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🔪 About Accent-Assassins

Accent-Assassins (also known as word jesters) are clever players who use obscure, foreign, or visually deceptive letter variants to manipulate the starting or ending letters of words in word-based games like Super-Shiritori. The goal is often to confuse or trick the opponent — for instance, by making a letter look like a different one, even though it’s technically not.

A classic example is “ť”, which resembles a “t” followed by an apostrophe but is, in fact, a single modified character from Slovak.

✅ ❌ What Variations to Use and Avoid

Not all accented or foreign letters are equally deceptive or useful. Some are brilliant tools of confusion; others just clutter the word.

✅ Commonly Used and Effective:

ť → t
ď → d
ľ → l
ß → ss
þ → th
œ → oe
æ → ae
λ → l
β → v
θ → th
ψ → ps
φ → f

These variations often appear convincing at first glance, especially in casual font rendering.

❌ Less Effective or Messy:

ş, ě, ã, č, etc. These tend to add squiggles or distortions that make the letter stand out in an obviously "foreign" way, reducing the intended trickery.

🌍 Where Do These Letters Come From?

Accent-Assassins borrow letters from a wide range of alphabets and phonetic systems:

Greek: θ, φ, ψ, λ, β, π, etc.
Latin-based languages: ß (German), ļ (Latvian), ŵ (Welsh), ť & ľ (Slovak), etc.
IPA (Phonetic Alphabet): ʃ, ʒ, ŋ, ʈ, etc.
Cyrillic (Russian): л = l, с = s, и = i, я = ya, and others.
Old English & Nordic: þ (thorn), ð (eth), æ (ash), œ (ligatured oe)

They’re drawn from real language systems, which gives the game an extra layer of unexpected linguistic depth.

ℹ️ Letter Variants and Their Standard Equivalents

Here’s a simplified breakdown of the most commonly used substitutions:

Symbol	Replaces	Origin / Note
ť	t	Slovak
ď	d	Slovak
ľ	l	Slovak
ß	ss	German
θ	th	Greek
þ	th	Old English
φ	f	Greek
ψ	ps	Greek
œ	oe	French/Latin
æ	ae	Old English/Nordic
λ	l	Greek
β	v	Greek

Many of these are implemented in the official normalize function used by the bot or normalization tools, helping detect or counter Accent-Assassin tricks.

🧠 How It Works in Code (normalize_word)

Super-Shiritori’s normalization function contains over 150 rules to convert characters from:

Greek
Latin (diacritic-heavy languages)
Cyrillic
IPA symbols
Musical notation

This ensures fairness and also keeps the gameplay sharp, even when someone tries to play “ģarbļē” instead of “garble”.

🗓️ Current Accent-Assassins

Username	Status
Shlezv	Founder / Mastermind (@shlezv)
Ghost	(Technically counts) Known Trickster (@no_where.ghost_002)

🎭 Final Note

Accent-Assassins add chaos, humor, and mind games to the structure of word battles. Whether you love them or loathe them, they bring depth to the game by blending linguistics, typography, and a little bit of trolling.

"A normal player ends their turn. An Accent-Assassin ends your sanity.

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-'''<big>🔪 About Accent-Assassins</big>'''
+== 🔪 About Accent-Assassins ==
+'''Accent-Assassins''' (also known as ''word jesters'') are clever players who use obscure, foreign, or visually deceptive letter variants to manipulate the starting or ending letters of words in word-based games like '''Super-Shiritori'''. The goal is often to confuse or trick the opponent — for instance, by making a letter ''look'' like a different one, even though it’s technically not.
-Accent-assassins, (also know as word jesters) are people who use different variations of letters to alter it to make another player think it’s a different letter. For example, ť looks like a t and an apostrophe when in reality, it is just a t.
+A classic example is '''“ť”''', which resembles a '''“t”''' followed by an apostrophe but is, in fact, a single modified character from Slovak.
+----
-'''<big>✅ ❌ What Variations to Use and Not Use</big>'''
+== ✅ ❌ What Variations to Use and Avoid ==
+Not all accented or foreign letters are equally deceptive or useful. Some are brilliant tools of confusion; others just clutter the word.
-There are many useful and useless variations of different letters. Some good ones are ť, ď, ľ, ß, and many others, Some not so good ones are, for example, ş, ě, ã, č, and much others that just add some sort of line to the letter.
+=== ✅ Commonly Used and Effective: ===
-'''<big>🌎 Where do The Letters Originate from?</big>'''
+* '''ť''' → t
+* '''ď''' → d
+* '''ľ''' → l
+* '''ß''' → ss
+* '''þ''' → th
+* '''œ''' → oe
+* '''æ''' → ae
+* '''λ''' → l
+* '''β''' → v
+* '''θ''' → th
+* '''ψ''' → ps
+* '''φ''' → f
-Most of the letters originate from many different languages. For example, ε, π, μ, α, and λ all come greek. Ú, ì, ß, ļ, ŵ, ē, and ħ all come from Spanish, French, German, and many other languages in the world.
+These variations often appear convincing at first glance, especially in casual font rendering.
+=== ❌ Less Effective or Messy: ===
+* '''ş''', '''ě''', '''ã''', '''č''', etc.  These tend to add squiggles or distortions that make the letter stand out in an obviously "foreign" way, reducing the intended trickery.
+----
-<big>'''ℹ️ List of Letter Variations They Use and What They Are'''</big>
+== 🌍 Where Do These Letters Come From? ==
+Accent-Assassins borrow letters from a wide range of alphabets and phonetic systems:
-Here are some of the variations accent-assassins use.
+* '''Greek''': θ, φ, ψ, λ, β, π, etc.
+* '''Latin-based languages''': ß (German), ļ (Latvian), ŵ (Welsh), ť & ľ (Slovak), etc.
+* '''IPA (Phonetic Alphabet)''': ʃ, ʒ, ŋ, ʈ, etc.
+* '''Cyrillic (Russian)''': л = l, с = s, и = i, я = ya, and others.
+* '''Old English & Nordic''': þ (thorn), ð (eth), æ (ash), œ (ligatured oe)
-θ and þ = “th”
+They’re drawn from real language systems, which gives the game an extra layer of unexpected linguistic depth.
+----
-φ = “f”
+== ℹ️ Letter Variants and Their Standard Equivalents ==
+Here’s a simplified breakdown of the '''most commonly used''' substitutions:
+{| class="fandom-table"
+!Symbol
+!Replaces
+!Origin / Note
+|-
+|ť
+|t
+|Slovak
+|-
+|ď
+|d
+|Slovak
+|-
+|ľ
+|l
+|Slovak
+|-
+|ß
+|ss
+|German
+|-
+|θ
+|th
+|Greek
+|-
+|þ
+|th
+|Old English
+|-
+|φ
+|f
+|Greek
+|-
+|ψ
+|ps
+|Greek
+|-
+|œ
+|oe
+|French/Latin
+|-
+|æ
+|ae
+|Old English/Nordic
+|-
+|λ
+|l
+|Greek
+|-
+|β
+|v
+|Greek
+|}
-ψ = “ps”
-ť = “t”
+Many of these are implemented in the official '''<code>normalize</code>''' function used by the bot or normalization tools, helping detect or counter Accent-Assassin tricks.
+----
-ď = “d”
+== 🧠 How It Works in Code (normalize_word) ==
+Super-Shiritori’s normalization function contains over '''150 rules''' to convert characters from:
-ľ = “l”
+* '''Greek'''
+* '''Latin (diacritic-heavy languages)'''
+* '''Cyrillic'''
+* '''IPA symbols'''
+* '''Musical notation'''
-ß = “ss”
+This ensures fairness and also keeps the gameplay sharp, even when someone tries to play '''“ģarbļē”''' instead of “garble”.
+----
-œ = “oe”
+== 🗓️ Current Accent-Assassins ==
+{| class="fandom-table"
+!Username
+!Status
+|-
+|'''Shlezv'''
+|Founder / Mastermind (@shlezv)
+|-
+|'''Ghost'''
+|(Technically counts) Known Trickster (@no_where.ghost_002)
+|}
+----
-æ = “ae”
+== 🎭 Final Note ==
+Accent-Assassins add chaos, humor, and mind games to the structure of word battles. Whether you love them or loathe them, they bring depth to the game by blending linguistics, typography, and a little bit of trolling.<blockquote>''"A normal player ends their turn. An Accent-Assassin ends your sanity.''</blockquote>
-λ = “L”
-β = “v”
-These are just some of the many letters they use to trick other players and these are the most common.
-<big>🗓️ '''Current Accent-Assassins'''</big>
-Shlezv (@shlezv)
-(technically) Ghost (@no_where.ghost_002)