Words with Friends

Contents:

• Description
• Features
• Platform
• Board layout
• Tile Distribution and Values
• English Lexicons Used
• Turn Time Limit
• Ending the Game
• Special Rules
• Website

Description:
-Unleash your vocabulary and play Words With Friends, the world’s favorite crosswords puzzle game,
-PLAY the word-building puzzle game you know and love
-USE your wits and strategize to make the best moves

Features:
-UNLOCK your win/loss record and other STATS to see how you compare against your opponents*
-CONNECT with your friends through in-game chat
-DISCOVER new friends instantly with random opponent matchmaking


* Requires in-game purchase to unlock

Platform:
-ACCESS your game across your iPhone, iPad and/or iPod Touch and Android devices
-Also playable in Facebook for Windows Web Browser

Board Layout:

(Words with Friends Screenshot from Android device)

TW-Triple Word Score
DW-Double Word Score
TL-Triple Letter Score
DL-Double Letter Score
(Note: Center Square with a plus sign is Single Letter Score)

Tile Distribution and Values:

	Counts	Scores
A	9	1
B	2	4
C	2	4
D	5	2
E	13	1
F	2	4
G	3	3
H	4	3
I	8	1
J	1	10
K	1	5
L	4	2
M	2	4
N	5	2
O	8	1
P	2	4
Q	1	10
R	6	1
S	5	1
T	7	1
U	4	2
V	2	5
W	2	4
X	1	8
Y	2	3
Z	1	10
?	2	0
	104

English Lexicons Used: (As of blogging time)
-Modified ENABLE (Others called it WWF)
-Added words like ZEN, TEXTING, etc.

Turn Time Limit:
-??

Ending the Game:
-The game ends when one player plays every tile in his rack, and there are no tiles remaining to draw from. The game could also end if three successive turns have occurred with no scoring and as long as the score is not zero-zero.
-After the last tile is played, the opposing player will lose points equal to the sum of the value of his remaining tiles. This amount is then awarded to the player who placed the last tile.

Special Rules:
-Exchanging is permitted even if there are fewer than seven tiles left in the bag.
-Unlimited tries for a move in case there are phoney words being played.
-Additional 35 points is added to score of playing seven tiles other called as bingo or bonus play.

Website: http://www.wordswithfriends.com/

WordWise

Contents:

• Description
• Features
• Platform
• Board layout
• Tile Distribution and Values
• English Lexicons Used
• Turn Time Limit
• Ending the Game
• Special Rules
• Website

Description:
WordWise is a 2-player crossword game in which players take turns forming words on a board.

Features:
-The free version of WordWise only allows 3 concurrent games; the full version allows up to 100 concurrent games
-A green background for a game, with a Play button indicates that it is your turn in that game
-A yellow background for a game, with a View button indicates that it is your opponent's turn
-A blue background with Accept and Decline buttons indicate a pending game.
-In Pro version, Your Stats button will show your  Win-Loss-Tie record, including top 10 of your best scoring game, and also your top 10 high score in a single turn
-In Pro version, Top 10 players with high game score are shown; Top 10 players with their high words are also shown; and the Top 10 high rated players.

Platform:
-Android
-iOS

Board Layout:

(WordWise Screenshot from Android device)

3W-Triple Word Score
2W-Double Word Score
3L-Triple Letter Score
2L-Double Letter Score
(Note: Center Square with circle is Single Letter Score)

Tile Distribution and Values:

	Counts	Scores
A	8	1
B	2	3
C	2	3
D	4	2
E	12	1
F	2	3
G	2	2
H	4	2
I	8	1
J	1	8
K	2	4
L	4	1
M	2	3
N	6	1
O	7	1
P	2	3
Q	1	9
R	6	1
S	6	1
T	9	1
U	3	1
V	1	6
W	2	4
X	1	8
Y	2	4
Z	1	9
?	2	0
	102

English Lexicons Used: (As of blogging time)
-CSW07

Turn Time Limit:
If your opponent does not make a move within a certain amount of time (e.g. 5 days), they get a warning email telling them that the system will force a resignation in another 3 days if they don't make a move within that time frame.

Ending the Game:
-The game ends when either player uses their last tile and there are no tiles remaining
-Both players pass consecutively
-One player resigns
-For non-resigned game, the value of each player\'s tiles (if any) are subtracted from their scores. The player with the highest score wins.

Special Rules:
-Exchanging is permitted even if there are fewer than seven tiles left in the bag.
-WARNING: Two consecutive invalid plays cause a player to lose turn.
-Additional 50 points is added to score of playing seven tiles other called as bingo or bonus play.

Website: http://groups.google.com/group/wordwise

Wordfeud

Contents:

• Description
• Features
• Platform
• Board layout
• Tile Distribution and Values
• English Lexicons Used
• Turn Time Limit
• Ending the Game
• Special Rules
• Website

Description:
Play against 20 million opponents!
Wordfeud is a cross-platform multiplayer puzzle game available for Android and iPhone. Challenge friends and random opponents and play in up to 30 separate games simultaneously!
Create and place words on the 15 by 15 tile board and earn points for creativity and placing letters on the high scoring Double Letter, Double Word, Triple Letter and Triple Word tiles.
Search for friends to play against or allow Wordfeud to match you up with an opponent. Even chat with them - smack talk or praise - it's your choice!

Tired of the same standard board each game? Choose the option to randomize the board and change up where the DL, TL, DW, TW tiles are placed - giving the classic game a new twist!

Features:
- Choose to play with friends or be matched up against random opponents
- Play in 30 simultaneous games!
- Random board option to mix up the DL, DW, TL, TW tiles
- Push notifications informing you of opponent's latest move
- Uses English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish and Danish dictionaries
- Chat with your opponents

Platform:
-Android
-iOS

Board Layout:

(Wordfeud Screenshot from Android device)

TW-Triple Word Score
DW-Double Word Score
TL-Triple Letter Score
DL-Double Letter Score
(Note: Center Square with circle is Single Letter Score)

Tile Distribution and Values:

	Counts	Scores
A	10	1
B	2	4
C	2	4
D	5	2
E	12	1
F	2	4
G	3	3
H	3	4
I	9	1
J	1	10
K	1	5
L	4	1
M	2	3
N	6	1
O	7	1
P	2	4
Q	1	10
R	6	1
S	5	1
T	7	1
U	4	2
V	2	4
W	2	4
X	1	8
Y	2	4
Z	1	10
?	2	0
	104

English Lexicons Used: (As of blogging time)
-TWL06
-CSW07

Turn Time Limit:
If the player whose turn it is does not place a word within 48 hours, an automatic "resign" is generated for that player.

Ending the Game:
-When all of the tiles have been taken from the bag and one player has used all of the tiles on his or her rack, the game ends. At this point, the player who has tiles on the rack gets the total number of points on these tiles subtracted from his or her total score. The value is then added to the player who played the last tile. After this, the highest score determines the winner of the game.
-After three consecutive passes, the game ends.

Special Rules:
-Exchanging is permitted even if there are fewer than seven tiles left in the bag.
-Unlimited tries for a move in case there are phoney words being played.
-Additional 40 points is added to score of playing seven tiles other called as bingo or bonus play.

Website: http://www.facebook.com/WordfeudGame