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11 pointsenahs-sf7d ago15 comments

Hello HN,

I created Crossle after playing a dice version of this once. it's web/mobile only with mechanics similar to wordle. the object is to create a crossword using scrabble words that is fully connected and each word is at least 3 characters long. all letters must be used. Fun weekend coding project that I'd love to get any feedback on.

thanks!

15 comments

neilsharma4257d ago

Cute idea. The constraint that all letters must be used is what makes this interesting over just a free-form crossword builder since it turns it into a proper puzzle. How do you handle validation? Specifically, are you checking connectivity with a union-find or just flood fill from an arbitrary starting tile?

enahs-sfOP7d ago

we just check connectivity on the front-end kind of naively by ensuring each square is adjacent to another. is that union-find? I didn't do well in algorithms class..

AlexeyBelov7d ago

LLM comment history.

beardyw7d ago

Presumably you choose the letters with a solution in mind, otherwise it might be impossible.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

So the lions share of the work was building a solver and then iterating through the solution space to come up with puzzles. All of them are solvable. It’s on my todo list to classify them based on difficulty and potentially add variable difficulty levels by the day.

dylanhouli7d ago

Nice and simple. Might just be me but a way to move groups of tiles on the board could be helpful, I accidentally started building too low down and had to move everything at one point.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

yeah i agree moving the tiles can be cumbersome. I started thinking through keyboard interactions but haven't figured out how best to implement it yet.

beardyw7d ago

Maybe just scroll the grid?

maxnew6d ago

This seems quite interesting... I'll give it a try

sjezewski7d ago

Hey pretty fun

I can see it getting addictive

enahs-sfOP7d ago

boss makes a dollar, i make a dime, thats why i do casual gaming on company time.

selixe_7d ago

Fun concept and clean design very good game. :)

enahs-sfOP7d ago

Thanks. Enjoy playing!

agadi19937d ago

Cool game…excited to try tomorrow.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

thanks! this is what i'm hoping for!

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Show HN: Crossle – Scrabble meets crossword game (opens in new tab)

(playcrossle.com)

11 pointsenahs-sf7d ago15 comments

Hello HN,

thanks!

15 comments

neilsharma4257d ago

enahs-sfOP7d ago

we just check connectivity on the front-end kind of naively by ensuring each square is adjacent to another. is that union-find? I didn't do well in algorithms class..

AlexeyBelov7d ago

LLM comment history.

beardyw7d ago

Presumably you choose the letters with a solution in mind, otherwise it might be impossible.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

dylanhouli7d ago

Nice and simple. Might just be me but a way to move groups of tiles on the board could be helpful, I accidentally started building too low down and had to move everything at one point.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

yeah i agree moving the tiles can be cumbersome. I started thinking through keyboard interactions but haven't figured out how best to implement it yet.

beardyw7d ago

Maybe just scroll the grid?

maxnew6d ago

This seems quite interesting... I'll give it a try

sjezewski7d ago

Hey pretty fun

I can see it getting addictive

enahs-sfOP7d ago

boss makes a dollar, i make a dime, thats why i do casual gaming on company time.

selixe_7d ago

Fun concept and clean design very good game. :)

enahs-sfOP7d ago

Thanks. Enjoy playing!

agadi19937d ago

Cool game…excited to try tomorrow.

enahs-sfOP7d ago

thanks! this is what i'm hoping for!

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