u/dkinnison

I've built and published a lot of games that I've watched go nowhere. Now that AI is out it's really hard watching everyone replicate some of those games and publish them.

I'm trying not to be bitter about it so I'm trying to offer them solid advice and help on the path because I do think the games are fun and I would like to see them succeed. But I keep struggling with "should I just not help them and just re-launch the games here or with AI because I would have an easier pathway and be able to spend more money on the market and less on development?"

I just offered to help a dev here in the community that is running a game VERY similar to one of my games, you can find it on X 'lexicube', it's not currently active and I want to relaunch it on Reddit but... I just don't know, should I? Or should I just help others?

I've been making small indie games for years after trying to produce a AAA game in '09. I got real quiet after that but over the years, i've found that some of my happiest moments are when i create video games. Even the stupid silly ones.

So I just wanted to say hello to the community and glad to connect with others that like to create joy.

• 🐛 Silent-elimination fix (recap now triggers on tick)
• 🐛 Submit-stalling fix (explicit eliminated reason)
• ⚡ ~2x faster submit (pipelined Redis + eager dict init)
• 🎨 Theme gradients refreshed (Royal/Sunshine/Charcoal/Cloud)
• 🎨 Faded texture overlay on color themes + brag splashes
• 🎨 Help modal + badges descriptions in Noto Sans
• 🆕 Community leaderboard (Personal / Community / Top Subs tabs)
• 🆕 "Reffo.ai ⚡ 2026" copyright + version display
• 🛡 Q-on-board guarantees U-on-board

Hey everyone! I'm u/dkinnison, a founding moderator of r/SpellRoyale.

This is our new home for all things Spell Royale — the fast, chunky, bouncy word battler built on Reddit's Devvit platform. Race the clock, chain letters, and climb the daily leaderboard. We're excited to have you join us!

What to Post
Post anything you think the community would find interesting, helpful, or inspiring. Share your high-score screenshots, brag about a clutch comeback, swap strategy tips, suggest new word lists or power-ups, drop bug reports and feature ideas, or just talk trash before the next daily match.

Community Vibe
We're all about being friendly, constructive, and inclusive. Spell Royale is meant to feel like Super Mario Run for words — playful, colorful, and fun for everyone from casual players to spelling-bee assassins. Let's build a space where everyone feels comfortable sharing and connecting.

How to Get Started

1. ntroduce yourself in the comments below — tell us your favorite word. Post something today! Even a simple question or a screenshot of your first game can spark a great conversation.
2. If you know someone who would love this community, invite them to join.
3. Interested in helping out? We're always looking for new moderators, play-testers, and word-list curators, so feel free to reach out to me to apply.

Thanks for being part of the very first wave. Together, let's make r/SpellRoyale amazing.

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We all have ideas for new startups and new vibe code apps and Micro-SaaS, but that doesn't mean we should be pursuing all of them. I think a major question we should be asking is can we build it because the answer is yes, we should be focusing on should we build it.

I'm kicking off a new series called terrible pitch Tuesdays where we share our ideas that are good on paper but terrible realities. Here's the first entry.

I would love it if you shared yours!

**Spell Royale is a live multiplayer word battle royale that plays right inside Reddit posts.**

You tap into a match, get a fresh letter board, and spell as many valid words as you can before the clock runs out. Longer words and rarer letters score higher. Highest score on the board wins.

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### How to play

1. Find any open Spell Royale post in this sub (or any sub that runs it) and tap in.

2. The lobby opens. AI players fill any empty seats so matches always go off — you never wait for humans.

3. Spell words by tapping letters in any direction. Submit when you're ready.

4. When the clock hits zero, top score wins. Brag posts get shared back to the community.

### Modes

- **Classic** — single-player practice with a fresh board

- **Daily Challenge** — one shared puzzle per day, leaderboard-ranked

- **Multiplayer** — full live battle royale lobby

### Scoring tips

- Longer words score exponentially higher than short ones

- Full board clears trigger a multiplier

- Rare letters (Q, X, Z) carry weight

### Brag posts

Win a match or clear the daily? Tap **Share to community** — your run gets posted here so everyone can see (and re-challenge you). Top-3 finishers in multiplayer can share their recap; non-spammy by design.

### Found a bug or have feedback?

Drop a comment on this thread or DM u/dkinnison. This is a brand-new launch and every report helps.

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**Tap any active match post to play. No download, no signup — it runs natively on Reddit.**

I teach accelerators on how to pitch their startups to investors. Here are 3 of the key things I preach.

1. Investors don't like it when you read at them. So keep it concise. Sometimes I have pitch decks that are literally only animated gifs with my logo sometimes. 0 WORDS. If you can write the slide on the left, then you know way more about Chilean Exports than most, just speak to it and have them look at you, not the words. The slide on the right allows me to speak rather than read.

https://preview.redd.it/6wdc8vt8bqzg1.png?width=1158&format=png&auto=webp&s=0a8783c5dc967877fffa33d6057ae2f38131c255

2. Limit the number of slides to 10 or less. If investors time is valuable (it is), give them the one thing that they value most, their time. If you are given 15 minutes to pitch, end your pitch in 5. Then spend the rest of the time on questions and tell them at the 10 minute mark you are going to give them their time back and are available if they want to continue.

3. Don't use the word "and". The word 'and' creates lists and no-one wants to listen to your checklist. Tell them a story. The South Park creators explain it best. Watch this on repeat until is sinks in. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jGBy2b86NJU

I genuinely hope this helps someone.

When I launched my last start up, I went to a start-up event and instead of attending the sessions, I rode the elevator from the lobby to the 4th floor and here is the magic, as soon as the door closed, I turned around, introduced myself and pitched my startup.

When the elevator stopped, and everyone stepped off, I stayed.

I pitched the way back down and literally did this ALL DAY. By the end, I had all sorts of contacts to investors and other founders and I bet you I was remembered by everyone at the conference vs the speakers pontificating on why they are the next Steve Jobs.

The bonus effect was I got realtime feedback and I refined my pitch to a fine point.

What hacks have you tried?

I'm so overwhelmed with 'landing page slop'. It's all the same and there are like 9000 people out here slinging their SaaS. Every landing page is the same. I'm not a dumb guy but honestly, I can't understand these pages anymore.

It's like at the agencies when the techno babel / marketing speak gets too heavy. I get the words but when you string them together, it's like they aren't saying anything at all.

Just tell me what your product solves. Spare me the fluff. I'm about to redo / nuke my landing page because after looking at like 100 of them in the past 24 hours, mine is now lost in the sea of meh.

I'm thinking I'll just have a 1 sentence, a logo, and a single image.

That's it.

We do this for investors, but we don't want to do it for our most valued investors, the customer.

Sorry, just had to see if there are others that feel this. Am I alone?

**UPDATE**
I'm adding a couple of photos to show you what I'm doing. Does this land better? The new white section takes full height. The rest of the page is mostly unchanged at this point.

Left is new 🔥
Right is old 🪦

https://preview.redd.it/2kc4s5nm0dzg1.png?width=1133&format=png&auto=webp&s=85339793ac0f1c718eb8428a1229b38bab34862c