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Beat 86% of Show HN launches that day

#22 of 175 on Oct 29

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50 (0.0%)

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 5, 06:57 UTC).

5

comments · buzz +1 in latest interval

4d

listed Oct 29, 06:57 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 4 points · 2 comments · 10h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 5 points · 4 comments · 33h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 5 points · 5 comments · 57h after listing
3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
5points
Comments
5
Rank in GAME this week
#9of 56 HN
Rank overall this week
#105of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.6%5/58 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
4Oct 29, 16:38 UTC
Last reading
5Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
3over 57h

Grades · each graded against other Games & Entertainment launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 48% · vs 48 still-tracked Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

0.10 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 84% · vs 205 Games & Entertainment · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #22 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

  1. #20SortSage6 points
  2. #21Witnessory6 points
  3. #22Pure Particles, an open source art particle toy built with Three.js5 points
  4. #23An open-source app for IELTS preparation5 points
  5. #24Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology4 points
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