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Can you solve all 100 anagrams?
To score higher, type words with fewer letters first. Then type a word that uses all letters to advance to the next word.
Cheat level: Press PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN.
Most anagrams are from:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/english/anagram/numberofletters/5letters.shtml
Playtesters: Jennifer Russ, and at http://themade.org Anders, Redbeard, Jovanni, and Peter.
Downloads and Links
Ratings
| #124 | Innovation | 3.81 |
| #213 | Overall | 3.57 |
| #214 | Fun | 3.52 |
| #225 | Theme | 3.76 |
| #499 | Audio | 2.80 |
| #523 | Graphics | 3.10 |
| #620 | Mood | 2.85 |
| #748 | Humor | 2.35 |
| #2292 | Coolness | 17% |
Comments
@fixedgerald You're right: the instructions were confusing. Now I hope they are clear.
Good concept, quite fun, but it's a pain for the AZERTY keyboards.
@ethankennerly the updated version does make more sense now. I like the animations on the letters
I liked how you were introduced to the game, and it was refreshing given the different playing style of all of the other LD games. I got to 36 with 279 letters
This was funner than I expected! I got really competitive with myself after a few words. :) I got stuck in the 20s, unfortunately, but I had a lot of fun. Good job.
Wonderful addictive fun! I wasn't sure what the advantage was for making short words until I was running out of time, then it helps by shuffling teh letters and buying a little extra time, though I couldn't really tell what it did to the score. Love it!
36 with 233. Great game and the most original idea i have seen yet
An original word game yet very hard for non-english speakers but the concept is very nice. Graphics are clean and sounds do their job.
69 words with 630 letters. ^^
Excellent game! I love typing games (I've made on for this LD too), but I never thought about mixing it with anagrams, good job! Some words are too easy, but some are too difficult (I'd slow down the hard enemies), maybe 'cause I'm not a native English speaker. My keyboard doesn't have page up and page down keys, so I had to beat every level; luckily you don't really lose when the enemy gets you. The feedback to the input is really good too! 5 stars! :D
I am German and I find these games difficult even in German :D But you added some nice features which made the fun even for me as a loser in anagram! :D
Fun to play. Nice to see a typing and puzzle game combined. Made it to word 44.
Fun game, I love the concept! Never though of anagrams as a weapon! I found the game very easy, maybe make difficulty increase faster? Anyway, great job!
Nice take on the theme and use of language! Besides being an unconventional weapon it's also educational! :D
Graphics might be simple and audio too, but they are good for this genre! Pretty solid and fun to play! :3
Wow, this was really fun. Spent more time on this than any other game this LD, and only made it to level 50some. Awesome amount of content for a compo game.
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Fun to play once you figure out what to do, but the in game text is confusing.