deleting
mini crossword is SO ugly and has not improved since the last time i played. worse, if i play a game from the archive, clicking the back button takes me back to the main screen, not back to the archive. and worse still, there is no visual differentiation in the archive between the played crosswords and the unplayed ones. this is a major regression. unbelievable.
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Response from developer
The new Crossword interface mostly seems to be getting celebrated, but I’m sorry you don’t like it. I’d love to better understand what’s not working for you. The archives absolutely show which puzzles were and weren’t played. If you contact me via the support link on the Lex.Games site, I’d be happy to help you figure out these issues. Something is definitely wrong, but fixable.
Fun games, fixed code!
I really enjoy the daily games… and Lex made a number of recent improvements that improved the experience on my dinky SE screen and fixed some long-standing crossword bugs. Thank you!
Response from developer
These issues are fixed! I apologize for them, and appreciate your bringing them to my attention. The app no longer asks for reviews.
Good games
This is a great app with excellent games! The developer was very responsive and helpful fixing a layout issue I had on my phone as well!
Response from developer
This should be fixed!
Needs an editor
Typos in word games are really annoying, and they’re common here. Today’s “way” for “why” is typical. Crossword clues frequently have the last letter truncated (is the clue “Sol” or “Solo”?). Whole games get repeated two consecutive days. There are frequent minor bugs - crosswords can’t decide whether they’re going to skip filled-in squares or overwrite them for example. All in all this feels like Lex is overextended and frantically rushing to complete the puzzles every day, making a bad experience for users.
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Response from developer
I’ve now gotten successful enough with the app that there is an editor vetting every puzzle before it goes live.
Crossword is mad buggy
Fun games. But the crossword is ridiculous: on an iPhone SE at least, the yellow highlight boxes and grid outlines are misaligned, the error checker highlighting is erroneous, long clues cannot be expanded, the completion checks on the Home Screen are mismatched with the crosswords (fine for other games), and the algorithm for advancing the cursor is unpredictable. Also: incessant prompts for a rating are vexing, especially when (clearly) I have rated it.
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