Mind the Signal

Four damaged words. Seven glyphs. One signal rapidly disappearing into static.

Mind the Signal is a tactile word puzzle built into a pocket-sized communications receiver inspired by the wonderfully overcomplicated technology of the 1980s.

Select a glyph. Patch a missing letter. Lock the word. Complete three five-lock segments before the transmission is lost.

Simple in theory. So was setting the clock on a VCR.

INTERCEPT

The carrier is fading and signal strength is always falling. Correctly completed words recover it. Wrong placements add interference. Let the signal reach 0% and the transmission is lost!

OPEN CHANNEL

The same word-repair system without signal loss. Work at your own pace, recover themed transmissions, and operate an unreasonable number of illuminated controls without an immediate communications emergency.

DAILY

One shared 15-lock transmission every day. One ranked attempt. No hints. No signal restores. Completion time posts to Game Center, where the permanent record of your radio-operating competence is available for public inspection.

RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS

- Four damaged words displayed simultaneously
- A seven-glyph repair tray containing answers and decoys
- Themed transmissions to recover
- Three archive fidelity levels: Recovered, Verified, and Mastered
- Ranked Daily play, followed by unranked practice
- A persistent archive tracking every recovered signal
- Tons of visual customization to fine-tune the receiver to your specifications

Mind the Signal is free to play. Optional rewarded ads can bank hints or restore a failed signal. Occasional interstitials appear between rounds. Turns out that communications infrastructure is not free.

The one-time Operator Upgrade removes every ad, starts each new Intercept or Open Channel with up to four hints, makes the once-per-run Intercept restore immediate, and expands receiver customization to 100 style combinations

The words are incomplete. The carrier is fading. You are now on shift.