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Build a relaxing daily puzzle game coded entirely by Claude

A puzzle maker shipped Jigsaw Haiku, a jigsaw puzzle that reveals a haiku. Claude wrote all of the code while the author prodded it toward the look they wanted; the art was generated with Gemini and ChatGPT.

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Source

windowshopping on Hacker News · 2026-09-04 · Project link

Written in our own words. Credit to the original author. Link checked 2026-10-16.

What they did

A puzzle maker shipped Jigsaw Haiku, a jigsaw puzzle that reveals a haiku. Claude wrote all of the code while the author prodded it toward the look they wanted; the art was generated with Gemini and ChatGPT.

Result (as claimed)

Live at jigsawhaiku.com; 118 points on Show HN.

Tools they used

ClaudeGeminiChatGPT

Cost: Pricing depends on the tools you pick; check each official pricing page.

Set it up

  1. Write a one-page brief

    Describe the app in plain words: who it is for, the 3 core screens or actions, and what "done" looks like.

  2. Start the project with your agent

    Open Claude and paste the brief. Ask it to propose a stack and a file plan before writing code.

  3. Build one slice at a time

    Ship the smallest working flow first, run it, then add features one by one. Commit after each working step.

  4. Test it like a user

    Click through on desktop and phone. Ask the agent to add basic tests and fix anything that breaks.

  5. Check security and ship

    Keep keys in environment variables, check auth and database rules, then deploy and share the link.

Copy the full setup prompt

Paste into your agent and it will walk you through the setup, asking before anything that sends, posts or spends.

You are helping me set up this AI use case end to end in Claude Code.

Goal: Build a relaxing daily puzzle game coded entirely by Claude
What the original author did: A puzzle maker shipped Jigsaw Haiku, a jigsaw puzzle that reveals a haiku. Claude wrote all of the code while the author prodded it toward the look they wanted; the art was generated with Gemini and ChatGPT.
Reported result (as claimed by the author): Live at jigsawhaiku.com; 118 points on Show HN.
Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49568162
Tools they used: Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT
Category: Vibe coding & apps

Please:
1. Ask me 3 short questions about my situation (accounts I have, budget, what I want the output to look like).
2. Propose a step-by-step plan using these tools or cheaper alternatives, with the time and cost of each step. Use official pricing pages; say "check pricing" if unsure.
3. Then do the setup with me one step at a time, waiting for my OK before anything that sends messages, posts publicly, spends money or deletes data.
4. Finish with a checklist to run it again next time.

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