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