Codele | Devpost

Inspiration

Wordle is a popular game that almost everyone has played. It is the hottest game right now, with many variations. However, we noticed that there isn't a wordle designed for coders. Therefore, we decided to make a wordle that is catered to the mind of coders, using key code words and tech terms, with a retro theme.

What it does

It is a web game that regenerates a new word on every play. The player has 6 guesses to figure it out, using colored tiles to show the correctness of the letters. We have added additional features, such as sound effects and a hint button.

How we built it

We found an open source wordle clone online and modified it to fit our vision. We started developing our web framework using replit.com to collaborate together as a team. The main languages we used were Javascript, CSS, and HTML for the front end development. Our audio and graphics designer decompiled Mario with ghidra to obtain our graphics. He also composed the audio tracks. Then we created an AWS Amazon account using the free tier to create a server and host our files in. The AWS web server was established with a Linux based software called Ubuntu, NGINX and MySQL for it's database. We then created an open SSL certificate and included the port 443 to take https.

Challenges we ran into

Coding in a new language without any practice was difficult. We had trouble linking our javascript files and calling the functions in HTML. However, we were able to work around it and achieve what we envisioned.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Being able to complete our code and having a running program with exactly what we wanted. In addition, we are proud of the twist we put on wordle, making it our own. We were able to accomplish being on theme, with our retro graphics and tech twist

What we learned

We familiarized ourselves with new languages, such as Javascript. We also got into using graphics for the first time. In addition, we learned how to use AWS to make our website.

What's next for Codele

We will implement cookies to save the player's word streak. We will also allow the player to share results, using a copy paste button that displays the results as text, as Wordle does.