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Re:Show HN: Wordle-style game for Fermi questions by danielfetz on Wednesday August 06, 2025 @01:19PM (#44814851)
I think I found a solution to bring the focus a bit away from the binary search and would greatly appreciate feedback from you.

The game now shows a hint after the second incorrect guess. For example the hint "The US covers 1.87% of the Earth's surface." is displayed for the question about what percentage of the Earth's surface is land.

How does the new information received through the hint impact your guess and assumptions?

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Re:Show HN: Wordle-style game for Fermi questions by hebejebelus on Saturday August 09, 2025 @03:56AM (#44844819)
Yeah, that's a great idea. I think perhaps after the fourth guess you could also show the guess direction arrows, so the user can know if they're in the ballpark and they won't get too frustrated? But it's hard to keep the simplicity of a wordle-style game!
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