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!)

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vessenes today at 2:59 PM
Are opponents autopets-style opponents (e.g. recorded and replayed so you don’t have to wait?)

I’m 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 β€˜bag’ when we’re 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!

loneboat today at 3:07 PM
My phone's browser picked a heckuva place for the line break in the second sentence:

  My mom has been regularly beating me 
  at Scrabble since I could spell.
frontenderdude today at 3:03 PM
Are you coding 3 clients: - Swift for iOS - Kotlin for Android - TypeScript/React/etc for web
jimnotgym today at 2:39 PM
One problem for me, apart from sucking at word games...

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...

roxana_haidiner today at 2:56 PM
Looks really good, are you in the first photo? How old are you? Good luck for your future projects!
ludovicianul today at 1:57 PM
I've built a simple word game with my kids recently. It's fun to add stuff quickly even if they are used only by the family. It has only 5 players now and they have their own group, the family, but open to anyone if interested.
RNanoware today at 1:40 PM
Wonderful example of using AI thoughtfully as a creativity multiplier, rather than diluting the artistry of the end result. I love the human elements you scattered throughout the game: your children's initials in some of the navigation icons is an especially nice touch!
oezi today at 2:43 PM
406 browser not supported (opera mobile). Come on...
fred_is_fred today at 1:16 PM
I don't know if it's my adblockers but your page loads an insanely large picture of your face and then people playing scrabble. Like I have to scroll two directions to see the whole picture large...
NickC25 today at 1:48 PM
I love this.

I'm also building a simple game using Claude, so this is quite inspirational. Keep going!