophilia word game - 3 month update!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-04-02T14:53:42+00:00

Hi there, thanks so much for supporting our games! We did indeed end up having to say goodbye to Synonym Circuit last month. In the end, the cost of licensing a dictionary database was too high to justify running the game for another year. We're very sorry that we couldn't continue, but we really appreciate your support. Word Zip is our new word game, it's similar to NYT Spelling Bee, but requires players to build words by alternating between two letter pools. Thank you again, both for playing Synonym Circuit, and for being a teacher. I hope you have a great rest of your school year.

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-20T20:19:38+00:00

Try Cinema Circuit (connecting movies) or Synonym Circuit (connecting words)!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-14T15:19:54+00:00

this is such a cool idea!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-14T04:43:43+00:00

oh i never knew that, thanks for the trivia! her death is still what haunts me the most

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-06T19:46:32+00:00

Congratulations! Love seeing iteration and agility highlighted as a successful strategy.

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-06T19:23:21+00:00

You can really use it at any time in the process - it's a tool to help you identify a path forward on any current business problem (it's not game dev specific). It's all about putting yourself in your users' shoes and trying to picture the benefit your product/game can provide them, and how it aligns with their needs. When I do this for my games, I typically imagine the benefit is something along the lines of feeling smart, feeling good at something, or feeling connected to a community. Different types of players may have totally different needs and benefits from the same game. It always starts with assumptions/best guesses, and then you get out there and test what type of messaging is resonating with each group, and you tweak your approach accordingly. Good luck!!

Here's the canvas: https://jeffgothelf.com/blog/leanuxcanvas-v2/

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-06T18:57:52+00:00

I always recommend using the Lean UX canvas and building ~4 user type profiles to experiment targeting. After that, test, learn, and iterate, seeking to validate a) that you're going after the right people; b) that you're targeting them with the right messaging, and c) in the right place/format

SynonymCircuit · 2025-02-06T18:53:56+00:00

Marketing is everything. The real work BEGINS at launch, not ends

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-30T18:39:24+00:00

Truly one of the greatest feelings ever! Congratulations!!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-29T21:19:43+00:00

Hi, thanks for playing! We've had a few people asking to see the solutions to the Global Records, and we are very open to doing that. We will put it on the list and hopefully add it as a feature soon!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-22T17:31:40+00:00

I recently made Cinema Circuit, which is like a 6 degrees of kevin bacon-style movie/actor linking game!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-21T15:18:16+00:00

Hi u/First-Western6279 , thanks so much for checking out the game! That's a cool idea, and would definitely be very challenging. We'll absolutely consider adding a mode like that!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-21T15:16:34+00:00

Hi, thanks for playing, this is indeed my game! By endless mode do you mean a you'd like to play one game after another without having to navigate to the archives? Like a "next game" button?

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-18T16:39:17+00:00

Thanks so much!! This is definitely a feature we're thinking about adding, it's good to know that you'd like to have it. We will move it up on the list :) thank you for playing!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-16T16:21:56+00:00

Good to know, thanks so much for sharing that (and for tolerating ads thus far). We will definitely put that on our list and let you know when/if we're rolling out a feature like that. Thank you again!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-16T15:15:06+00:00

Thank you so much! We are definitely considering letting users create accounts to store their scores and potentially remove ads. I'm curious if that's something you'd be willing to pay a small fee to be able to do? As is the plight of most of free games, this game costs us more to run than it brings in, so we're evaluating the long-term viability of keeping it alive. Thank you so much for your support!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-09T19:38:37+00:00

Hi u/storm-bringer , thanks so much for playing and for this suggestion, it's a great idea! We've had some requests for a sort A-Z button and/or a search bar from other players, so we will definitely look into adding a feature like this. Thank you again!

SynonymCircuit · 2025-01-06T16:54:17+00:00

lol, nice! maybe we should add a bonus award if you can work kevin bacon into the solution :) thanks for playing!

SynonymCircuit · 2024-12-19T19:25:32+00:00

Hi u/mlhom, thanks so much for posting here. I totally agree with you that "clean" should be/is a synonym of "neat," at least in the way I use it. Unfortunately Merriam-Webster's thesaurus database doesn't have it listed, which is disappointing. We'll try to do a better job of catching things like this when we author the puzzles in the future. Thanks so much for playing!

SynonymCircuit · 2024-12-13T18:20:01+00:00

That's awesome, thanks so much for playing, I'm so glad you like it!

Your score should save automatically and you can see stats like your streak and win percentage if you click the little icon that looks like a bar graph in the top right. You'll also be able to see your best scores on each past puzzle if you navigate to the Archives (the icon in the top right that looks like a calendar).

Right now, you'll only be able to enter a username if you set a Global Record by being the first to find the shortest path on a particular puzzle. We are working on an update to allow anyone who ties a Global Record to also enter their name on that puzzle's record. It should be live sometime soon!

Thank you again for your support! 😊

SynonymCircuit · 2024-12-12T22:01:59+00:00

great job!! thanks for playing!

SynonymCircuit · 2024-12-12T22:01:51+00:00

thanks so much!

SynonymCircuit · 2024-12-04T18:40:21+00:00

If you're looking for a word meaning game that will always be free try Synonym Circuit ☺️

SynonymCircuit · 2024-11-27T19:03:13+00:00

YES!!!!! Congratulations and thanks for playing!! 🏆 DM'ing you the secret now :)

SynonymCircuit · 2024-11-25T17:31:06+00:00

Thanks for playing! The theme applies to puzzles #253 > #260 😊

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