Word Crystal

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a spin on mastermind with words, or for the kids out there, a wordle-like. never liked this puzzle type and I'd be baffled how a ripoff of something can become so popular suddenly, except it happens all the time and people think the 'creator' came up with something original, then compare everything to said ripoff, not all the things it ripped off. crazy. anyway, in-game instructions explain that you're guessing 4 words sharing the first and last letters, each has to be done within 6 guesses. no timer but if you fail to guess one word, the whole thing is over, can't do the rest. the definitions of what is and isn't in a word are a bit confusing, a proper tutorial would be necessary, just in case. [b]controls aren't great[/b] either. can click letters or type but clicking is ill-advised, as [b]the only way to remove a letter with the mouse is by clicking the arrow on the bottom right[/b] (acts as backspace), clicking placed letters with either button does nothing. [b]can't rotate the crystal with keys, making a typing/word game not completely playable with the keyboard[/b]. and as basic as the whole thing is, [b]it's also buggy[/b]. sometimes the 6th guess can't be entered in any w…

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basic wordle knockoff with subpar quality control. it's free and the aspect of multiple words per day that are related in some way is neat, so there's not really any harm in playing it if you want to! however, i have encountered several problems: [list] [*] the instructions are incorrect. (it says pink letters in a guess mean those letters [i]aren't[/i] in another word—it actually means they [i]are[/i] in another word.) [*] if you run out of tries on one of the words, you fail the entire day and aren't allowed to keep guessing on the other words, or even see what they were. i don't mind that that counts as a failure, but i'd like to be able to finish the other words for their own sake! [*] sometimes when you're down to your last guess on a word it glitches and won't input letters. moving back and forth seems to fix it, but still annoying. [*] achievements seem to be bugged—i got the achievements for winning 5/10/25/50 puzzles total on my very first day playing, while others such as winning two days in a row don't seem to pop despite meeting the requirements. [*] one of the words yesterday was straight up a racial slur. (please do basic checks on your word list for things like t…

relaxing but tricky. I do love recking my brain over it though.

More complex than Wordle I recommend if you enjoy word games, however I wish there was a clearer indication for win/lose.