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Word Challenge

1983 1 Players 75% Not Rated

Word Challenge is a 1-player word forming game similar to the Parker Brother's game Boggle In standard mode, players are given a 4 x 4 grid of 16 randomized letters, with the goal of making as many 3-or-more letter words as possible in a period of time. Words must be formed by using the next nearby letter, and each letter can only be used once in forming a word. The game includes a built-in dictionary, and only available words may be used to score points. The player competes against a computer opponent, with the goal of typing more correct words in a given time period than the computer opponent discovers. Players can modify the skill of the computer opponent, timer time, size of the game board, scoring method, and other aspects.

Release date
December 31, 1983
Publisher
Hayden Software
Players
1

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Word Challenge

Word Challenge is a 1-player word forming game similar to the Parker Brother's game Boggle

In standard mode, players are given a 4 x 4 grid of 16 randomized letters, with the goal of making as many 3-or-more letter words as possible in a period of time. Words must be formed by using the next nearby letter, and each letter can only be used once in forming a word. The game includes a built-in dictionary, and only available words may be used to score points. The player competes against a computer opponent, with the goal of typing more correct words in a given time period than the computer opponent discovers.

Players can modify the skill of the computer opponent, timer time, size of the game board, scoring method, and other aspects.

Genres

PuzzleBoard Game

Modes

Single Player

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Publisher
Hayden Software

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 31, 1983 · Not Rated

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