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122 lines
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# Quartiles — Daily Word Fragment Puzzle Game
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A sleek, Apple News+ inspired webapp clone of the addictive word puzzle game **Quartiles**. Combine letter tiles into words, discover the 5 hidden 4-tile Quartiles, claim the massive 40-point completion bonus, and climb the ranks from Novice to Expert!
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---
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## 🎮 How to Play
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1. **The Board**: You are presented with a **4×5 grid of 20 letter tiles**. Each tile contains a 2 to 4 letter fragment (morpheme, syllable, or root).
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2. **Build Words**: Tap 1, 2, 3, or 4 tiles in sequence to construct valid English words.
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3. **Submit**: Tap the **✓ ENTER** button (or press `Enter` on your keyboard) to validate.
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4. **Tile Reusability**: Tiles stay on the board and can be reused to form as many different words as possible!
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### 🏆 Points System
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| Tile Count | Type | Points |
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| :---: | :---: | :---: |
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| **1 Tile** | Single-fragment word | **1 pt** |
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| **2 Tiles** | Compound word | **2 pts** |
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| **3 Tiles** | Multi-part word | **4 pts** |
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| **4 Tiles** | **"Quartile"** (Target word) | **8 pts** |
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### ✨ The 40-Point Quartiles Bonus
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Every puzzle contains **5 target 4-tile Quartiles**. Finding all 5 target Quartiles awards an instant **40-point completion bonus** with celebratory confetti!
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### 📈 Ranks & Tiers
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- **Novice**: 0 – 24 pts
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- **Apprentice**: 25 – 49 pts
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- **Builder**: 50 – 69 pts
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- **Artisan**: 70 – 84 pts
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- **Wordsmith**: 85 – 99 pts
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- **Expert**: **100+ pts** *(The primary daily milestone!)*
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- **Perfect**: 100% of all constructible words found on the board!
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---
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## 🌟 Key Features
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- **Apple News+ Inspired Aesthetics**: Crisp typography, frosted glass (`backdrop-filter: blur`), curated color palettes, tactile tile presses, and smooth animations.
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- **Dark Mode & Light Mode**: Seamless toggle matching iOS system styling.
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- **Auto-Lock Solved Quartiles**: Toggle locking to automatically pin found 4-tile Quartiles in neat rows at the top of the grid with padlock badges, while allowing remaining tiles to shuffle freely.
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- **Shuffle & Sort A-Z**: Reorder unlocked tiles to spot new combinations or sort them alphabetically.
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- **Interactive Words Found Drawer**: Filter solved words by tile count (*All, Quartiles, 3-Tiles, 2-Tiles, 1-Tile*), view point values, and tile fragment breakdowns.
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- **Progressive Hint System**: Contextual hints guiding you to unfound Quartiles and words without spoiling the puzzle.
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- **Daily Calendar & Archives**: Over 30 curated daily and themed challenge puzzles (*Cosmos, Urban Pulse, Wild Kingdom, Mind & Memory, etc.*).
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- **Unlimited Random Mode**: Instant on-the-fly puzzle generator yielding infinite unique playable boards.
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- **Custom Puzzle Creator & Sharing**: Create your own puzzle using 5 custom four-tile words and share with friends via URL hash.
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- **Tactile Web Audio Feedback**: Realistic acoustic clicks, pops, harmonious chords, and celebratory fanfare built using the native Web Audio API (0 external sound files needed).
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- **Canvas Confetti**: High-performance canvas particle system for Quartile and Expert victories.
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- **Keyboard Shortcuts**:
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- `Enter`: Submit constructed word
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- `Backspace`: Remove last tile from tray
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- `Escape`: Clear active tray
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- `Spacebar`: Shuffle board tiles
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- **Progress Persistence**: Automatically saves your game progress, score, and solved words in `localStorage`.
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---
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## 🚀 Getting Started
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### Prerequisites
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- Node.js (v18+)
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- npm
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### Installation & Local Run
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```bash
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# Install dependencies
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npm install
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# Start development server
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npm run dev
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# Open your browser at http://localhost:5173
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```
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### Production Build
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```bash
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npm run build
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npm run preview
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```
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---
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## 📁 Project Structure
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quartiles/
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├── index.html # App shell with SEO and viewport configuration
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├── package.json # Scripts and dependencies (Vite)
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├── src/
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│ ├── main.js # App bootstrap, event wiring, keyboard handlers
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│ ├── styles/
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│ │ ├── main.css # Design tokens, variables, typography, reset
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│ │ ├── board.css # 4x5 grid layout, tactile tiles, active builder
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│ │ └── components.css # Score bar, action buttons, drawer, modals
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│ ├── components/
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│ │ ├── Header.js # Brand title, date badge, utility controls
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│ │ ├── ScoreRankBar.js # Score, rank progression, 5-segment Quartiles tracker
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│ │ ├── WordBuilder.js # Construction tray with drag & drop reorder
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│ │ ├── TileGrid.js # 20-tile responsive board with locked rows
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│ │ ├── ActionBar.js # Shuffle, Sort A-Z, Lock Quartiles, Hint
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│ │ ├── WordsDrawer.js # Categorized found words bottom sheet
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│ │ ├── Modals.js # How to Play, Calendar, Builder, Stats, Settings
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│ │ └── Toast.js # Spring floating notifications
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│ ├── data/
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│ │ ├── puzzles.js # Pre-solved daily and themed puzzles database
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│ │ └── lexicon.js # SCOWL recognized English vocabulary set
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│ └── engine/
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│ ├── solver.js # Tree-pruning word solver and rank calculator
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│ ├── generator.js # Unlimited and custom puzzle generator & URL encoder
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│ ├── audio.js # Web Audio API acoustic synthesizer
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│ └── confetti.js # Canvas particle confetti engine
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└── scripts/
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├── solver.mjs # Node solver script
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├── build-all-data.mjs # Curated puzzle builder
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└── build-client-lexicon.mjs
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```
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