Word Wars
Productivity
word game
SHOW HN2012
61points
40comments
#379of 1,677 in 2012
Top 23%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
9 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 6 critical, out of 31 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Execution: 4 for, 5 againstDesign: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Addictive and fun gameplay
From 4 comments
Just sunk about 30 mins into this. NYT Magazine last Sunday had an article…
Jun8 on HNDamn, this game is a ton of fun!
skadamat on HNLove it! Super addicting. My only complaint with these types of games is that I always feel like people are cheating. But at least it makes me feel better about how bad I am at…
MitziMoto on HNSeems to be better. Ah! The game is very addicting.
kaybe on HN
Improved UI and fixes over previous version
From 1 comment
Good work. You fixed my biggest complaint with the last version (not disabling default backspace behaviour). The "Or just use your name" option is something I really appreciate.…
nosecreek on HN
Objections
Letter selection bugs where first letter is skipped
From 2 comments
The English language really has a delightful amount of three-letter words. I don't know all of them, but guessing gives me a high chance it actually exists. One issue: Sometimes…
kaybe on HNBasically yes. It feels like lag. I click on the first letter and drag, but only a later letter (not neccessarily the first, sometimes also the second) gets highlighted. The…
kaybe on HN
Leaderboard closes too quickly
From 2 comments
This is awesome and really pretty addictive. Although I was able to type and drag the cursor around randomly and pick up little words like 'pe' or 'th' it almost seemed like a…
sodafountan on HNI tried clicking on top words or something in the leaderboard and it just went to a new game (Win/FF).
praxeologist on HN
Cheating possible in scores
From 2 comments
Love it! Super addicting. My only complaint with these types of games is that I always feel like people are cheating. But at least it makes me feel better about how bad I am at…
MitziMoto on HNGlad you like it! We're doing our best to prevent cheating, but it's certainly not impossible to cheat. If it becomes a problem we'll definitely address it. As for the current…
austinhallock on HN
Loading stuck in some browsers
From 2 comments
Cool game. FYI, when you visit the site using IE9 it just remains stuck at "Loading".
zainny on HNUsing FF 9 here, and I'm stuck on the loading/waiting for next round page :(
44Aman on HN
Requests
Keep leaderboard open longer or until closed
From 2 comments
This is awesome and really pretty addictive. Although I was able to type and drag the cursor around randomly and pick up little words like 'pe' or 'th' it almost seemed like a…
sodafountan on HNIt would be great if I could look at the board for some more time and maybe choose to skip a game.
kaybe on HN
Option to skip a game
From 1 comment
It would be great if I could look at the board for some more time and maybe choose to skip a game.
kaybe on HN
Questions
Where do the dictionary words come from
From 2 comments
I have the impression that it allows quite a lot of spanish. No german, no french, but spanish. Interesting. Where do you get the words from?
kaybe on HNVery nicely done! Polish up the UI and you this could be a real winner...the game play really works (and that's what really matters). Makes me think again about updating my game,…
BrotherErryn on HN
Alternatives named
Scramble with Friends
From 1 comment
As a Scramble with Friends addict this is clearly up my ally. I actually find the mouse to be faster because the keyboard is too unpredictable and it's too disruptive to…
johns on HN
Original Word Wars game by impulsedriven
From 1 comment
Very nicely done! Polish up the UI and you this could be a real winner...the game play really works (and that's what really matters). Makes me think again about updating my game,…
BrotherErryn on HN