Buzzwords.gg (beta)

"Scrabble meets Go" - an open source word game about capturing territory by @chuckletmilk and @Quigley_JA

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https://t.co/rY2Y5uwE1V is a free online strategic word game about using letters to capture territory and push back your opponent. Play with your friends just by sending them a link, no sign up required!

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I fixed it lol

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Here’s one of the clips I made today since it looks like I won’t be using it

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Another update today (yes! two updates in one day!) added low power mode that disables animations (and respects your prefers reduced motion setting)

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Also, the vertical scroll used to interfere with the horizontal swipe gesture to open the left menu, so that's now fixed.

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Mobile layout update today! The moves list is now a drawer that slides up from the bottom, instead of the gameboard scrolling vertically. It's more discoverable, less janky, and makes it easier to see replays on small screens

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Finally got around to wiring up some basic server-side analytics for buzzwords - this week, we had over *500* unique players🎉🐝📈!

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Performance update today! The game should be a lot lighter on your gpu/battery now. Please let me know if you run into any issues

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oh also you can change your nickname now!

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I was supposed to work on the mobile apps this weekend but I'm procrastinating on that, so instead I worked on a feature several of you asked for:

introducing 🎆🌃Dark mode🌉🌠

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Minor desktop client update today. Version 1.1.0 now remembers your turn notifications mute setting between sessions. Full release notes on our @itchio page https://t.co/9lkxfb4Pl0

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Introducing the cutest darn desktop app you ever did see...

🎉Buzzwords is now available on Mac and Windows!

Download today for one-click access to your favorite word game and ✨push notifications🌈 when it's your turn
https://t.co/rkkbZUqZ5e

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2 new buttons today:
- resign
- share

Play a strong word you’re proud of? Share a spectator link with your friends! Spectating actually already worked with the url of the game itself but now there’s a button to copy the link for convenience

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We got some feedback that maybe the bot was a little too smart. We’ve tuned the difficulty again to make the game feel more balanced.

Level 10 should still ruin your life though

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We’ve made some upgrades to the bot player to make it harder, faster, better, stronger. You should see a bigger difference as you play against higher level bots now!

Let us know what you think of the change, and good luck against level 10

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And just like that we’re back in action! Enjoy your games!

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Briefly offline for some database maintenance! Thank you for your patience

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Spectators don't receive live updates as the game is being played, but let us know if that seems important to you!

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Today's update:
- spectating! sending someone a link to your game will allow them to view the game
- bot should not longer play profanity
- improved board generation
- invite links now require clicking a button to join the game
- current game loads faster

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big update today!
- added a backspace button
- improved board generation: it should now be basically impossible to get stuck on a board with no words on it