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Thank HN: The puzzle game I posted here 6 weeks ago got licensed by The Atlantic

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976 points brgross | 3 comments | 08 Apr 25 15:11 UTC | HN request time: 0.608s | source
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brgross ◴[08 Apr 25 15:11 UTC] No.43622720[source]▶
I posted Bracket City to HN on February 24th and the game went live yesterday on The Atlantic (!)

The game will stay free to play (and not require logging in). Also, I'm still making all the puzzles!

HN provided the first real infusion of players that weren't my mom's friends. So thanks everyone.

FWIW The Atlantic's team is amazing and got this live exactly 2 weeks from when we signed the deal.

This happened quick and I feel very lucky. The HN community of solvers keeps me honest with much helpful technical and editorial feedback. I love it all -- here or at mayor@bracket.city

T[Tom who befriended a volleyball] HN

PS my original post! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43160542

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1. JoshTriplett ◴[08 Apr 25 17:37 UTC] No.43624373[source]▶
Were the terms confidential? If not, would you be willing to share what kinds of terms a deal like this has?

(If you have any doubt whatsoever about whether the terms are confidential, assume they are, and don't put anything at risk.)

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2. martyvis ◴[09 Apr 25 00:52 UTC] No.43627901[source]▶
Josh Wardle sold Wordle to the New York Times for at least a million. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/31/22911274/wordle-new-york-...
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3. serial_dev ◴[09 Apr 25 05:00 UTC] No.43629011[source]▶
Wordle was extremely popular even before NYT bought it. I doubt the terms would be similar