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Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by wormius on Sunday September 01, 2024 @06:33PM (#41420960)
I enjoy this so far. If you had a way to indicate Number of tries in the calendar result (I understand color alone is difficult with Red/Green colorblindness, but, something like the following):

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!

Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by ajigarjian on Sunday September 01, 2024 @06:48PM (#41421052)
This is a great idea and in the backend it tracks how many tries it took to win, so the data is there. Also, NYT crosswords does this similarly where you can see on the calendar how far into each puzzle you got visually.

Let me take a stab at this...I'll let you know when it's been updated.

Appreciate the feedback, really good insight!

Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by ajigarjian on Monday September 02, 2024 @01:08AM (#41422756)
Tried my hand at an update on the calendar. Thoughts? The colors were proving tricky
Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by ajigarjian on Monday September 02, 2024 @01:09AM (#41422758)
I've been staring at it too long and can't tell if it looks good or bad
Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by wormius on Monday September 02, 2024 @03:08PM (#41427987)
Hey that's great, It's a little aliased looking but being able to see how many tries it took is cool! I like how you have it looking like a countdown timer :)
Re:Show HN: Graphs, a daily data visualization puzzle by wormius on Monday September 02, 2024 @03:08PM (#41427997)
Also thanks for listening and responding so fast, that's awesome