Cascade - Word Chain Puzzle Game

A modern word puzzle game where you find synonyms that follow a cascade pattern. Each word must share progressively more starting letters with the next word in the chain.

🎯 How to Play

1. Find synonyms for each clue word
2. Follow the pattern: Each answer must start with the same letters as the previous answer
3. Build the cascade: First word can start with any letter, second must share the first letter, third must share the first two letters, and so on

Example: BICKER → BAMBOOZLE → BARBARIC (B → BA → BAR...)

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url>
cd synonyzzle-word-chain

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

Build for Production

# Create production build
npm run build

# Preview production build
npm run preview

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React 18 - UI framework
• TypeScript - Type safety
• Vite - Build tool and dev server
• Tailwind CSS - Styling
• Native components - Lightweight UI (no external component libraries)

📱 Features

• Responsive design - Works on desktop and mobile
• Dynamic sizing - Adaptive letter boxes for different word lengths
• Auto-validation - Real-time checking as you type
• Focus management - Smooth navigation between input boxes
• Share results - Share your completed puzzles
• How-to-play modal - Built-in instructions for new players

🎨 Game Design

• Clean, minimalist interface
• Yellow highlighting for cascade pattern visualization
• Green validation for correct answers
• Smooth animations and transitions
• Mobile-optimized input handling

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License.