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Show HN: Hexalexagons, a daily word game on a hexagonal grid

20 points by michelleful ago | 10 comments

Hello HN! I made a daily word game where you find words on a hexagonal grid, without crossing walls.

Feedback is very welcome!

imranjavaid |next [-]

Fun idea, the walls make it much harder than a normal word grid. On my phone it took me a moment to understand where the walls were. A one-line hint on the first visit might help new players.

michelleful |root |parent [-]

The walls may make it more tricky on one level, but on another level they cut down the search space by a lot. I'll think about how to make them clearer to new players, thanks for the feedback!

UmYeahNo |next |previous [-]

Fun game! Took me a second to latch onto the idea, but once I found the groove I enjoyed it. A couple pretty obscure words, which kept me guessing -- my brain was too in the mindset of other games so there were words I initially dismissed as invalid without trying. Bookmarked!

michelleful |root |parent [-]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I love learning new words from games like this, so I try to allow some less well-known words, while not tipping too far into "this is impossible" territory. It's a balancing act, and I'm still working on refining the wordlist.

dongjoo |next |previous [-]

Great idea! First time to play educational game for over 30 minutes of my own accord.

michelleful |root |parent [-]

That's great! Since you mentioned education, I'll point out that after you finish the game, the words link to their definitions on OneLook so you can find out more if any were unfamiliar! (The links are currently very subtle so I doubt anyone has clicked them yet.)

james_marks |next |previous [-]

Beautiful, love the colors and clean execution. Great job.

michelleful |root |parent [-]

That's really kind. Thank you!!

samfierro |previous [-]

Cute game!

michelleful |root |parent [-]

Thank you!!