remove one letter

left click on the game (iframe) to allow keyboard input to register properly

update 0.8.1

• added mobile support.  when on a touch device, additional icons will appear during gameplay for space, backspace.  touch a letter to select it.  in menu screens, touch the bold letter to choose that option.

update 0.7.3

• fixed keyboard input handling to better support alternate keyboard layouts e.g. dvorak.  also changed keyboard shortcut handling in same way.

update 0.7.2

• fixed some issues with firefox not responding to keyboard inputs
• updates intro messages to show correct version

update 0.7.1

• several new "medium" levels, new "easy" levels that are actually easy(ish)
• new star rating system - reach par scores to earn more stars on each level
• level select screen - for each difficulty, browse all available levels and see which ones you've completed, along with best score
• added green letters to a couple of levels.  all green letters used must be played within a single word
• input history - use up/down to repeat previous commands.  (this is a little bit buggy still)
• modified scoring system to provide better bonus multiplier for longer words, making them more valuable than before
• game now saves progress to web browser's local storage
• added /help option within each level.  it offers a list of available commands and what they do, e.g. skip level.  also available by typing ?

update 0.3.1

• added cursor support to insert or remove characters at any location (i.e. edit word-in-progress)
• added undo feature.   press ctrl+z or type /undo to go back to previous round if no word is possible (stuck)
• added color cycle feature - press TAB to change the color of the (most recently entered tile) and if an alternate color choice is still available, it cycles them.  this feature still needs additional work to support the free cursor system (expect it to eventually cycle the exact character you've highlighted)
• adjusted loading messages to properly wait for dictionary data, to avoid beginning game before dependencies are loaded

update 0.2.1

• minor bugfixes relating to spaces, backspaces, etc.
• added red and orange letters to "easy" levels for testing
• added scoring summary after each level.  various bonuses, e.g. longer words get a better multiplier
• game attempts to make "smart" decision of which color of letter to pick from when multiples exist, e.g. game will not select a red letter if one already exists in your current word
• each letter you take is crossed out in the "use these letters" display, makes it easier to tell how many letters you have left to use
• new keyboard shortcut:  ctrl+c to clear current input

project summary

This is an early version of the game with limited content.  I am also learning what works best when uploading to itch.io.

The medium and hard level options do not respond yet - you receive a "bad command" warning.  I also have not done any work to implement the colored letters or their behaviors.