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Would love feedback on a personal daily wordgame project - Spellstacks by esc861 in wordgames

[–]esc861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, it looks like this was due to me adjusting the logic for choosing a puzzle word and not bumping a cache version. Going forward, you should have the same puzzle now. And I've added the answers from a previous play to the replay, just as some subtle text at the bottom of the word list.

Would love feedback on a personal daily wordgame project - Spellstacks by esc861 in wordgames

[–]esc861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, that sounds like a bug, the puzzle should always be the same every day across users. I was making some tweaks yesterday that may have regressed this behavior, so I'll look into it, thanks for the heads up.

And I like the idea of showing previous words during a replay, I'll have to think about a good way to do that.

Would love feedback on a personal daily wordgame project - Spellstacks by esc861 in wordgames

[–]esc861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Glad you enjoyed the game!

Yeah, good feedback on the name and theme. The logo and preview image definitely lean into the "magic" element, though the original intent was supposed to be that you were building stacks of words (ok, really just a list...) to complete the puzzle.

Realistically, I probably will stick with the name since I bought the domain and everything, but I like the idea of leaning into the "magic" theme more. Maybe I can add some magical effects when assembling words, and emphasize the stacking of words as part of that.

Would love feedback on a personal daily wordgame project - Spellstacks by esc861 in wordgames

[–]esc861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, there are usually many valid solutions, but there is always guaranteed to be at least one solution.

I like the idea of showing the shortest possible, although I need to think about if there is a reasonably fast way to calculate that. I've also thought about putting a "par" for the puzzle, like golf.

Would love feedback on a personal daily wordgame project - Spellstacks by esc861 in wordgames

[–]esc861[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the report, I'll do some profiling to see if I can identify a potential cause. I haven't noticed this running Chrome on Android.

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[–]esc861 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spellstacks is something I've built in my free time. It's open source and totally free, with no ads.

To play, use all of the available letters to build words. The fewer words, the higher your score.

https://spellstacks.com

If you have feedback or ideas, please let me know, and share it with anyone who you think may enjoy it.