Evil Wordle
Games
word game
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4 positive, 29 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 8 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.10.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Fun, cool idea, enjoyable to play
From 4 comments
I managed to get it in 6: STRAP - ______ BIOME - __Y_Y HOVEL - _G_G_ CONED - GG_GY CODEX - GGGG_ CODEC - GGGGG Cool idea, btw.
cableshaft on HNMy kid is now trying to solve it, keeping careful notes of letters. I explained what (I'm guessing) makes it evil, but she's undeterred. (Solved in 15)
ianbicking on HNThanks, I hate it. [Cool game!]
zdwolfe on HNA (self-made) tool-assisted 5… ``` 1. LARES - xxxxx 2. BIONT - xxYxx 3. PUDGY - xxxxG 4. COMFY - GGxxG 5. COCKY - GGGGG ``` I agree - great idea. It only took 22 hours’ CPU time,…
turbonaut on HN
Objections
Obscure dictionary words make it unfair
From 3 comments
AUXIN Not really fun when the dictionary uses extremely obscure words.
lupire on HNDoesn't know the word "femto": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femto-
Kuinox on HNFun but wtf is "direr"
assbuttbuttass on HN
Missing eliminated-letter display
From 2 comments
It's a cool idea, but it'd be nice to show which letters have been eliminated like "real" Wordle. I don't think not having them makes the game harder, just more tedious.
bspammer on HNI keep pull down refreshing the page and can't go back to what the word was. Also cataegories would be nice. Also a list of the alphabet at the bottom would cross out wrong…
Physkal on HN
Greedy adversary is suboptimal
From 2 comments
> The goal is to maximize the amount of guesses it takes to find the word The heuristic used is not optimal for this. You want to choose the set that takes the most number of…
pxx on HNThe solution partitions the solution space exactly the way I want it to: it was designed for the site this thread is about. Obviously it doesn't work against an arbitrary…
zwegner on HN
Requests
Show eliminated letters
From 2 comments
It's a cool idea, but it'd be nice to show which letters have been eliminated like "real" Wordle. I don't think not having them makes the game harder, just more tedious.
bspammer on HNI keep pull down refreshing the page and can't go back to what the word was. Also cataegories would be nice. Also a list of the alphabet at the bottom would cross out wrong…
Physkal on HN
Add word definitions
From 1 comment
Also definitions would be nice
Physkal on HN
Show categories
From 1 comment
I keep pull down refreshing the page and can't go back to what the word was. Also cataegories would be nice. Also a list of the alphabet at the bottom would cross out wrong…
Physkal on HN
Questions
What is the best strategy for the adversary or player
From 2 comments
I wonder what is the best strategy over a long distance? “ALONE” and “SHIRT” cover 1st to 9th and 11th most common letters in English dictionary but then, you'll be getting more…
thaurelia on HNAnother 5 run (non tool-assisted, I guess I just got lucky): ``` STRAY - xxxxx BOWEL - xxxYx MEDIC - xYxYY CHUNK - GGxGx CHINE - GGGGG ``` I guess that means that 4 isn't…
scatters on HN
Alternatives named
Absurdle by qntm
From 1 comment
See also qntm's Absurdle, which similarly tries to be a maximally difficult by taking your guess at each stage and using it to prune the list of possible answers, picking the…
moyix on HN
Bulls and Cows
From 1 comment
Wordle itself stems from a really great two-player pen and paper game called Bulls and Cows that I used to play decades ago. Google it for the rules.
rkagerer on HN