Category: Software

Computer software for constructors or solvers

AI in XWI Q&A

My last post generated so much email that I thought I’d better answer some of the questions here. I Hate AI Not a question, but I understand. If you don’t join the Beta program, you’ll never see the AI button, and everything you do see will be generated by real humans. Why, oh why, are… Continue reading AI in XWI Q&A

AI in XWI

There is no I in TEAM, and there is no AI in XWord Info. Unless you explicitly ask to see it by joining the Beta program. Artificial Intelligence AI is controversial. I was reminded of this when some AI experiments I was doing accidentally leaked to public pages. Some people were intrigued. Many others were… Continue reading AI in XWI

Fifteen Blocks

A new look at an old game.

What makes a great game? Like good crosswords, classic card games and logic puzzles survive because they’re easy to understand, possible to win, but difficult enough to be challenging. You might remember playing the Fifteen Blocks game where you shuffle around tiles numbered 1 to 15 with one blank space on a 4×4 tray. Your… Continue reading Fifteen Blocks

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Hackers

I made a couple of changes to try to mitigate the hack attacks that were crippling XWord Info. If either of these affect you and you’re not an evil hacker, let me know, and I’ll make sure you regain access.

How hard could it be?

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I get mail wondering why I can’t promise to keep updating XWord Info. “It can’t be that hard,” is a typical comment. Usually followed by, “if you need someone to upload puzzle files, I’d be happy to do that.” Great! I’ll hand things over to you today. Just so you have a handle on things,… Continue reading How hard could it be?