- Seqitaire Just Launched! - 25 January 2024
We are excited to announce that our latest game title called Seqitaire has just been released! If you enjoyed Shuzzler, Seqitaire incorporates many of the same game mechanics, but is a math game. More specifically, Seqitaire can be described as a number and pattern-matching puzzle game inspired by Solitaire. As such, the tiles in the tile grid have numbers (i.e. operands) and math operators on them and are associated with a particular suit (i.e. diamonds, clubs, hearts, or spades). The objective is to use the tiles in the tile grid to produce the number that appears on cards drawn from a deck, while meeting other conditions provided by the cards that relates to the tile suits or other criteria. For a full-description and to wishlist, please visit the Steam store page for Seqitaire below: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732170 In celebration of Seqitaire's launch, both Shuzzler and S…
- Seqitaire Planned For Release in January 2024 - 27 December 2023
Dear Shuzzler Community, We are excited to announce that Seqitaire is planned for release in January 2024! Please wishlist using the link below to show support and receive updates on release status: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732170/Seqitaire/ If you enjoyed playing Shuzzler, you will find the format of Seqitaire very familiar, except that Seqitaire is a math puzzle game with the tiles having numbers and operators (+, -, ×, ÷) on them instead of letters. The objective is to produce the number on the active card using number and operator tiles available in the tile grid. In addition to a number or operator, each tile is associated with a suit (diamonds, hearts, spades, or clubs). Cards often require using only tiles associated with particular suits or selecting tiles that alternate between black and red suits when adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing to output the numbe…
- Update 4.3 - Star System Revamped & New Leaderboards! - 30 March 2023
Steam Leaderboards for high scores have arrived for all 35 levels of the untimed content! Scores earned on these levels will automatically be submitted to Steam leaderboards provided that the level is successfully completed (i.e. all main objectives achieved). The second major change to the game is the way the star award system works for individual levels. Instead of being based on points, stars awarded are now based on letter tiles cleared from the tile grid at the end of the game relative to the total number of letter tiles possible (including starting tiles, tiles added to the tile grid from action cards, and those added from STARTS WITH and ENDS WITH point cards). Here is a breakdown of the new criteria for earning stars: 1 Star - clear 55% of letter tiles... Stars earned out of 5 possible are still shown in post-game even if the level was not completed (but without accompanying ani…
- Patch 4.2.2 - Hotfixes For Bugs In Versus AI Mode - 5 March 2023
This patch fixes bugs that appear in Versus AI mode only, so is not applicable to main game content. These bugs were encountered during the livestream with influencer ALEDream on February 22. Here is a description of the bugs and fixes: Fixed game-crashing bug that occurs when completing a game in Versus AI mode. Fixed error where each row of letter tiles added to the tile grid is a duplicate of previous row of letter tiles added to the tile grid. Fixed bug where starred tiles appear in Versus AI mode. Starred tiles should only appear in untimed content of the game. Word List Additions: "tequila" added to word list for Beverage category card. This word was submitted during the livestream on 2-22-23, but was rejected because it was not in the word list at that time.
- Live Stream Recording Now Available! - 24 February 2023
I would like to send out a special thank you to ALEDream for having me as a guest on their Twitch channel yesterday while playing Shuzzler. If you missed the livestream, you can still view the recording on ALEDream's Twitch channel via the link below: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1746555535 If you like variety gaming, ALEDream "plays anything, not everything." Be sure to check out their schedule for upcoming streams and give them a follow if you are on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/aledreamgameon/schedule Image Source: https://aledream.com/
- Shuzzler Live Stream - 5:30 PM PST Tomorrow (February 22) - 22 February 2023
Excited to announce Twitch influencer ALEDream will be hosting a live-stream of Shuzzler formatted as a question and answer session with the developer while playing the game! Tune in to channel @ALEDreamgameon 🦉 on Twitch tomorrow (Wednesday, February 22nd) at 5:30pm PST to watch ✨ https://twitch.tv/aledreamgameon
- Regular Update 4.2.1 - Lots of Improvements & Bug Fixes - 21 February 2023
This update includes lots of minor improvements and bug fixes. Most notably, the card deck now visually shows how many cards are remaining to be drawn. The most important bug fixes address multiple errors that caused the game to crash in certain circumstances and not save game progress made before the crash. Improvements: Deck visually shows how many cards are left to be drawn (see screenshot GIF below). Also reversed-direction the deck is facing to more accurately reflect perspective view of player. Deck outer-glow animation plays to prompt player to draw the first card of the deck at the beginning of the game. This animation replaces the "Click Here" flashing text animation that previously appeared over the deck. Point modifiers (Double-Letter, Double-Word, and Word-And-A-Half) will only appear on consonant letter tiles (before, the distribution of point modifiers among consonant and…
- Update 4.1.2 - Bug Fixes & New Way To Get Hints - 18 January 2023
Hint jars are now awarded for completing levels! Hint jars can be used to reveal letters corresponding to a valid word for a card. Previously, the only way to gain hint jars was by drawing "Add Hint Jar" action cards that occasionally appear in decks of some levels. This update also comes with important bug fixes described below. Bug Fixes: Fixed: Rare bug causing game to crash at the very start of a level due to error in sorting initial 4 rows of letter tiles added to the tile grid. Fixed: Rare bug that causes game to crash when attempting to select lock/key letter tiles with the keyboard by typing letters while holding down the shift key. Fixed: Total stars earned stat shown on Select Level screen for untimed and timed levels is inconsistent with untimed or timed levels displayed. Word List Additions: "hearse" added to word list for Vehicle category card. Fun Fact: A "hearse" is a veh…
- Update 4.1.1 - Increased Keyboard Functionality + Bug Fixes - 10 January 2023
This update makes the game more friendly to keyboard users by increasing functionality of keyboard controls. Letters selected using the keyboard now follow a prioritization hierarchy in the event that there are two or more tiles of the same letter available for selection in the tile grid. The ordered hierarchy that determines priority selection of tiles with the same letter is as follows: Starred tiles (only applicable to untimed levels in Solo Play) Letter tiles beneath gem tiles Letter tiles with Double-Word (x2) modifiers Letter tiles with Word-And-A-Half (x1.5) modifiers Letter tiles with Double-Letter (DL) modifiers Regular tiles without modifiers Lock or Key letter tiles can only be selected with the keyboard if the SHIFT key is held down while typing the corresponding letters. Bug Fixes: Fix for rare game-crashing bug that occurs only when more than 30 points are earned from a si…
- Shuzzler Strategy Guide - 20 December 2022
Happy Holidays! The official strategy guide for Shuzzler, written by the developer, is now available in the Guides section of Shuzzler's Community Hub. In addition to game strategy, this guide also explains and clarifies certain aspects of game mechanics. Shuzzler Guides → Official Strategy Guide Here Warm Wishes, -The Shuzzler Development Team
- Steam Achievements For Untimed Content Added - 6 December 2022
Steam achievements for completing all levels in a category for untimed content have now been added to the game. If you previously completed all levels in a category, you did not receive the achievement, but the status is still saved in the game. Reopening the game should trigger the achievement. The keyboard shortcut for in-game hints has been changed from SHIFT+"H" to "?" key. This was changed to avoid users accidentally triggering hints when typing letters on the keyboard while holding down the Shift key.
- NEW Content Available! - 28 November 2022
This update more than doubles the original content of the game by adding 35 new, untimed and single-player levels constructed of mostly new cards not seen in the original game. The new untimed levels follow a new format with the addition of special starred, lock, and key letter tiles. Star, Lock, & Key Letter Tiles: The untimed content features starred tiles and lock and key tiles. These tiles, marked with a star(*), lock, or key symbol in the upper left, must be cleared from the tile grid (by using them in word submissions) as a condition for passing the level. Lock and Key tiles of the same color must be used in the same word submission for the submission to be valid. New Cards: Over 150 new cards have been added to the game. The list of new and notable types of cards is below: 65 new Category cards. Replace Tiles (Action Card) - replaces 5 random letter tiles in the game with new val…
- Update On New Content Release - 6 July 2022
As announced previously, Shuzzler will be unveiling a major content release that will feature new untimed levels! We are excited to announce that the new update will include a total of 120 new cards, including 40 all new category cards. Below is a look at a new variant of the word length cards, that, in addition to requiring spelling words of the specified length, require spelling words that are either nouns, verbs, adverbs, or adjectives. It was the original hope to release this update before or during the Steam Summer Sale. At the time of writing this post, all of the new cards that will be included in the new update are finished. However, the delay is coming from the level design and playtesting process, which is taking longer than anticipated due to the new untimed levels following a different format from the original timed levels currently in the game. Hoping to post more informati…
- NEW Untimed Content Coming! - 24 May 2022
We are excited to announce that new content is in the works for Shuzzler to be released in a major update coming soon! This new content will include a completely new set of untimed levels meant to target a more casual audience, as we have received feedback that some players do not like the time pressure imposed by the current level set. Like the current levels in place, this new set of levels will be divided up into the same broader categories (i.e. food, animal, geography, science, home & living, culture, and society), but will feature over a dozen new category cards. A sneak peek of some of the new category cards is below!
- Patch 3.4.0.2 - Fix Perfect Completion Sticker Out Of Position Post-Game - 28 April 2022
This patch is being released to fix an error with perfect completion sticker appearing out of position in post-game (this error only showed up in games that include the Add Gems action card in the deck). Changed month category card value from 24 points to 12 points (only one word is required to earn the card). Lastly, this update includes several additions to word lists for category cards, as detailed below. Word List Additions: "falchion" added to weapon word list "chemise" added to clothing word list "bass", "shakuhachi", "taiko", "tsuzumi", "tsudzumi" added to instrument word list "bullock", "gilt", "heifer", "steer", "yak", "zebu" added to farm animal word list
- Patch 3.4.0.1 - Hotfix for Greek Letter Category Card - 4 April 2022
Releasing this patch update to fix error with greek letter category card (appears in Science - Level 2) not accepting words. Additionally, this update includes several category word list additions, as detailed below. Word List Additions: "caracara", "chickadee", "eyas", "nuthatch", "raptor", "tiercel", "tit", "titmouse" added to bird word list "smock" added to clothing word list "danish", "empanada" added to pastry word list "avocado" added to fruit word list ("avocado" is technically a fruit, but is commonly considered a vegetable because of the way it is usually prepared/served and its nutritional value compares better to a vegetable. As before, "avocado" is still included in the vegetable category word list for the aforementioned reasons)
- Update 3.4.0 - Dictionary Upgrade - 25 March 2022
The WordNet dictionary has been upgraded from version 2.0 to version 3.0. This update also comes with fixes to issues with the dictionary missing a substantial number words (the missing words appeared to be those that were grouped by shared definitions in the WordNet dictionary). This means more word definitions are now available for reference in the slide-out in-game menu, and it is less likely that the dictionary will return "no definitions available" in place of actual word definitions. Dictionary Limitations: Plural, non-singular forms of words will return "no definitions available" Dictionary will only return a single definition for a word within each of the following word types: noun, verb, adjective, and adverb. For instance, if there are three different WordNet definitions for verb form of the word "sit", it will only show one of the three of these definitions Word List Addition…
- Patch 3.3.9.1 - Fix To Issues With Quick Play - 15 March 2022
We apologize to those players that experienced issues with odd freezing behavior or submitted words not registering in Versus AI and Pass And Play game modes only. These issues were introduced in the last build (build 3.3.9), so would only affect those players whom have played these game modes recently. In addition to these fixes, dictionary reference definitions are now available/accessible in the Versus AI and Pass And Play game modes.
- Update 3.3.9 - In-Game Dictionary Added! - 5 March 2022
The primary focus of this update is the addition of an in-game dictionary. Update notes with more details below: Dictionary definitions for submitted words now available via slide-out in-game menu for single-player games, courtesy of Princeton University's WordNet dictionary Added gems settings option to Pass And Play game mode. Toggling this setting on will add an "Add Gems" card to the card deck for local 2-player Pass And Play games State of the slide-out menu is now saved, so the app will remember if it is in the slide-in or slide-out position between sessions Word list additions: "hostelry", "dwelling", "longhouse", "outhouse", "shed", "greenhouse", and "glasshouse" added to building word list; "bot", "botfly", "gadfly", and "silkworm" added to insect word list
- Patch 3.3.8.2 - 23 February 2022
Patch notes describing changes and bug fixes for version 3.3.8.2 below: No longer possible to earn first-try badge for levels 1-3 of Miscellaneous category (this was done to avoid overchallenging new players on first few levels while they are still becoming familiar with gameplay). Still possible to earn first-try badge for all other levels if player beats the level on first attempt Word list additions: "sweats", "sweatpants", and "ballgown" added to clothing word list; "seltzer" added to beverage word list; "crater" and "spacecraft" added to space word list Fixed positioning error of first-try badge award on post-game screen for games where "Add Gems" action card is in the deck Normalized click sound effect for ticker so peak volume is consistent with other sounds Fixed minor bug where game timer text in upper right shifts slightly to right when timer starts
