From f7ec0742e1ea61941976fd6a9dde46dcca50dd21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: George Powell <geohpowell@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2026 01:27:12 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fixed "first letter" clue edge cases

---
 clear-today-verse.sh                   | 20 ++++++++++++++++
 src/lib/components/GuessesTable.svelte | 17 +++++++++----
 src/routes/+page.svelte                | 33 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 clear-today-verse.sh

diff --git a/clear-today-verse.sh b/clear-today-verse.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7960f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clear-today-verse.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/zsh
+
+# Clear today's verse from daily_verses table
+DB_PATH="dev.db"
+TODAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+echo "Deleting verse for date: $TODAY"
+
+sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "DELETE FROM daily_verses WHERE date = '$TODAY';"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "✓ Successfully deleted verse for $TODAY"
+
+    # Show remaining verses in table
+    COUNT=$(sqlite3 "$DB_PATH" "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM daily_verses;")
+    echo "Remaining verses in database: $COUNT"
+else
+    echo "✗ Failed to delete verse"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/src/lib/components/GuessesTable.svelte b/src/lib/components/GuessesTable.svelte
index e64446c..eacf874 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/GuessesTable.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/GuessesTable.svelte
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 		return "bg-red-500 border-red-600";
 	}
 
+	function getFirstLetter(bookName: string): string {
+		const match = bookName.match(/[a-zA-Z]/);
+		return match ? match[0] : bookName[0];
+	}
+
 	function getBoxContent(
 		guess: Guess,
 		column: "book" | "firstLetter" | "testament" | "section",
@@ -44,16 +49,20 @@
 					(correctBook?.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
 						correctBook?.section === "General Epistles") &&
 					correctBook.name[0] === "1";
-				const guessStartsWithNumber = guess.book.name[0] === "1";
+				const guessIsEpistlesWithNumber =
+				(guess.book.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
+					guess.book.section === "General Epistles") &&
+				guess.book.name[0] === "1";
 
 				if (
 					correctIsEpistlesWithNumber &&
-					guessStartsWithNumber &&
+					guessIsEpistlesWithNumber &&
 					guess.firstLetterMatch
 				) {
-					return "Yes"; // Special wordplay case
+					const words = ["Exactly", "Right", "Yes", "Naturally"];
+			return words[Math.floor(Math.random() * words.length)]; // Special wordplay case
 				}
-				return guess.book.name[0]; // Normal case: just show the first letter
+				return getFirstLetter(guess.book.name); // Normal case: show first letter, ignoring numbers
 			case "testament":
 				return (
 					guess.book.testament.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 9fcaace..918d7d4 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 		return !!(b1 && b2 && Math.abs(b1.order - b2.order) === 1);
 	}
 
+	function getFirstLetter(bookName: string): string {
+		const match = bookName.match(/[a-zA-Z]/);
+		return match ? match[0] : bookName[0];
+	}
+
 	function submitGuess(bookId: string) {
 		if (guesses.some((g) => g.book.id === bookId)) return;
 
@@ -98,15 +103,19 @@
 		// Special case: if correct book is in the Epistles + starts with "1",
 		// any guess starting with "1" counts as first letter match
 		const correctIsEpistlesWithNumber =
-			correctBook.section === "Pauline Epistles" &&
+			(correctBook.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
+				correctBook.section === "General Epistles") &&
 			correctBook.name[0] === "1";
-		const guessStartsWithNumber = book.name[0] === "1";
+		const guessIsEpistlesWithNumber =
+			(book.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
+				book.section === "General Epistles") &&
+			book.name[0] === "1";
 
 		const firstLetterMatch =
-			correctIsEpistlesWithNumber && guessStartsWithNumber
+			correctIsEpistlesWithNumber && guessIsEpistlesWithNumber
 				? true
-				: book.name[0].toUpperCase() ===
-					correctBook.name[0].toUpperCase();
+				: getFirstLetter(book.name).toUpperCase() ===
+					getFirstLetter(correctBook.name).toUpperCase();
 
 		console.log(
 			`Guess: ${book.name} (order ${book.order}), Correct: ${correctBook.name} (order ${correctBook.order}), Adjacent: ${adjacent}`,
@@ -206,15 +215,19 @@
 
 				// Apply same first letter logic as in submitGuess
 				const correctIsEpistlesWithNumber =
-					correctBook.section === "Pauline Epistles" &&
+					(correctBook.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
+						correctBook.section === "General Epistles") &&
 					correctBook.name[0] === "1";
-				const guessStartsWithNumber = book.name[0] === "1";
+				const guessIsEpistlesWithNumber =
+					(book.section === "Pauline Epistles" ||
+						book.section === "General Epistles") &&
+					book.name[0] === "1";
 
 				const firstLetterMatch =
-					correctIsEpistlesWithNumber && guessStartsWithNumber
+					correctIsEpistlesWithNumber && guessIsEpistlesWithNumber
 						? true
-						: book.name[0].toUpperCase() ===
-							correctBook.name[0].toUpperCase();
+						: getFirstLetter(book.name).toUpperCase() ===
+							getFirstLetter(correctBook.name).toUpperCase();
 
 				return {
 					book,