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Backseat Games — Hangman Gets a Roadside Solo Loop

· 2 min read
Mike Homol
Mike Homol
Principal Consultant @ ThreeWill

Hangman and Color Catch already landed on the board last week. This pass was about making Hangman Solo feel like the rest of Backseat Games: road chrome, a difficulty you pick once from a local word list, and a hitchhiker drawing that grows as you miss — so the car game reads like a roadside stop, not a generic puzzle screen.

1.4.0 with this polish is on TestFlight now (not live on the App Store yet — expecting that later this week).

What happened​

  • Painted Hangman and Color Catch onto the host hero so all five games read as real roadside signs
  • Gave Hangman Solo an Easy / Medium / Hard choice backed by a local phrase list
  • Cream road-dash tiles for letter slots, a wooden hitchhiker drawing as you miss, and host setup that makes solo difficulty an explicit pick
  • Tightened the Solo difficulty sheet so Easy / Medium / Hard are clear before the trip starts

Host hero with all five game signs — License Plates, Sign Game, Travel Bingo, Hangman, Color Catch

Hangman Solo — pick Easy, Medium, or Hard for this trip

Hangman mid-game — hitchhiker drawing and cream road-dash letter tiles