Not Enough Spaces by mmason

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made by mmason for Ludum Dare 54 (JAM)

Spaces are rare and wild in this exciting word game that is legally distinct from wordle. The embedded version doesn't have saving available, but thats available on the Github version or the Itch.io version.

Use your keyboard to type, your phone's virtual keyboard (limited availability, not all phones supported) or just click the letters and enter.

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Ratings

Overall 237th 3.903⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Fun 291th 3.774⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 85th 4.097⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Theme 502th 3.726⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 764th 3.267⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Audio 354th 3.55⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Mood 553th 3.55⭐ 32🧑‍⚖️
Given 21🗳️ 40🗨️

Feedback

Flying Butter Studio
02. Oct 2023 · 22:06 UTC
Nicely done and original with this theme :smile:
Teashna
02. Oct 2023 · 22:15 UTC
I really liked how original this game was!
MallyKM
02. Oct 2023 · 22:18 UTC
really cool idea
Princesse Cornichon
02. Oct 2023 · 22:20 UTC
This game is very fun i really like it :)
profhatchet
02. Oct 2023 · 22:23 UTC
Nice stuff. Found it calming and kept me engaged. The dictionary is pretty large so could get away with plenty of guesses. Nice sound effects.
xclementx
03. Oct 2023 · 10:34 UTC
Very cool game! I wish we could slide the color blocks using mouse!
braktheman
03. Oct 2023 · 13:16 UTC
Interesting spin on the theme and very relaxing. Original concept but still feels familiar enough to keep me engaged.
Tyrannas
03. Oct 2023 · 13:23 UTC
Like the idea ! It can be a bit hard for people average in english like myself to find words but the concept is great, also the fact you took time to make a tutorial is great ! I wonder why the music is paused by default though ? especially since the audio is pretty smooth and works well with the game
🎤 mmason
03. Oct 2023 · 17:16 UTC
@flying-butter-studio @teashna @mallykm @princesse-cornichon @braktheman Thanks for playing.

@profhatchet we started with a 100k word dictionary, then added a 10k common words for puzzle generation and then when words like "snail" weren't being recognized we added a 370k word dictionary and combine the 3 in game. Our game is easily 80-90% dictionary by volume.

@xclementx that's a great idea, if we do a post jam version we might add that.

@tyrannas to be fair for us as software developers, it was hard for us too :slight_smile:. The music started paused because of javascript security reasons I think, mostly because it's embedded in the page, it works automatically on the other sites.
NekuSoul
03. Oct 2023 · 18:53 UTC
Cool twist on this 'genre' of game. The presentation is also super polished and fitting to the theme.
heytherewill
03. Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC
Damn, what a great implementation! Super cool interpretation of the theme, amazing tutorial, great mood, everything was superb. I'm afraid I don't have constructive feedback, only praise :)
Hiding.Dev
04. Oct 2023 · 08:11 UTC
Enjoyed playing this! Loved the idea
Neowedge
04. Oct 2023 · 08:13 UTC
Nice original idea and awesome feeling! Great entry!
LDJam user 377500
04. Oct 2023 · 13:41 UTC
wow! very cool game. it's a bit hard for a average english person like. really like the music!
Julia Babadshanow
04. Oct 2023 · 16:14 UTC
Marathon Mode is my favorite. It's a well polished game and the fact, that it has even has such a detailed tutorial is mindblowing. The music is very nice, but the tracks are too short and differ so much in volume. Note that this is just citicism over tiny details, because Ic an't complain about anything really. Great game!
Bia Julian
05. Oct 2023 · 19:13 UTC
cool idea!
teaskyd
07. Oct 2023 · 03:50 UTC
Good typing game, attracted by it a lot.
TPace
11. Oct 2023 · 18:25 UTC
Always love to see word games and paper puzzles here. Mood was just right.