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- Word Games
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- Contents:
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- -----Crossword
- -----Hangman & Related Games
- -----Word Scramble & Word Search
- -----Other
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- -----Crossword
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- [3DXWD]
- Cyberspace Crossword 1.22 (Ivory Tower Software; $0) 3-D crossword puzzle for
- Windows. Requires VBRUN200.
-
- [CCC]
- Crossword Counter-Cheater (Ford, Nelson ASP; $0) lets you counter those
- crossword puzzles that use words nobody's ever heard before. The database
- doesn't have normal words, just words like abri, dryad, hadj, osier, and
- zoroaster. We consider the use of gibberish words to be cheating on the part
- of the crossword's creator. You can type in a clue and find matching words, or
- type in known letters for the answer and the program will display any matching
- words. You can easily add words to or delete words from the database. VBRUN is
- required.
-
- [CP_EDIT]
- Crossword Puzzle Editor 0.5 (O'Brien, Mark E.; $0) lets you create crossword
- puzzles in Windows. You can use any available fonts, print the puzzles, and
- save and load puzzles from disk. A sample puzzle is included.
-
- [CWCLIP]
- Crossword Clipper for Windows (PC Help-Line ASP; $50) is a crossword puzzle
- layout/publishing tool for puzzles created with the DOS program Crossword
- Creator. This program is not an editor, but a customizable viewer with a
- WYSIWYG display that lets you re-size the grid, select fonts, and more. It
- makes full use of the Windows Clipboard for pasting puzzles and clues into
- other applications. VBRUN is included with this package.
-
- [CWD]
- Cross Words Deluxe 1.0 (Strategic Solutions ASP; $20) is an electronic
- crossword puzzle book for Windows. Features include clue assistance, answer
- peek, and auto-save of work in progress. The 25 puzzles included can be solved
- on screen or printed.
-
- [KBS_XWRD]
- KBS: Crosswords for Windows (KBS Systems; $25) is a crossword puzzle game for
- Windows. Ten puzzles are included with three different skill levels available
- for each one. You can either drag a letter to it's intended spot, or you may
- click on a clue and type in the answer. Other features include a cheat mode
- that instantly fills in a word, the ability to save partially solved puzzles,
- a puzzle solve option, and more. VBRUN is required.
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- -----Hangman & Related Games
-
- [GUESSIT]
- GuessIt (Jaeger, Bruce; $10) is a Hangman game. You can edit the word file and
- provide your own list of words. You can also replace the Hangman with the
- Dentist, Taxman or Bridge Buster. VBRUN100.DLL is required.
-
- [HANGEM]
- Hangem 1.0 (Jarrett, Eric; $5) is a Windows version of the well-known
- word-guessing game. One or two players can play, and a game can be won with as
- few as 2 or as many as 30 correctly guessed words. Two-player games have the
- option of entering your own words for your opponent to guess.
-
- [HANGMNW]
- Hangman for Windows 1.02 (Pocket-Sized Software; $5) is a simple, but well
- done adaptation of the popular word guessing game. Although there are none of
- the usual hangman type graphics, the program does have a word list with over
- 14,000 words, and you can easily add your own words with any text editor.
-
- [SNW10A]
- Spin'n Win 1.0a (Dan Puraty; $12) is a unique animated version of Wheel of
- Fortune for Windows 3.1. Up to three players take turns spinning for dollar
- amounts and trying to guess letters to solve a phrase. Features include an
- editable phrase file, customizable WAV sound file support, top-10 high score
- record, bonus rounds, and more. This is a fun game for all ages. Requires
- VBRUN200.
-
- [WINWHEEL]
- WinWheel 1.7 (Mueller, Russell ASP; $19) is a Wheel of Fortune type game.
- VBRUN100 is required.
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- -----Word Scramble & Word Search
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- [ANAGRAM]
- The Anagram Program 1.01 (Tim Hill; $10) creates anagrams from phrases you
- type in. Clipboard support, 40,000+ word dictionary, and more.
-
- [BOG]
- Bog 1.06 (Pocket-Sized Software; $10) is an excellent adaptation of Boggle for
- Windows. Letters are displayed on a 4x4 grid, and you must create as many
- words as you can using adjacent letters on the grid. A dictionary with over
- 3000 legal words is utilized, but you can also add your own words to the list.
- Your opponent in this game is the computer, so don't feel too badly if you get
- severely beaten the first few times you play. WIN31 is required.
-
- [BOGLE]
- Bogle (Simon Brault; $10-$15) is a Windows version of the word game Boggle.
-
- [DEQUOT]
- DeQuoter 1.0 (Shadoware; $12) is a fantastic game that challenges you to
- decipher famous quotations. When one of the 200 quotes is displayed, you have
- five minutes to move all the letters into the correct spaces. Hints can be
- given at a cost of 30 seconds each. The digitized sound and music are very
- well done, and the 256-color animations are equally impressive. Other features
- include a high score list, and bonus time when your score reaches 1000.
- Requires Windows 3.1. A sound card is optional, but highly recommended.
-
- [QUOTEP]
- Quotation Puzzle 1.01 (Pocket-Sized Software; $5) unscramble letter cubes to
- form famous quotes.
-
- [SCRAMBLE]
- Scramble (Mansfield, Richard; $14) helps solve the popular JUMBLE word game
- published in most U.S. newspapers. You simply type in a group of five or six
- letters and it produces a list of every possible combination of those letters,
- along with a shorter list of combinations most likely to be real words. Also
- included is an interesting two-player word game. Each player enters three 5 or
- 6-letter words which the program scrambles. Players then work against the
- clock to solve the words. Several scoring options are available. Requires
- VBRUN200.
-
- [SCRAMBL1, SCRAMBL2, SCRAMBL3]
- The Scrambler 1.0 (DunsonWare; $7) is a word-scramble game. Difficulty ranges
- from beginner to advanced, so this game is suitable for both children and
- adults. To further increase the challenge you can also set time limits. Other
- features include a cheat mode that changes the letters to green when you have
- them in the correct order, digitized sound support for systems with sound
- cards, high score table, and more.
-
- [WRDSRCH]
- Word Search for Windows 1.5 (Stern, Steven D.; $0) makes scrambled word
- puzzles from a set of words you enter. You can set the number of rows and
- columns between 5 and 15, build the puzzle with all capitals or all lowercase
- letters, and specify printer fonts for the puzzle and word list. VBRUN is
- required.
-
- [WF]
- WordFind 1.0 (Esemplare, Steven T.; $5-$10) is a Windows implementation of the
- classic wordfind puzzles. You use the mouse to draw a circle around a word,
- and words are automatically removed from the list when you locate them. Five
- puzzles are provided, including Christmas, Casino Lingo, Outer Space, Music,
- and MacGyver. An on-screen timer displays the elapsed time.
-
- [WRDSTOK]
- Wordstalk 1.1 (Mallard Software; $15) is a challenging Windows version of the
- word game Boggle. You are given a 4x4 grid of letters, and must create as many
- words as possible in two minutes using only adjacent letters. Your computer
- opponent also creates a list of words, and at the end of the round the lists
- are compared. Any duplicate words are thrown out, and longer words receive a
- higher score.
-
-
- -----Other
-
- [CIPHERWN]
- Cipher for Windows (Anderson, Nels ASP; $17-$26) is a cryptogram-quotes game.
- Several puzzles are included and you can easily create more. Features include
- on-line help, hints, save/restore, a hall of fame, and much more.
-
- [CIPHRBT]
- Cipher 1.2 (Trupp, Brad; $0) is a decryption game. A cheat mode will show you
- the location of one letter at a time.
-
- [JOTTO]
- Jotto for Windows 2.0 (Keller, C.M.; $5) is a word-guessing game you play
- against the computer. After selecting a word you take turns guessing the word
- and each opponent must tell how many letters are correct.
-
- [KBSTRIV]
- KBS: Trivia Challenge 1.05 (KBS Systems; $25) is a trivia game with over 200
- questions on topics ranging from animals to religion to sports and more. VBRUN
- is required.
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