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Re:Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle by hnlmorg on Saturday February 05, 2022 @10:44AM (#30222156)
The presentation of this is nice but if you're hoping this might blow up like Wordle then you'd need a few more gimmicks because what you've built there is basically just a Countdown Conundrum (https://wiki.apterous.org/Conundrum) laid out as a square; and there's already lots of these puzzles online (plus literally decades of TV footage from Countdown too, eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9aILIF_ms).
Re:Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle by boudin on Saturday February 05, 2022 @11:19AM (#30222565)
At the same time Wordle is just the game Lingo, no?
Re:Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle by culi on Saturday February 05, 2022 @12:10PM (#30223191)
Yeah I don't the fact that it already technically exists plays much of a factor in how likely it is to blow up. Every now and then a new game/app comes out that renames some Japanese puzzle game and blows up.

E.g. "hashiwokakero/fences/hashi/chopsticks" or "slitherlink/fences" or anyone of Conceptis' (underrated) apps

Re:Show HN: Nine Letter Word – Daily Puzzle by culi on Saturday February 05, 2022 @12:15PM (#30223262)
Wow you weren't kidding. I just looked it up and the rules for Lingo are virtually exactly the same! 5 letters, 6 guesses, and everything