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I don't think it'll be a hit with the main crossword community because the crossword constructors put a…",[],"unknown","launched",{"praise":59,"objections":98,"requests":147,"questions":189,"alternatives":208},[60,79,83],{"value":61,"source":49,"evidence":62},"Fun and enjoyable, a fresh take on crosswords and word games",[63,67,71,75],{"id":64,"by":65,"text":66},"32344326","pwinnski","Excellent. This focuses on word recognition, which is a large part of vocabulary, omitting the need for meaning. I suppose it also provides chances for people who don't know…",{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},"32343934","lovehashbrowns","This is really fun! Seems like I’ll enjoy this more than a regular crossword puzzle because it has less of a focus on cultural references.",{"id":72,"by":73,"text":74},"32344654","fcoury","It's really a lot of fun, well done!",{"id":76,"by":77,"text":78},"32345669","pixxel","Nice job.",{"value":80,"source":49,"evidence":81},"Feels less focused on cultural references than regular crosswords",[82],{"id":68,"by":69,"text":70},{"value":84,"source":49,"evidence":85},"Shared-solving with partners or friends is enjoyable",[86,90,94],{"id":87,"by":88,"text":89},"32344433","0xC0ncord","My girlfriend and I just did this and had a lot of fun! There were a lot of times where I thought I figured a word out but ended up having to go through about 5 or 6 really good…",{"id":91,"by":92,"text":93},"32344630","scottlu2","Love it - my wife and I enjoying playing that - on an iPad. Nicely made.",{"id":95,"by":96,"text":97},"32362098","sleepypizza","We ended up just doing it together haha it was great -- we cooked beet pasta and then did this while we ate it",[99,114,121,136],{"value":100,"source":49,"evidence":101},"Gets to brute-force guessing of letters for hard words, which becomes tedious",[102,106,110],{"id":103,"by":104,"text":105},"32345188","naet","Kind of fun the first time, but I think I prefer a normal crossword. Seems like the only way to progress is to pick an unfinished word and then do tons of guesses back to back of…",{"id":107,"by":108,"text":109},"32346015","guimonz","Nice concept, but at some point you get forced into brute forcing your solution, which isn't as much fun.",{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},"32345874","sbf501","I agree with this. Three-letter words that dangle by one letter are just a chore. There needs to be a balance between discoverability and guessing. Perhaps the auto-generator…",{"value":115,"source":49,"evidence":116},"Small word pool makes some clues too easy to deduce",[117],{"id":118,"by":119,"text":120},"32347255","joe__f","Seems like the pool of words is quite small; for example with T_RN it was clear that o or u would be the answer, even though a and e also give valid words",{"value":122,"source":49,"evidence":123},"Controls are frustrating, including delete and backspace issues",[124,128,132],{"id":125,"by":126,"text":127},"32346689","eterm","Fun but very frustrating controls. If you mis-type a letter in one box and it's the only letter left of that letter then you can't type it elsewhere which gets me right in a…",{"id":129,"by":130,"text":131},"32346446","criddell","Except I wish I could delete a letter using the delete key (on my Windows keyboard).",{"id":133,"by":134,"text":135},"32399017","_Microft","Suggestion: also allow the \"delete\" key to remove a letter from the board. \"Backspace\" does that too but it clashs with \"backwards in browser history\" for people who have…",{"value":137,"source":49,"evidence":138},"Lacks the clever clues that make regular crosswords enjoyable",[139,143],{"id":140,"by":141,"text":142},"32373094","bagacrap","yeah it's nothing at all like a normal (ny times) crossword which is full of fun and amazingly clever word play and cultural references. There's no sense of \"aha!\" or awe at the…",{"id":144,"by":145,"text":146},"32350228","propter_hoc","It won't displace actual crosswords for me - the point of crosswords is the clues, not the grid. Still, it's really neat and I enjoyed it, particularly the smaller version.…",[148,156,167,178,185],{"value":149,"source":49,"evidence":150},"Add incremental feedback marking correctly placed letters",[151,155],{"id":152,"by":153,"text":154},"32354774","haasted","A bit late to the discussion, but I think the game shows promise and could perhaps end up being a commute-distraction for me in daily life. I think you should consider taking a…",{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},{"value":157,"source":49,"evidence":158},"Topic-based puzzles or a single theme clue",[159,163],{"id":160,"by":161,"text":162},"32346242","akudha","One way to make it more enjoyable could be to do it by topic - this way the universe of words would be much smaller, instead of the entire dictionary. Topics could be - music,…",{"id":164,"by":165,"text":166},"32348609","nkrisc","Kind of like one clue for the whole puzzle, instead of individual ones. That sounds much more fun than simply nothing.",{"value":168,"source":49,"evidence":169},"Fix layout and sizing issues on various screens",[170,174],{"id":171,"by":172,"text":173},"32344476","TylerE","Not sizing properly to my screen https:\u002F\u002Fi.imgur.com\u002FCdIkpVA.png",{"id":175,"by":176,"text":177},"32345958","someguy5344523","This is a very neat idea! My problem is with the layout: why is there a black area below the crossword, where if I drag the crossword there the crossword disappears? That area…",{"value":179,"source":49,"evidence":180},"Clearer distinction between original and placed letters",[181],{"id":182,"by":183,"text":184},"32344209","bombcar","Very nice! But the white for a placed letter and gray for a original letter is too close - I was trying to figure out why no word would work when I realized I had placed the T -…",{"value":186,"source":49,"evidence":187},"Add a streak or cookie to track progress",[188],{"id":111,"by":112,"text":113},[190,197],{"value":191,"source":49,"evidence":192},"Is the master puzzle's letter bank correct, given reported errors",[193],{"id":194,"by":195,"text":196},"32417152","LynkS","Master crossword today has errors: Final solution contains word \"RREE\" and has one T left, and -1 R in the letter bank. Great game btw.",{"value":198,"source":49,"evidence":199},"How does the share feature work across apps",[200,204],{"id":201,"by":202,"text":203},"32345080","jciochon","Really enjoyed this. One issue: sharing my results was not great. Pasting in iMessage gave the result text and the image; pasting in discord only gave the text; pasting in…",{"id":205,"by":206,"text":207},"32347588","nmstoker","How is the Share feature meant to work? It seems to be failing within Android Firefox Nightly (nothing gets copied and for a split second the positioned letters blink away then…",[209,224,229,233],{"value":210,"source":49,"evidence":211},"Knotwords",[212,216,220],{"id":213,"by":214,"text":215},"32348799","dmitriid","Knotwords is a much better variation on this I believe: https:\u002F\u002Fplayknotwords.com\u002F",{"id":217,"by":218,"text":219},"32344850","banana_giraffe","Kind of the inverse of a diagramless crossword. Nice concept, well executed. 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