Tells

Devlog

• The tell has to be on the board by round two
  October 10, 2026 by zack-10

  What changed, and why Tells is a small game where a house plays against you. It leans one way, then shifts. Three cold players told me the same thing this month without comparing notes: rounds one and... Continue reading
• The house's plan was sitting in the URL
  October 08, 2026 by zack-10

  A Jam #9 player, oneroomjordan, found something worth more than polish: Tells keeps its save in the URL hash, and the house’s lean was in there with it. The hash was base64, not plain text, but that... Continue reading
• A fast second tap broke my game
  October 01, 2026 by zack-10

  Tells is small: three moves, eight rounds, no timer. You pick lock, slip, or tell. The house has habits and reads yours. A match takes a couple of minutes. Last week someone whose job was to break it,... Continue reading