word puzzles

Wheel of Wealth returns to the Windows Phone Store

By George Ponder, Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:21 pm

If you recall, the Windows Phone game Wheel of Wealth was recently pulled from the Windows Phone Store due to a intellectual property infringement complaint. The developer vowed to resolve the issues surrounding the complaint and today we received some good news. Wheel of Wealth is once again listed in the Windows Phone Store.

For those not familiar, Wheel of Wealth is a Wheel of Fortune-styled game where you are given a hidden word or phrase puzzle. You spin a wheel to determine how much each correctly guessed letter is worth. With each successful guess, you get to spin again. Every letter of the alphabet is available except for vowels. Those you have to buy with your earnings.

Windows Phone Game Review: Word Sleuth

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By George Ponder, Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:33 am

Word Sleuth is a Find-a-Word type puzzle game for your Windows Phone that dares you to find the 25,000+ words that are spread across 35 word categories. Word Sleuth adds a decent amount of customizations to give a very simple word puzzle a little pop.

You'll find Scoreloop integration for your leaderboards, customizable backgrounds, three difficulty levels, and four game modes to keep things interesting. If you like find-a-word type word puzzles, Word Sleuth is worth a try.

IAGWH2 - Review

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By George Ponder, Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 at 1:05 am

Every now and again we run across rather unique games for your Windows Phone. IAGWH2 is not only a unique game but it also has an equally unique title. It stands for "I am great with headlines 2" and is part puzzle game and part trivia game based on the news headlines of the day.

It reminded me of a game show you'd fine on NPR such as "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" IAGWH2 is a simple, yet entertaining game and to find out more, you've gotta make the jump past the break.

Wordrix - Review

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By George Ponder, Monday, May 30, 2011 at 9:45 pm

Okay... here's a cool, addictive game for your Windows Phone. Wordrix is a Boggle styles game for your Windows Phone that has you finding words amongst an assortment of letters.

As you create words, you earn points and the letters are replenished. You have two game modes, Local and Online with settings to allow you to customize the appearance of the game.

To read more on Wordrix, follow the break.

Marketplace Spotlight - Word Tangle Free

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By George Ponder, Thursday, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:39 am

Word Tangle Free is a word puzzle game being offered over at the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace. Reading from the Marketplace description, "The scoring is dynamic while the graphics and sound effects are second to none. This is not your Grandpa's Boggle, so dont expect it to be! Try to get as many words possible within the time limit (that you set). Same word is allowed more than once as long as it's built differently each time."

Word Tangle Free features include:

Multiple dictionaries (US/UK English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Swedish)
Multiple player profiles
4x4 on up to 8x8 letter game board -Multiple time limits
Tilt the phone to rotate letters
Shake the phone for a new game

You can download your free copy of Word Tangle Free here (opens Zune) at the Marketplace.

Word Search – Review

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By George Ponder, Monday, Mar 7, 2011 at 2:23 am

Remember the word search puzzles that are in the newspaper? You can even find books dedicated to the hidden word puzzles. Word Search for Windows Phone 7 brings the same entertaining puzzles to your Windows Phone.

The game layout is simple. You choose between three difficulties (Easy, Medium, and Hard) then select your word topic. Topics range from Animals to World Countries and if your feeling adventurous, just swipe at the topic wheel and go with whatever appears after things stop spinning.

Once the puzzle is generated (by tapping Start) a list of the hidden words is displayed at the bottom of the screen with a field of assorted letters filling the remainder of the screen. The harder the skill level, the larger the letter fields.

For more on Word Search follow the break.

Trine's Hangman - Review

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By George Ponder, Sunday, Dec 26, 2010 at 9:41 pm

Looking for an addictive game for your Windows Phone? Like word puzzles? Look no further than Trine's Hangman. Gydar Industries has developed a hangman fashioned word game for Windows Phone 7 that is highly addictive and very entertaining.

The game itself is simple. You try to guess the word, one letter at a time. Each wrong letter ads a piece of the gallows and your hangman's body. Your afforded nine wrong guesses before the picture is complete and you loose.

One of the great things about Trine's Hangman is that your scores are a collective of all the puzzles. So while you may miss a word, your game continues. Don't worry about running out of words any time soon. Trine's comes loaded with 10,000 words and phrases.

But there's a lot more to Trine's Hangman than simply guessing letters. To find out more on this Windows Phone game, follow the break.