Buggy
It’s a fun game, but unfortunately the app is just buggy. A lot of cards do not work as they are supposed to, points are sometimes miscalculated, and words that should absolutely be in the dictionary, are not.
Near Perfect
I have been playing this game for over a year now, and I absolutely love it! It's especially good when you can get into a game with human opponents. I have only two complaints. The first is that the dictionaries are sometimes a bit, shall I say, "counterintuitive". By that, I mean that the AI's will sometimes get points for words that I am quite sure are not words. I will give them the benefit of the doubt, but on the other side, I often cannot submit words that I know for a fact to be words, such as "ammunition". The other complaint is a very small one, that probably affects only me. Currently the app icon currently displays a notification flag even when I have no notifications. That means, that I repeatedly open the app to check whether I actually need to make a move. And this is a bit annoying, since the app does not open all that fast.
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Great game but still some card bugs
Updated from previous review
Still a great game!
Cards that double adjacent card value: doesn’t double card value if previous card in word is selected. Works fine if selecting the card after the double card.
Green Look at 3 cards: If the AI uses this card and no cards remain in the draw deck, the confirm dialog remains open requiring the app to be closed and reopened.
Still a great game!
Cards that double adjacent card value: doesn’t double card value if previous card in word is selected. Works fine if selecting the card after the double card.
Green Look at 3 cards: If the AI uses this card and no cards remain in the draw deck, the confirm dialog remains open requiring the app to be closed and reopened.
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Great game
Updated from previous review
Still a great game!
Cards that double adjacent card value: doesn’t double card value if previous card in word is selected. I don’t normally use these cards anyway but the AI does so it’s actually a beneficial bug for me.
The AI doesn’t really use the F and Z cards that reduce novel values to their fullest extent. Which again benefits me.
The AI leaves a wild in it’s hand when it could use it as an “s” and capture the common vowel.
Still a great game!
Cards that double adjacent card value: doesn’t double card value if previous card in word is selected. I don’t normally use these cards anyway but the AI does so it’s actually a beneficial bug for me.
The AI doesn’t really use the F and Z cards that reduce novel values to their fullest extent. Which again benefits me.
The AI leaves a wild in it’s hand when it could use it as an “s” and capture the common vowel.
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Great Deckbuilding twist
I just discovered this game, so I’m still getting used to it, but I really like it. I was looking for another deck builder in addition to Dominion and Ascension that wasn’t about combat. Like the other two games, this is all about building up the deck to purchase victory points (which in this are novels), but instead of just playing cards, it’s all about making words.
There are lots of options which change the difficulty and bring in elements that add variety, and in addition to online and local play, I love the fact that I can play a game all by myself - great practice for learning how the game works.
I want to emphasize that I’m really happy the vendor made this game work with the Mac - that’s what I actually bought it on, though of course that means I also have it for my iPhone and iPad. This is not a common thing for vendors to do, and it should be commended and encouraged.
So overall, a great game if you like deckbuilding and scrabble!
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Great game
Updated from previous review
Blue “Y”: will draw 5 if double letter card with vowel is used in word. If the AI gets this card and has any double letter cards containing a vowel, might as well concede.
Green “L”: doesn’t always double card value if previous card is selected.
Blue “Y”: will draw 5 if double letter card with vowel is used in word. If the AI gets this card and has any double letter cards containing a vowel, might as well concede.
Green “L”: doesn’t always double card value if previous card is selected.
Word Validity
The game’s vocabulary filter needs some tweaking. While it invalidates a lot of legitimate, non-offensive words, it permits a host of offensive terms related to racial and ethnic groups (e.g., the verb “jew,” and the nouns “yid,” “honkeys,” and “orientals”).
Great game
Updated from previous review
This is my go to game for downtime.
Bugs, but nothing fatal:
Blue “Y”: will draw 5 if double letter card with vowel is used in word.
Green “L”: doesn’t always double card value if previous card is selected.
Still some inconsistencies with card descriptions and graphics regarding +1 draw vs +1 value for # of cards remaining in hand.
Where did the cards go that added points based on specific letters in your deck, # of trashed cards, etc?
This is my go to game for downtime.
Bugs, but nothing fatal:
Blue “Y”: will draw 5 if double letter card with vowel is used in word.
Green “L”: doesn’t always double card value if previous card is selected.
Still some inconsistencies with card descriptions and graphics regarding +1 draw vs +1 value for # of cards remaining in hand.
Where did the cards go that added points based on specific letters in your deck, # of trashed cards, etc?
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Fixed and playable again
Thanks for fixing the graphics back to non-4 year old mode.
The blue D 6$ card that says +1$ for each card left in hand is really +1 draw. Graphic doesn’t match action but it’s not a big deal.
Update: There are actually several high cost cards that say +1$ but are really +1 draw. Just a graphic wrong on the card so some cards won’t do what you expect - more $ this hand vs more draws in the next hand. Overall still a great game for passing the time.
The blue D 6$ card that says +1$ for each card left in hand is really +1 draw. Graphic doesn’t match action but it’s not a big deal.
Update: There are actually several high cost cards that say +1$ but are really +1 draw. Just a graphic wrong on the card so some cards won’t do what you expect - more $ this hand vs more draws in the next hand. Overall still a great game for passing the time.
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New fonts
The balloon fonts have made this game unplayable. Some don’t even fit in the card. The option ‘vol 1 font’ controls this? But can’t turn it off.
Update; I contacted support about the font and not long after he made a change and the font issue was fixed. It’s back to being playable and I’ve changed my rating to reflect.
Update; I contacted support about the font and not long after he made a change and the font issue was fixed. It’s back to being playable and I’ve changed my rating to reflect.
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Fixed and playable again
Thanks for fixing the graphics back to non-4 year old mode.
The blue D 6$ card that says +1$ for each card left in hand is really +1 draw. Graphic doesn’t match action but it’s not a big deal.
The blue D 6$ card that says +1$ for each card left in hand is really +1 draw. Graphic doesn’t match action but it’s not a big deal.
Update mess up?
I enjoy playing especially against the game character but after the last update I can’t get past the game character playing a word then it freezes. Tried reloading the game and now I can’t even play against the game. Sadness….
Great but no longer working!
My app updated around end of May 2025 and now the game doesn’t work!! In particular once you submit a word for scoring you can’t pick up a new card?? Please fix as I love this game otherwise!
Update broke the game
Today’s update broke the game. It lets you score cards, but never lets you actually buy a card. What was a very fun game is now unplayable.
Graphics better but can’t select cards
I can build the first word and score it, but then it’s dead. I can click on a card which shows a pop up view with labels but can’t add it to my deck.
New update is broken; can’t buy cards
Can’t buy cards after scoring word
Crashing recently
I play the co-op game solo a lot, but recently it started randomly getting itself into a freeze state where the only way I have found to get out is to quit the app and then start a new game. (There was a different freeze it used to do that you could get out of by quitting and restarting, but that didn’t work with the new behavior.) It’s super frustrating when you are doing well and then it hangs.
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Still buggy
Release from 2024 (October?) changed the look, which was bad, but also about 60% of the games against the AI now hang and you lose your progress and have to restart. I reported to the company directly but they don’t seem to care. The November update did not help. Just avoid this app unless you see a fix.
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wish it wasn't so unstable
i LOVE this game, but it's so disappointing when it crashes, which happens about 1 in 4 games. WAY to often. also, the recent update of the cards isn't my favorite, and there appears to be a way to roll it back, but it doesn't work. maybe the devs will see this and fix it! just learned that "jewing" is an acceptable word in the game, selected by the AI probably shouldn't be, at least not by the AI
Edit: just tried to play "lust" and the word was rejected, which means there is a filter.
I can't, in good conscious, continue to play this game when there is an obvious bigotry allowed.
Very disappointing
Edit: just tried to play "lust" and the word was rejected, which means there is a filter.
I can't, in good conscious, continue to play this game when there is an obvious bigotry allowed.
Very disappointing
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wish it wasn't so unstable
i LOVE this game, but it's so disappointing when it crashes, which happens about 1 in 4 games. WAY to often. also, the recent update of the cards isn't my favorite, and there appears to be a way to roll it back, but it doesn't work. maybe the devs will see this and fix it!
just learned that "jewing" is an acceptable word in the game, selected by the AI
probably shouldn't be, at least not by the AI
just learned that "jewing" is an acceptable word in the game, selected by the AI
probably shouldn't be, at least not by the AI
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