PopCap does it again: Bookworm. Addictive, despite the fact that it goes from easy to too difficult rather quickly. Any hopes of strategy of managing "easy" and "hard" letters by diligently using a little of each are too son dashed by a cavalcade of Z's, Qu's and X's. But while it's easy, it's wonderfully satisfying. I was even finding words longer than the seven-letter limit imposed by the game, which I have to tell you about here because the game wouldn't give me credit. (Thanks usr/bin/girl.)
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October 8, 2002
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My sister M----, Boggle demon, says Bookworm like crack! I've played it but I'm not as good as her.
OK, after 12 levels and 350,000 points (one game left open over several days), I'm about done. Still fun, but a bit repetitive after a while.
Tip: Gold letters, awarded in random locations across the board for long words, are fireproof. Avoid using them if you think you may need short words to get out of a jam.
Tip: Burning letters can only fall where you make room. Use fire to your advantage by making three-letter words in columns containing difficult letters.
... ok, I finished that game instead of giving up. 391,110, Supreme Archivist ranking. Longest word: vivider (though I'm sure I had other seven letter words). Best scoring word: punter (7560 pts). And now I'm done.
Addicted to Bookworm. Highest score 876,540. I just wish there was some cheat or something for when I get those burning "Z"s at the bottom with noting to play. I'm at the end of a 716,730 score game....need cheat!!
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I played it for awhile last week but was a little turned off by the lack of any time limit whatsoever. I played for about an hour and a half without trying before I got burnt, and that's too long for your average distraction game.