Please share any bugs you run into or feature requests to improve the game!

Known bugs

• If you navigate to the Next puzzle too quickly after solving, it can reveal the next headline. 🙁 Working on this one.
• If you see any unexpectedly long solve times, it could be a timer bug. I think I might have fixed this but please let me know.
• Itch.io specific, not present on the-daily-spell.com:
  • Completion data isn’t saved in Safari because of how the browser treats embedded content. Use the “Unlock all puzzles” button.
  • The results copy button doesn’t work in some browsers for the same reason. You can select and copy the text instead.

Feature ideas list

• Layout and styling tweaks - fix the purple showing if you scroll down on some phones, scale the puzzle slightly to fit better on phones, improve the animation.
• Update the archive, probably to be organized by month. A search box to find text in previously solved articles?
• Update navigation so you can use browser back/forward to switch puzzles.
• Sound (and music? Or at least a success jingle.)
• More specific options for validating and revealing letters, in a menu.

In the far distance

• Make your own puzzle and share it with friends.
• Accounts to permanently save progress.

Thanks everyone for your support and ideas. 💜

Heyo, would you consider making a blank/make your own puzzle Version of this? I feel like it could be really cool as a puzzle for DnD or something :D

Got time for a couple tiny bug fixes, hopefully more fixes and improvements soon!

• When you click the Replay button, the screen will scroll up to the top to ensure the puzzle shows.
• Added a message to make it clearer if you complete a puzzle incorrectly: “Not the expected headline. Check again.”
• Changed the Reveal button to “Reveal error” when the puzzle is filled in. It will remove one incorrect letter from the puzzle.

Thanks for everyone giving feedback, both small and big stuff helps. Castanea, re: puzzle creator - I really like the idea, will think about it longer-term!

Just to share, here's a couple updates from this weekend:

1. Timer pausing
   1. The pause timer now pauses if you switch to a different day, open a pop-up like About or How to Play, or minimize the browser tab.
      
   2. Also, for consistency, the timer now starts as soon as the puzzle is fully revealed (previously it was only when the first letter was moved.)
   3. If you see anything unexpected in your final solve time please let me know!
2. Puzzle date in the url (this applies to the-daily-spell.com and does not affect itch)
   1. Adding ?d={date} to the url acts as a permalink to that puzzle. You can see it when viewing previous day's puzzles.
   2. This also means if you're viewing a previous day's puzzle and refresh the page, you'll stay there.
   3. Navigate to the plain URL or click "Today" to go back to the default view that always shows the latest puzzle.
3. Style tweak for buttons. Let me know what you think.
4. Fixed the next day's headline and article being revealed if you use the date navigation in the middle of the completion animation. Now it should cancel the animation and just show the next day's puzzle.

I'm working on a few more things, large and small. Thanks for playing and let me know if you have any feedback or run into any issues!