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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.