The undo/redo buttons were very helpful, I was certain I had figured a test out but ended up being wrong. Being able to go back to the assumption I made early on instead of having to restart was much appreciated

It looked like I was able to connect two nodes to each other multiple times. I will admit I found this out accidentally as I was trying to connect to others and my input was misread (playing on mobile). I was thinking that would not be allowed, so was surprised when it was.

More generally, and likely a user specific issue, my phone either kept either refreshing the page or navigating back in my history while I was trying to set up the edges, making me lose all progress.

Regardless, I did have fun with the concept.

Quick question, would a binary search be a viable strategy? So starting in the middle and figuring out where to go with the various clues given?

I will note that I was a little confused at first since I must have read the rules too quickly. For some reason I was thinking that you only needed to include two of the starter letters.

Anyway, am I correct in saying that each word must contain all of the letters in the shorter word directly above it? I might be misunderstanding, but isn't that essentially the same thing as what you currently have: "each word should ... contain both the starter letters and the letters of the shorter word"

Also, how does someone have a score of 170? The finished with zero mistakes but still only managed 100 points.

I'm new to Hacker News, but a friend suggested this would be a great place to share my project and get some feedback.

I’ve been working on Knotilus, a daily puzzle game where the challenge is to find three hidden Fibonacci-like sequences among a set of numbers. Each daily puzzle includes between four and ten possible sequences, and the goal is to identify the three solution sequences that share only one number, the “knot,” while all other numbers in the solution are unique.

I’m a hobbyist when it comes to web design and development, so I built Knotilus as a fun way to learn more about creating web applications while sharing a new puzzle concept.

I built Knotilus using:

Frontend: Vue 3

Backend: Flask

Database: PostgreSQL

Here’s what makes Knotilus interesting:

Daily Puzzle: A fresh challenge every day, a new puzzle is made available everyday at midnight based on the user's timezone.

Customizable Difficulty: Adjust the puzzle level (how many numbers are available to make sequences) and mode (with or without helpful visual indicators). The solution remains the same, regardless of difficulty.

Community Benchmarks: Compare your performance (time, hints used, etc.) with others anonymously. Though this feature depends on whether or not I'm able to draw enough of an audience

Unique Concept: Inspired by Fibonacci sequences, the game offers what I believe is a unique idea for a daily puzzle. Accessible Design: Play directly in your browser, no downloads or installations required.

I’d love to hear what the HN community thinks, would you give it a try? Do you have ideas for improving the gameplay or user experience?

You can check it out here: https://knotil.us/

Thanks for taking a look!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42585831

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