WORD SPIN

I am learning game development and this is my first playable puzzle game.

The game is designed around finding the two four-letter words in each puzzle. There is a four-letter word for the top line and for the bottom line hidden within. Use the clockwise and counter-clockwise keys for each side of the puzzle to rotate the letters into the correct positions.

The game comes with two modes, Endless and 3 Lives.

In Endless the aim is to solve as many puzzles as possible before the time runs out. The time runs down in seconds starting from 20.  For each move the player makes the time reduces by a further 1 second but for every puzzle solved the time is increased by 5 seconds. 

In 3 Lives the aim is to solve each puzzle within the amount of moves allowed. Without a time limit this mode is a good place to start.

Also included is an Options menu where controls can be changed, simple Instructions for the game modes can be viewed, and a simple Achievements screen where hi-scores and other data can be viewed.

Full disclosure : As this was a learning project I used chatGPT to help me with debugging and with workflow ideas. I found that AI is helpful in the learning process but unreliable at actually creating code. It makes for a great rubber duck though.