Daniel Tait is a prolific indie game developer who has created several popular puzzle games, including Mathler, CrossWordle, and Somplete. Despite not considering himself a professional programmer, Daniel has a knack for quickly building and launching games that capture players' attention.

In this episode, we explore Daniel's journey from tinkering with games as a kid to becoming a successful indie developer. 

He shares insights on:

• How he created Mathler, his breakout hit inspired by Wordle, using an open-source clone and basic math equations

• His approach to rapidly prototyping and launching games, often spending just a weekend to get an MVP out

• Leveraging AI tools like ChatGPT to overcome technical challenges and generate unique puzzles

• The pros and cons of selling some of his most popular games

• His latest project, WordNerd.co, which aims to be a hub for word game enthusiasts

You'll learn:

• Why Daniel prefers to launch games quickly and imperfectly rather than polishing them extensively

• How he uses domain name availability to influence game ideas (23 Words came from 23words.com being available!)

• His simple but effective launch strategy using Hacker News and Reddit

• The importance of building games you enjoy playing yourself
  
  Check out Daniel's Resources:
  https://wordnerd.co/
  23words.com
  https://killercrossword.com/
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-tait/
  
  Contact:
  heynerd@wordnerd.co
  
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  Check out our brainy games:
  
  Sumplete - https://sumplete.com
  Squeezy - https://imsqueezy.com/
  Kakuro Conquest - https://kakuroconquest.com
  Mathler - https://mathler.com
  Crosswordle - https://crosswordle.com
  Sudoku Conquest - https://sudokuconquest.com
  Hitori Conquest - https://hitoriconquest.com
  Wordga - https://wordga.com