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Re:Show HN: Truncate, a word-based strategy game by card_zero on Sunday March 31, 2024 @08:51AM (#39883810)
You think it might make life too easy? But it's similar in some Sid Meier games where you can see the outcome of a battle (or the odds) before committing. Besides which, the dictionary is patchy and unpredictable, so I use it on most moves anyway, to strategize around its arbitrary subset of English.
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Re:Show HN: Truncate, a word-based strategy game by liambigelow on Sunday March 31, 2024 @09:22AM (#39884008)
Good notes on both fronts, so thanks!

We have been on the fence about this (and still are!). One option is to add this kind of UI in a "tutor" mode that starts on, and can be opt-out at some point. Not sold on it yet, but mulling it over.

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Re:Show HN: Truncate, a word-based strategy game by sanderjd on Sunday March 31, 2024 @09:31AM (#39884081)
You're probably reading this whole thread, but in case you didn't see an idea I had elsewhere: I like the "tutor mode" idea, and think it would be nice for it to highlight all the currently-valid words (maybe toggle-able).
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