Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle
Hi everyone! Graphs is the intersection of data visualization and the daily web puzzle genre (Wordle, NYT Mini Crossword, Connections, etc.).
Every day, you are given a nameless graph and 5 options to select the right dataset it is representing. Upon winning, you can access the underlying dataset and other info + maintain a streak and stats. It's super simple - check out today's chart and you should be able to get the gist quickly.
My email + twitter account (@graphsgame) is on the page, would love a feedback or a follow.
Don't hesitate to reach out!
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Green = 1st try Yellow = 2nd Try Orange = 3rd Try Red = Fail
That would be pretty cool to see.
Or maybe a superscript by the date (though if you're using some pre-made component that could be harder to implement, but something like that might help colorblind users over my color-only approach). Or you could use a "number of dots system" (but again maybe not easy if a component).
Anyways, this is really cool, thanks for making it!
Let me take a stab at this...I'll let you know when it's been updated.
Appreciate the feedback, really good insight!
Some friendly feedback: maybe add a way to quickly go to previous/next puzzle directly, like arrows on the side of the screen. Modal with "play" button reloads on every puzzle, so you have to press the button every time, I think it should come up only once on start up. I see that it takes some time for the graph to load, but modal should close itself then. Also, I'm not sure if it is a timezone issue on my side or calendar in archive is off by one day: you need to click the next day to get puzzle for the prior day. Not really important, but August 16th puzzle is mislabeled (atmospheric ppm. vs temperature anomaly).
Thanks for putting this together, I'll try to play again sometime.
The option to move quickly between puzzles totally makes sense - I added in buttons below the "Graphs title" to do so. Does it work well from your PoV?
I also made it so that the "play" button only pops up on your first graph of each day, afterwards it will not impede you as you binge :)
I fixed the August 16th labeling (regex strikes again) too, nice find.
The date thing is almost certainly due to varying timezones of players - they're all around the world at this point. I'll have to think more deeply about how to fix that, but it is 100% going to happen.
Thanks again for all the feedback and for playing!