Compact Words is a set of 6 word-based games and puzzles from the Compact Fun range. Brief details of each component are given below.
Please note that the individual games are also available as individual apps: free ad-supported apps, and, in some cases, paid-for ad-free apps. So, you can try them first.
Original: 1-4 players (pastime for 1)
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Linkword Snap
An original game in which the players (up to 4) try to find a word that links given definitions or conditions. These may be simple, such as finding a word that matches 'Name of an actor or actress' and 'A 9-letter word', where Nicholson would be acceptable, or harder such as 'Name of a President' and 'Name of a make or model of car', where Ford or Lincoln would be acceptable.
Pentad
An original simple but frustrating letter and word game (up to 4 players) - try to make words from 25 letters on a 5x5 grid. There are three phases: Positioning, in which you place the letters on the grid; Swapping, in which you can swap two pairs; and Scoring, in which you select the words formed (2-5 letters), with bonuses for 5-letter words and for including the letter on the central square. If you like Scrabble, we think you'll like Pentad.
Classic: 1 player
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Hangman
A sophisticated version of the hangman puzzle or game normally played with pencil and paper, where one player tries to guess the letters of a hidden word. This version may be played by one player trying to guess a word specified by the system (from a dictionary of over 6500 words), or by two players where one of them specifies the word for the other to find.
WordSearch+
Search for the given words that are hidden in the letter grid - plus some that aren't given, but whose length you are told.
Classic: 1+players (pastime for 1)
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Beguile
A game like Boggle where you try to beat the countdown to identify words in a 4x4 or 5x5 grid formed by adjacent letters. Intended for several players to play each other using paper and pen; has no word input or word-checking functionality. Also makes a good pastime for one.
Letters game
Beat the countdown to make the longest word from 9 letters, where you select the next one as either a vowel or a consonant. Intended for several players to play each other using paper and pen; has no word input or word-checking functionality. Also makes a good pastime for one.
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Full Help facility for each component.
Always open in Portrait orientation.
The individual games are also available as individual apps: free ad-supported apps, and, in some cases, paid-for ad-free apps.
Versions of the individual components for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Nokia, Windows PCs and Macs are available from i.compactfun.com.
