Word Champions
Games
word game
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How HN took it
4 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score +0.13.
Execution: 0 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and easy to understand
From 3 comments
That was easy to understand and fun. Some sort of competitive aspect (e.g. a leaderboard) would make this addictive :)
schemescape on HNGood fun. I played an easy puzzle, and it was gratifying to go from "Is this even possible?" to "Done!"
failrate on HNgood fun!
bil7 on HN
Good idea for pub quizzes
From 1 comment
This is a great idea for pub quizzes. There's usually a puzzle sheet with one such riddle.
fishmaster on HN
ClojureScript and re-frame praised as productive
From 2 comments
I will echo the other repely. in particular, reframe has been a joy to work with and imo made me a better js & react developer
vga805 on HNOverwhelmingly positive. There've been rough edges, and the learning curve is rather steep – especially if you haven't used Clojure before – but it's worth it. Re-frame [0] in…
nathell on HN
Objections
Word list includes obscure abbreviations, brand names and proper names
From 3 comments
IMO it should have an option to stick with dictionary words, I spent a long time on puzzles that had 'zdnet' and 'vsnet' as words which were basically impossible to work out…
hizanberg on HNAlso consider screening out proper names, they are not allowed in many common word games (e.g. Scrabble, Boggle) so I got kinda stumped when one of the answers was “Tyler”.
pimlottc on HNYes please! I got "msgid". No way I would have guessed that was valid.
pgt on HN
Some offensive words appear in puzzles
From 1 comment
Yeah, I just got "sluts", which was unfortunate. "Penis" didn't bother me but if you want wider appeal you might consider a more conservative list. EDIT: I only found these…
sandyarmstrong on HN
Large JS payload
From 1 comment
Why is the JS payload so big? the words are on a different file. Also, try gzipping.
Scarbutt on HN
Requests
Use a dictionary-only word list
From 2 comments
IMO it should have an option to stick with dictionary words, I spent a long time on puzzles that had 'zdnet' and 'vsnet' as words which were basically impossible to work out…
hizanberg on HNYes please! I got "msgid". No way I would have guessed that was valid.
pgt on HN
Add a leaderboard
From 1 comment
That was easy to understand and fun. Some sort of competitive aspect (e.g. a leaderboard) would make this addictive :)
schemescape on HN
Filter out proper names
From 1 comment
Also consider screening out proper names, they are not allowed in many common word games (e.g. Scrabble, Boggle) so I got kinda stumped when one of the answers was “Tyler”.
pimlottc on HN
Questions
What is the experience with ClojureScript
From 1 comment
Hey, thanks for sharing this. Looks good! How is your experience been with ClojureScript? It seems enticing to me now, considering giving it a try (I’m coming from JS realm).
sc4ramouche on HN
Alternatives named
yawl word game library
From 1 comment
https://github.com/elasticdog/yawl is a good starting point for word games.
aidenn0 on HN