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I like the game, and the website, but this daily format combined with how fast the game is to play doesn't get me engaged enough to save it to my favbar and return - I just didn't have enough time to get hooked and really dislike artificial scarcity like this. Wordle worked imo because it's so immersive and it's not as rapid to conclude - also because there is a very limited set of 5 words in english comparing to chess scenarios or other games that are following the same trend recently (without a proper reasoning).

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Hi, Check puzzle archive or Zen mode. Infinite number of puzzles are waiting for you.

You're not getting my phone number, thanks.

If you just want to send a code, and you want to tie it to some kind of identifier token, take the less-than-a-day that it takes to add normal "trusted third party" authentication, where you ask google/facebook/github/whoever to confirm this is a real person.

And then you don't have to save any personal information, either (which laws both in the US and EU say includes phone numbers), which means you also can't LEAK personal information when someone inevitably gets into your database.

zen-mode does not need you phone number.

but then that wasn't the only thing you mentioned. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39829237

Hey TheRealPomax, just reading this. Super fair point about the phone number. It was only meant to be there for keeping the login convenient for mobile users through Twilio verify. Totally see your point though and I can see how this could be interpreted instead. Will be changing this to email/username instead. Really appreciate the feedback, it's incredibly helpful. Thank you.

Why does the user need to login to access that section in the first place?

Hey gverrilla, looks like you tried the game when the traffic was at the peak and the server crashed temporarily. If you'd like to give it another try, we're fully live again online.

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