20 Seconds - Word Game Out Now!

unbeatenpixel

20 seconds is a word game that you need to play in a hurry.

TIPS:

• Find words faster, gain more points

• You will earn 10 gold for every correct word

• Daily reward gives you 100 gold

• You can stop the time for that word with time freezer. Use carefully!

• Pass feature does not break your combo count

• Turn on dark mode to read easier at night

FEATURES:

• Improve your vocabulary

• Challenge your friend's high scores or to the world!

• Simple, user friendly design

• Addictive game mechanic.

Appstore: https://itunes.apple.com/app/20-seconds-word-game/id1144480140

Additional thanks to @uptimistik I learned to make a word game with his template.

Lastly, Words games are not my primary focus. I just want to try and see where it goes.

-Timo-

Very cool! Best of luck with it

Hopscotch

Looks good @unbeatenpixel! Will give it a try.

MentalDonkeyGames

Looks good!

Socks

Nice, it's much harder that I would have thought, I can't believe I can stare at the word 'moose' for 20 seconds without seeing it !

unbeatenpixel

@Hopscotch said:
Looks good @unbeatenpixel! Will give it a try.

@-Timo- said:
Very cool! Best of luck with it

@MentalDonkeyGames said:
Looks good!

@Socks said:
Nice, it's much harder that I would have thought, I can't believe I can stare at the word 'moose' for 20 seconds without seeing it !

Thank you guys!

The first name of the game was 12 Seconds but testers said ''time is too short'' so I changed it with 15 Seconds. Still they didn't like it:) 18? No. We eventually agreed for 20 seconds.

Even after the release, I'm not sure about 20 seconds:)

Hopscotch

@unbeatenpixel the 20 seconds is tough for a dummy like me. Makes you break into a sweat when trying to save your combo.

But nicely done, good look and feel. Also the sound effects are very nice.

Socks

@unbeatenpixel said:
Even after the release, I'm not sure about 20 seconds:)

Yeah, 20 is still pretty tough going ! How about 640Seconds™, that's got a nice ring to it.

Japster

@unbeatenpixel Looks great! - Will give it a whirl!

unbeatenpixel

@Japster said:
@unbeatenpixel Looks great! - Will give it a whirl!

@Hopscotch said:
@unbeatenpixel the 20 seconds is tough for a dummy like me. Makes you break into a sweat when trying to save your combo.

But nicely done, good look and feel. Also the sound effects are very nice.

Glad you appreciate it!

@Socks said:

@unbeatenpixel said:
Even after the release, I'm not sure about 20 seconds:)

Yeah, 20 is still pretty tough going ! How about 640Seconds™, that's got a nice ring to it.

it would be nice for sequel:)

Two.E

@unbeatenpixel said:

it would be nice for sequel:)

Judging by how long it took you to go from 12 seconds to 20 seconds. I suspect we will be waiting a while for the sequel 640 seconds.

Good fun. Best of luck.

unbeatenpixel

@Two.E said:

@unbeatenpixel said:

it would be nice for sequel:)

Judging by how long it took you to go from 12 seconds to 20 seconds. I suspect we will be waiting a while for the sequel 640 seconds.

Good fun. Best of luck.

lol

Thanks for the wishes.

Braydon_SFX

Looks great!

unbeatenpixel

@Braydon_SFX said:
Looks great!

Thanks:)

I have some great news!

20 Seconds've just got featured in 10 countries on the Appstore!

Socks

@unbeatenpixel said:
I have some great news!

20 Seconds've just got featured in 10 countries on the Appstore!

Wow!! Brilliant news !!

Hopscotch

Fantastic @unbeatenpixel ! Congrats!

tatiang

Congrats on the feature! I think 20 seconds is good but then I tend to be adept at word games. A couple suggestions after my first time playing: show the correct last word after the time expires. Maybe you already do that but it changes view so quickly I can't tell. Allow the player to tap a letter at the bottom to move it back (cancel it) up.

unbeatenpixel

@Socks said:

@unbeatenpixel said:
I have some great news!

20 Seconds've just got featured in 10 countries on the Appstore!

Wow!! Brilliant news !!

@Hopscotch said:
Fantastic @unbeatenpixel ! Congrats!

Thank you guys:)

@tatiang said:
Congrats on the feature! I think 20 seconds is good but then I tend to be adept at word games. A couple suggestions after my first time playing: show the correct last word after the time expires. Maybe you already do that but it changes view so quickly I can't tell. Allow the player to tap a letter at the bottom to move it back (cancel it) up.

When player restarts the game, I show them the correct word, I didn't show it when game is over because I want to encourage them to start a new game.

For second suggestion, I think the same, you're right.

Socks

@tatiang said:
I thinck 20 secinds is good but than i tend to be adapt at worm games.

Tut tut.

Socks

@unbeatenpixel said:
When player restarts the game, I show them the correct word, I didn't show it when game is over because I want to encourage them to start a new game.

I agree with tatiang, it'd be good to see the last word - but I also agree that showing the last word when the game restarts really does encourage people to hit that restart button (once they discover that's what's happening ! It actually took me ages before I noticed the previous word was shown on restart) - one issue I came across seems to be that the previous word doesn't always show up, the game seems to go through periods (every 10 or 15 words) where the previous word doesn't show up for a few goes, and then it's back again (iOS 8.1 / iPad).

tatiang

Oh, I didn't even notice the correct word on restart. I'll have to look for that.

There are certain groups of letters that can be arranged multiple ways to form words, such as BEAST/BASTE. Do you have plans to allow all valid words in that case?

I'd like to be able to start solving the next word as soon as it drops instead of having to wait for the current word to finish checking. Or maybe don't drop the next word until that process is done?

Edit: I'm learning new vocabulary. I intend to use BUNCO quite frequently in my conversations.

unbeatenpixel

@Socks said:

@unbeatenpixel said:
When player restarts the game, I show them the correct word, I didn't show it when game is over because I want to encourage them to start a new game.

one issue I came across seems to be that the previous word doesn't always show up, the game seems to go through periods (every 10 or 15 words) where the previous word doesn't show up for a few goes, and then it's back again (iOS 8.1 / iPad).

I tried to replicate that with 6s/9.3 and ipad mini/9.3 but I couldn't succeed.

@tatiang said:
Oh, I didn't even notice the correct word on restart. I'll have to look for that.

There are certain groups of letters that can be arranged multiple ways to form words, such as BEAST/BASTE. Do you have plans to allow all valid words in that case?

All the vocabulary was entered manually with http://worder.cat/wordsfinder , you can entry all valid words. If game does not accept it, it is my fault.

I'd like to be able to start solving the next word as soon as it drops instead of having to wait for the current word to finish checking. Or maybe don't drop the next word until that process is done?

That make sense, I took a note about it, thanks.

YeezyHypeBeast

You should really consider adding leader boards. Once I realized there weren't , there wasn't really a point to play. Other than that... the game is awesome sauce!

tatiang

@YeezyHypeBeast said:
You should really consider adding leader boards. Once I realized there weren't , there wasn't really a point to play. Other than that... the game is awesome sauce!

@YeezyHypeBeast It has leaderboards on iOS.

tatiang

Also, EAGLE doesn't allow ALGAE as a valid word.

unbeatenpixel

@tatiang said:
Also, EAGLE doesn't allow ALGAE as a valid word.

you tricked me:D I opened the game to fix it and I realized EAGLE ≠ ALGAE

@YeezyHypeBeast said:
You should really consider adding leader boards. Once I realized there weren't , there wasn't really a point to play. Other than that... the game is awesome sauce!

Actually, game has it. you can see the leaderboard button in the gameover scene.

YeezyHypeBeast

Wowzers youngin. Sorry about that! It looks hidden! Thanks m8!

tatiang

Oh sorry! Told you I was good at word games...

tatiang

So close to first place! I couldn't figure out EIGNE. Argh!

Did find a few words that don't have multiple allowed arrangements, such as STEAL/STALE/LEAST. It would only allow STEAL, for example.

Still, great game!

unbeatenpixel

@tatiang said:

Did find a few words that don't have multiple allowed arrangements, such as STEAL/STALE/LEAST. It would only allow STEAL, for example.

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It is strange, I found them in the table.

and 163k, just wow:D

RowdyPants

@unbeatenpixel Grats on the feature!!