I’m a solo dev and this is my daily word puzzle, Overlaple. Every square sits where a row category meets a column category (Pirates × Treasure, Space × Transport…), and you type one real thing that fits both.
Scored on how well your answer fits, not how obscure it is. Upfront, since people ask: the scoring is done by Jev, TypeSafe’s AI judge. There’s no answer list, so it rates how well your answer fits each category from 0 to 100, and 600 of 900 points wins the day. Every puzzle is tested against the judge before it goes live.
Free, no signup, no ads, about five minutes. Past days can be replayed as practice. I’d love to hear which scores felt wrong; that’s what I’m tuning.
Scoring on how well it fits and not how obscure it is is a nice idea. One thing that might help with the “that score felt wrong” feedback: show a short line on why it got that number, like which category pulled it down. People trust a score more when they can see the reason. Gl with the tuning!
Thanks, that’s a good point. Part of it is already there: when a square locks, the panel under the board shows how strongly Jev thinks your answer fits each category on its own (say 90% yes for one and 30% for the other), and the points are the two multiplied. What it doesn’t do yet is say why in words, or make the weak one stand out. I’ll look at that.
