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This is an absolute delight.
A satisfying way to solve anagrams
This is a word puzzle through which you get to read Moby Dick. It is good for short bursts of puzzle solving, but unlike other puzzles you also have the satisfaction of actually reading the book.
Hidden gem
It’s calming and not always an easy puzzle. Hints are fee if you need. Brilliant idea.
I do wish I could look up a few words in an interactive dictionary.
I do wish I could look up a few words in an interactive dictionary.
OMBY <3
Love love love.
The Best Game I've Ever Purchased/Played
This game is both challenging and captivating. Because you're not only playing, but also reading a legendary book; there's no accompanying guilt about spending too much time playing games on your phone! Enjoy!
Fantastic, challenging and satisfying
Wow. This could be a new genre. An anagram/word game that exposes the subtleties of prose. Incredible homage to Melville and Moby Dick and lots of fun.
I hope we see another of these with a different book and author.
I hope we see another of these with a different book and author.
Lovely and surprisingly addictive
I'd forgotten how rich and imaginative and often funny MOBY DICK is until I started reading it slowly line by line through this game. Absolutely my go-to game now. The app design is simple and elegant and satisfying.
A Hidden Gem Of A Word Game
I'm lucky to have stumbled onto this literary word game. By breaking down the novel a few sentences at a time, and through using a fun game element, Omby helps one gain an appreciation of Melville's language. I find that it offers a very casual approach, in that one can choose to play for a quick minute, or for more extended periods. Also, since I'm a bit visually challenged, I'm finding that the clear graphics and layout really help in the enjoyment of the game/language/novel. There are no ads, at least in my version, which was free. Highly recommended.
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Fun
Reading a book this way is so much fun! I'd love it if my progressed would sync across iOS devices, but even without that it's worth the full batch of stars.
Genius!!!!!
A wonderful tribute/brain teaser to the great american novel. You can really get a sense of Melville on a poetic level and what’s more, it’s a great story. I can’t recommend this enough. Most people don’t read Moby Dick once. Now I read it every day.
Rewarding game and renewed appreciation for classic
My first thought was why Moby Dick, interminable Moby Dick? I'm only at chapter 9, so I haven't gotten to what I remember to be the inpenetrable whaling treatise parts, yet I am convinced this was a brilliant and worthy choice. Melville's writing is so rich, his observations so acute, startling and satisfying -- yet as an anagram game the text is far from predictable. Each sentence remains a challenge to unscramble and the reward is often delight.
I too would love the ability to highlight and save favorite sentences, particularly as there are so many individual gems that in normal reading slipped by unacknowledged.
Worth the money, worth the effort.
I too would love the ability to highlight and save favorite sentences, particularly as there are so many individual gems that in normal reading slipped by unacknowledged.
Worth the money, worth the effort.
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Great fun
An idea that might on hearing it sound silly or complicated but is in execution a metric ton (yes, more than an Imperial ton) of fun. Get the app, get the whale.
Fantastic; great for teaching
As a lover of Moby-Dick and a professor of both writing and American literature, let me give this game my highest praise. Will definitely use it in the classroom.
The only way to read Moby Dick
Fantastic game. I can't wait for Finnegan's Wake to come out.
Quite fun, could use 1 or 2 more features
Bravo--Brilliant, tricky fun with the great novel.
Would love to see a "highlight" or memory function added for memorable passages that I want to return to and remember. There must be some way to do this and retain the current elegance of the design.
Ideal for me would also be a double-click-on-a-word feature that would lead to my Webster's app or at least a dictionary for interesting words. Looks like the text now is set in images which might make that too difficult.
Would love to see a "highlight" or memory function added for memorable passages that I want to return to and remember. There must be some way to do this and retain the current elegance of the design.
Ideal for me would also be a double-click-on-a-word feature that would lead to my Webster's app or at least a dictionary for interesting words. Looks like the text now is set in images which might make that too difficult.
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What a great way to reread the book
This is how to reread the book and make it an entirely new experience. Brilliant idea to combine a puzzle game and an ebook. Smooth and intuitive implementation.
Great app!
Chapter 1 was a bit difficult, since I lost track of the story as I solved the anagrams, but it’s easy to go back and reread the last few sentences. By now, though, I can solve the anagrams fast enough to follow the story without going back. I’m more than 2000 anagrams in. It’s a great book, and a great way to improve your ability to solve anagrams.
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Rediscover the beauty of Moby Dick
OMBY is a great way to re-discover the beauty of Moby Dick. The simple yet clever puzzle encourages you to savor the rich prose and immerse yourself in the characters.
Best
Best game ever. The world needs this.
OMBY is intersting, challenging and fun.
Great puzzle! Word games are my passion and I am finding this both interesting and challenging.
Thanks for your hard work in creating such a fun "game".
Thanks for your hard work in creating such a fun "game".
