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Show HN: Solodash – A single player, Balderdash-style daily word game

https://solodash.net
1•Nathanadian•1h ago
I built a daily word game that’s basically single player Balderdash.

Everyone sees the same obscure word per day, and you have to guess its real dictionary definition hidden amongst four other convincing made-up definitions. Inspiration came from playing Balderdash with my friends over the holidays. It’s designed to be a quick, low-stress daily habit.

Under the hood, I'm using Gemini to generate the fake definitions and using Firestore for my backend. No accounts, but your browser stores your stats (win %, winning guess distribution, streaks).

I’d love feedback on the core loop:

* Is it actually fun (and are the fake definitions the right level of convincing)?

* Any ideas for making the sharing experience more engaging? I want to encourage players to compare with friends without being annoying.

Thanks!

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Stop Blaming the "Weatherman"

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Freeciv 3D – help improve it with AI

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What happens if you press 'x' in Helix in a Zellij pane running in Alacritty?

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Dogspinner

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1•paulpauper•9m ago•0 comments

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1•paulpauper•17m ago•0 comments

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2•paulpauper•17m ago•1 comments

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Show HN: A distraction-free writing environment

https://github.com/andrewmd5/dawn
1•andrew_rfc•20m ago•0 comments

Sony's Interactive Ad Patent

https://insights.greyb.com/sonys-interactive-ad-patent/
2•kafkaesque•21m ago•1 comments

Gemini Live Speech Translation

https://blog.google/products/gemini/gemini-audio-model-updates/
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1•wek•35m ago•0 comments

I'll record a free demo video for your mobile site

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2•nsagheen•41m ago•0 comments

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Using Nvi as a Minimal and Fast Text Editor

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MCP Security Scanner

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