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▲Show HN: Jointter – A daily word puzzle using dots and lines (jointter.com)
unsnap_biceps 11 hours ago [-]
I found it really hard to understand how this worked at first. I feel that having a tutorial would be extremely useful, show a board, describe the problem, show picking a letter, undoing it, picking the right letter, etc.
tetraodonpuffer 11 hours ago [-]
+1 on this one, there should be a tutorial with maybe a shorter word to explain how it works, this said I don't think I am smart enough for this one :D if the dots were fixed and you just had to reason on the connections, maybe, but being able to move dots left/right makes it a bit too hard at least for me. This could also be a "expert mode" thing too, have the basic mode with the dots where they are supposed to be, then expert mode making them movable
proy87 10 hours ago [-]
I think that if the dots are on their places, you can "read" the word immediately.
proy87 11 hours ago [-]
Possibly, a video tutorial would be better? Check it out.
proy87 11 hours ago [-]
I've made a video tutorial. Check it out.
dofm 12 hours ago [-]
Top tip: make your instructions actually readable.

Your LLM has used text with too low contrast, the absolutely pointless and annoying webkit-smoothing: anti-aliased, with text that is too small, cramped and squeezed into place.

People with eyes that are getting over forty years old will start to find this difficult to read.

You might want to consider making important instructions stand out, left-align the text, etc.

And then consider writing them with clarity and simplicity yourself rather than letting the LLM write them. The instructions are crucial. You should own that.

proy87 12 hours ago [-]
Updated. Waiting for feedback.
proy87 12 hours ago [-]
Thank you very much.

I appreciate your feedback.

proy87 10 hours ago [-]
The most simple games are on Monday, for example, https://www.jointter.com/2026-10-26/
pmx 12 hours ago [-]
Tooltips keep spamming me covering up the actual game area. Spend more timing dismissing those than figuring it out
proy87 11 hours ago [-]
Thank you. They are removed.
yboris 12 hours ago [-]
I would love a reset button so as to return to the state I found the puzzle in when I just loaded the page.
proy87 12 hours ago [-]
Hello.

The button is added.

grandfunction 12 hours ago [-]
I want to filter by dots on the sides. My brain and I are struggling!
proy87 11 hours ago [-]
Sorry, I didn't understand.

Do you need another filter?

grandfunction 6 hours ago [-]
Yes. Left side of letters.

A=2 B=3 C=2 P=3

Right side too I guess.

I am finding it quite difficult and this might help.

Also a button that automatically gives the answer would make it easier.

smitty1e 10 hours ago [-]
I backed down to a three letter one and found some joy.
proy87 10 hours ago [-]
Do you find 4+ letter words hard to find?
smitty1e 7 hours ago [-]
I would need to spend some more time on this to get my mind around it.

My Wordle pimp hand is strong, but this seems an order of magnitude harder.

slowtiltgames 10 hours ago [-]
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