tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034603669473761044.post2140415099998207110..comments2022-03-29T04:03:55.939-07:00Comments on Bits of Boardgames: Words Words Words OR Scrabble and Other Word Gamesmathguy6189http://www.blogger.com/profile/01825397912641019287noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034603669473761044.post-50214341102558734232012-02-09T21:05:08.214-08:002012-02-09T21:05:08.214-08:00Yeah, I'm an English major, but I don't re...Yeah, I'm an English major, but I don't really like Scrabble that much. It's okay, but while my vocabulary is good, my visualization and recall skills don't work well under pressure. It's even worse with Boggle, which I swear has nothing to do with words, it's all about Seeing in that special brain-twisty way. I prefer Scategories, but even that is a challenge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363710446755623775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034603669473761044.post-30429454098342906552012-02-09T16:30:31.624-08:002012-02-09T16:30:31.624-08:00Your game sounds rather interesting to me. I thin...Your game sounds rather interesting to me. I think that iOS/Android are the way word games are going to be played. This gives people time to think/look-up words and learn something. I don't deny that they are educational, but the games aren't as much fun for the masses. There's a lot of potential here.<br /><br />Thanks for furthering the discussion, it's always appreciated.mathguy6189https://www.blogger.com/profile/01825397912641019287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9034603669473761044.post-4453728804729960772012-02-09T15:58:36.941-08:002012-02-09T15:58:36.941-08:00I'm really interested in furthering this discu...I'm really interested in furthering this discussion. I love me some word games. Word on the Street is near the top of my list, as is Prolix by Gil Hova (check that one out if you haven't). It seems, however, that a lot of word games have shifted to iOS/Android platforms (e.g. Welder, War of Words, Word Fighter, Words w/ Friends, Hanging w/ Friends, etc. ad nauseum). <br /><br />Currently, I'm trying to build a Word based deck-building game. You have four piles: Vowels, Consonants, Letter blends, and Special Powers. Vowels are 1 point to purchase, Consonants 2, Blends 4, and special abilities are 7. Point distribution is done in a manner very similar to Super Scrabble. The game starts with players purchasing (face up) cards from any number of pile equal to 30points (ex: 10 vowel cards and 10 consonant cards).<br /><br />Subsequently, when a player makes a word, he/she can spend those points to buy cards from any of the stacks. So, for example, if a player made a word worth 13 points, he/she could by a special tile, a blend, and 2 vowels. After purchasing, the hand gets refilled to 7 and play progresses. <br /><br />It's still in an alpha phase, but it's got potential. My big hangup right now is how to work out scoring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com