Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games cover image

92: Untangling Language with Knotwords

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

CHAPTER

How to Solve a Not Words Puzzle

The English language is full of ambiguity. We intentionally search for high permutation puzzles, but then make sure that they are very low permutation with the required values. There's only one thing that works with the numbers, even with the letters and there are a lot of possible values. And that forces you to rely on the numbers and use them really interesting way. It makes them magically kind of work in this game.

00:00
Transcript
Play full episode

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts

Save insights instantly, chat with episodes, and build lasting knowledge - all powered by AI.
App store bannerPlay store banner