Worldle
Games
word game
SHOW HN2012
How HN took it
5 positive, 9 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 16 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.36.
Execution: 1 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and addictive, smooth on iOS
From 2 comments
Nice job - it's addicting and fun! But I agree that diagonal can sometimes be frustrating - I had to do it very carefully, which made me slower. Also, I was hoping there would be…
ca98am79 on HNImpressive - so smooth on iOS!
roadnottaken on HN
Impressive for a 24-hour project
From 2 comments
Wow this is really cool for a 24 hour project! Hope your servers are equipped to handle all the HN traffic!
xmmx on HNCongrats, team. You guys winning was quite predictable. -Prad
pradn on HN
Objections
Diagonal selection by dragging is frustrating and mis-selects letters
From 4 comments
Super cool, but I keep clicking the wrong letters when I go diagonally on my trackpad.
estenh on HNSame issue with mouse.
nkassis on HNNice job - it's addicting and fun! But I agree that diagonal can sometimes be frustrating - I had to do it very carefully, which made me slower. Also, I was hoping there would be…
ca98am79 on HNSuggestion: make them circles instead of squares for easier diagonal moves.
bryanh on HN
Security holes: XSS on leaderboard and cheating via console or client-side words
From 3 comments
It seems like you might not be properly escaping user input for their name by the looks of the leader board which is now popping up a window with a dude getting slapped in the…
pmorici on HNSo far there has been several GIF's embedded. An alert for your document.cookie, and a redirect to another gif. You can safely say it's not escaping the HTML input on the leader…
nulluk on HNYeah cool, you know you can cheat by just looking in the console, right? :)
aidos on HN
Backspace triggers browser back button and loses the game
From 2 comments
You should capture the backspace key so it doesn't trigger the back button on the browser. Just stopping the event would be nice.
thedufer on HNAgreed. I keep hitting backspace when I type a wrong letter or realize a word isn't actually there and suddenly my game is gone.
nosecreek on HN
2 and 3 letter words make the game boring
From 1 comment
tip, pit, sit, tit, git, tar, rat ... 2 and 3 letter words should really be excluded. They make the game boring. Great stuff otherwise, really enjoyed playing it. Thanks.
huhtenberg on HN
Requests
Add high scores or an all-time high list
From 1 comment
Nice job - it's addicting and fun! But I agree that diagonal can sometimes be frustrating - I had to do it very carefully, which made me slower. Also, I was hoping there would be…
ca98am79 on HN
Use circles instead of squares for diagonal moves
From 1 comment
Suggestion: make them circles instead of squares for easier diagonal moves.
bryanh on HN
Better name input than a JS prompt
From 1 comment
Doesn't work in Opera? It just asks me for me name and then sticks at LOADING? BTW you could probably come up with something prettier than a JS prompt to ask for a name.
tripzilch on HN
Exclude short words
From 1 comment
tip, pit, sit, tit, git, tar, rat ... 2 and 3 letter words should really be excluded. They make the game boring. Great stuff otherwise, really enjoyed playing it. Thanks.
huhtenberg on HN
Questions
How the boards are generated
From 2 comments
How are the boards generated with so many words?
gmig on HNI am working on a similar boggle clone for facebook (there is none for my main language). What did you use for the server side? First I started with a Java server with sockets…
kunil on HN
Why now.js instead of dnode, and hosting choice
From 2 comments
Thoughts on now.js? Why now.js instead of dnode?
mrchess on HNWhat are you using for hosting? I've been making a game and using Heroku, but when I started doing multiplayer, I realized Heroku doesn't support socketio.
jonnytran on HN
How to play
From 1 comment
Maybe its just my ignorance but I have no idea how to play this. From a user experience perspective I see that I can click on letters to make them turn red and spin, and…
NathanKP on HN
Alternatives named
Wordament on Windows Phone
From 2 comments
Rip off of the popular Wordament game on Windows Phone!
deepuj on HNYup thats where I got the idea from. Wanted to see if we could build an HTML5 version in 24 hours :)
farhadabas on HN
Boggle
From 1 comment
I am working on a similar boggle clone for facebook (there is none for my main language). What did you use for the server side? First I started with a Java server with sockets…
kunil on HN