Tiled Words: A Developer's Journey of Creating a Daily Word Puzzle Game
By
paulhebert
1mo ago· 5 min readenOpinion
92/100
Golden Brown
Bagelometer↗
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Score92TypeopinionSentimentpositive
Summary
A personal reflection on launching the daily word puzzle game "Tiled Words" six months ago. The author shares their lifelong dream of making games, starting with a simple number guessing game they built with their father using the Basic programming language. Despite previous unsuccessful attempts at game development, the author launched Tiled Words with low expectations but found the experience rewarding, noting that time flies when you're having fun.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI've wanted to make games ever since I was a kid.
I remember my dad taught me the programming language 'Basic' and together we made a simple number guessing game.
It's hard to find the right combination of ideas to make a fun game. It's even harder to actually finish the game!
So when I launched Tiled Words I didn't expect much.
This flies when you're having fun (4 letters)
