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Andrew

If you enjoy puzzles, Cell Tower just started Year Two, and I'm thrilled that at least one person still somehow has a perfect streak since day one:

andrewt.net/puzzles/cell-tower

and 3Doku launched more recently if you want a mathsier but more challenging beast:

andrewt.net/puzzles/3doku/

7 May 2023 at 18:19 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
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Roger Light

@andrewt Thank you! CT baffled me the first day but I've got the hang of it and enjoy it now. I'm currently at my longest streak of 39, after having forgotten to do it a few times previously. I'm dreading the day when it is all four letter words!

8 May 2023 at 6:47 | Open on fosstodon.org
Clairodactyl

@andrewt I'm still so upset (with myself, for not reading properly) that I didn't realise that using a hint would reset my streak until after I had used it!

9 May 2023 at 0:21 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Ben Reiniger

@andrewt
I've really enjoyed cell tower too. I would like a timer, since if I'm careful enough, I can always get a perfect horizontal "score" path.

17 Jul 2023 at 0:29 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Andrew

@bmreiniger I think someone else has asked about a timer, it's on my list of ideas somewhere but I'm not sure when the next code update will be, it doesn't need a lot of maintenance these days

17 Jul 2023 at 12:40 | Open on mathstodon.xyz
Jor ☝️😐 (en pause ⏸️ des RS)

@andrewt Hello, I discover Cell Tower, and find it very enjoyable. Thank you for this game. 🙂

I thought maybe the interface could be slightly improved, relatively easily, by :

1. allowing the selection of incomplete « words ». Ie words not in the dictionary, that would be shown differently (for example with an empty frame instead of a filled one, to show that the word is not considered valid). That would allow players to mark places where they think there might be part of a word, but are not certain.
2. removing the modal confirmation dialog « Remove WORD ? », to replace it by the default action of « Remove and select ». That way you can just single-tap a word to « edit » it and add or remove characters quickly, and if you want to cancel your click (and not edit the word), you can just tap « Add word » anyway. Strangely, I find the modal dialog « distracts » me from the game and is unnecessary. 🤷‍♂️

Well, anyway thank you again. 🙂 Have a nice day.

@andrewt Hello, I discover Cell Tower, and find it very enjoyable. Thank you for this game. 🙂

I thought maybe the interface could be slightly improved, relatively easily, by :

1. allowing the selection of incomplete « words ». Ie words not in the dictionary, that would be shown differently (for example with an empty frame instead of a filled one, to show that the word is not considered valid). That would allow players to mark places where they think there might be part of a word, but are not certain.

12 Sep 2023 at 8:40 | Open on eldritch.cafe
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