Wordsmith a Highly Fun & Addictive Scrabble Game for up to 4 Players
by Antonio Wells
May 20, 2011 11:00 AM –
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Wordsmith is an addictive word game similar to Scrabble. Play with friends now. Wordsmith is a 2 to 4 player turn-based crossword style game similar to Scrabble or Words with Friends. For those with busy schedules you can play slowly or for those that want to play fast you can do that too thanks to push notifications. I must warn you, this game is addicting! Features: Supports 2 to 4 players, Play friends/random opponents, Push Notifications, Chat, No ads, Allows 60 games going at the same time. Score preview indicator, Player profiles and pictures, Recent friends list, Game statistics, Basic and extended player statistics, Quick access buttons, Existing games will transfer from Wordsmith Free.
Price: Free, $2.49
Tested on: Nexus One
Pros & Cons:
Pros
- Multi-player online Scrabble game
- Supports games for up to four players
- Very fun, challenging and addictive
- Supports push notifications alerting you when it is your turn to play
- Play at your own pace, games can last for days or weeks without feeling like so
- Great time waster for casual or serious Scrabble gamer
Cons
- If you’re not signed it you won’t receive push notifications of your turn
Features:
Wordsmith is an online multi-player Scrabble game… highly addictive and extremely fun with friends or strangers! This game slightly differs from similar games such as Words With Friends (dud) and Wordfeud (stud); multiple players in one game, thus you can play with three or four player games versus just two players. Just like these games you have the letter mixer (you can even shake your phone to shuffle), you can clear the board, guess three times wrong and forfeit your turn, pass or play a valid word. Wordsmith features push notifications which will tell you when it’s your turn to play. One caveat with the notifications is if you’re not signed into the game you will not receive notifications; for example if you restart your device.
How to Play Wordsmith:
Just like Scrabble you’re presented with letters to make words on the game board. The best strategy is to spell words that result in high scores taking advantage of Double Letter (DL), Double Word (DW), Triple Letter (TL), and Triple Word (TW) squares. The blank space is a bonus piece, when you lay it down you have the option to choose any letter. Tip: Double-tap the game board to zoom in and out.
Full Features:
- Supports 2 to 4 players
- Play friends/random opponents
- Push Notifications
- Chat
- No ads
- Allows 60 games going at the same time.
- Score preview indicator
- Player profiles and pictures
- Recent friends list
- Game statistics
- Basic and extended player statistics
- Quick access buttons
- Existing games will transfer from Wordsmith Free. Uninstall the Free version before using this version
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Wordsmith in Game Play
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Wordsmith in Game Play Closeup
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Wordsmith Your Turn
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Wordsmith Their Turn
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Wordsmith New Game
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Wordsmith Game Won
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Wordsmith Game Stats
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Wordsmith Chat
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Wordsmith Profile
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Wordsmith Settings
Fun Factor & Addictive:
These Scrabble-like spin offs are great for the serious or casual players. Very fun & addictive plus the bonus of being a good brain buster challenge. Plus you get the benefit of playing at your own pace (as you can see from one of my screenshots, it took me 17 days to play one game).
Graphics:
The game board is neatly laid out, you can zoom in and out of the board with pinch zoom or double tap gestures.