Taylor Dixon Taylor Dixon got the idea for Puckdoku while listening to the “Puck Soup” hockey podcast. Roughly one month after launching, up to 40,000 unique players are completing a full puzzle each day. ian_mendes on how we got here:
But once he confirms the current day’s puzzle is accurate and issue-free, Dixon starts working on one for the following day. He does each puzzle by hand, generally only working one day in advance. He does have the ability to schedule them, which allowed him to take a brief camping trip in July, while still having fresh games loaded onto the site for the weekend he was away.
Puckdoku — which has an appeal similar to Sudoku or the word play game Wordle, except for hockey fans — is a puzzle game with three rows and three columns. Each row and column features an NHL team logo or a statistical milestone or award. Participants are required to fill in each box with a player who fits both categories, having played for both teams, reached a statistical milestone or captured that specific award.
Dixon tries to go into each day thinking of ways to ensure the game is intriguing for new visitors to his site and not repetitive for players who are addicted to Puckdoku.“I try and keep things from getting stale. So I try and rotate teams in a semi-fair way and think of new and fun categories to keep people engaged,” explains Dixon. “What haven’t I done in a while? What is something easy to understand? If you need a three-paragraph explainer, it won’t work.
He denies any suggestion that he rigs or fixes the puzzles with subtle themes. Recently, a Puckdoku puzzle featured a game in which Todd Bertuzzi was an option for all nine squares.Dixon always tries to ensure there are multiple options for each box, so that the game doesn’t become too specific or difficult. And he tries to always double check his work before posting to catch any shortcomings.
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