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Beat 63% of Show HN launches that day

#30 of 132 on Oct 30

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3+1

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 6, 10:16 UTC).

4

comments · buzz +2 in latest interval

3d

listed Oct 30, 10:16 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 31ListedOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 2 comments · 6h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 4 comments · 29h after listing
2 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
4
Rank in GAME this week
#15of 56 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.6%5/58 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
2over 29h

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

Momentum

A

+1 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 97% · 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 87% · 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

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works