Show HN: I built a new word game, Wordtrak
30 points - today at 12:14 PM
Hi HN! Looking for feedback on this 1v1 and daily word dueling game I've built over the last few months.
Play here: https://wordtrak.com/
Or on iOS here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordtrak/id6760442363 (Android version soon!)
Comments
Iβm confused about a lot of things about the game; I guess most particularly the letter draws β do I and my opponents get the exact same sequence of letters when traded in? Do we draw from the same (replaceable? Non-replaceable?) bag?
When I went to sudden death I saw very different words β in my case, I drew a J β was that it, since my foe only used a word with a G, I was basically guaranteed a win. Was that poor word choice on his part, poor or no trading, or a different tile set the foe had?
I think it would be nice to see all the possible letters in the βbagβ when weβre looking at trading.
Finally, is there a time component? It would be nice to get some indications about the opponent - maybe showing where they are hovering / clicking, or a clock countdown.
Also - fun!
My mom has been regularly beating me
at Scrabble since I could spell.I started with a load of vowels in my hand, just two consonants. I found a 3 letter word OK, but got a consonant and vowel back. I traded two vowels and got two more back. Couldn't make a 4 letter word, game over. I suppose the difference in scrabble is that if I had passed, someone else may have put a consonant down that I could use...
I'm also building a simple game using Claude, so this is quite inspirational. Keep going!