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WordOMatic - User Guide and FAQ
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WordOMatic Instructions
WordOMatic is a simple game to learn and play. The game rules are quite
clear and after playing only one or two games you should have a good idea
of how to play. The game is available for desktop PC's and also for PDA's
so I will explain the controls first. The rest of this guide should be
suitable for all versions.
- Game Controls
Slide rows of letters using the Left Mouse Button or PDA Stylus. Remove
complete words by pressing the Right Mouse Button. On a PDA, remove
words by tapping the Word Area or tapping Word Light. On a Mac, remove
words by pressing Space. The Word Light will flash green when you
align complete words.
- Game Basics
Rearrange the colored letters by sliding rows and columns to form
words across or down. The words created are removed and replaced with
fresh Grey letters. Words must use at least 3 letters and a maximum
of 6 letters.
Each time you remove some words, the remaining "Letter Tiles"
change colour from Grey through Gold, Green, Blue and Red. After Red
the Tile becomes void. The object of the game is to recycle all available
letters before they become void. You must prioritize the Blue and
Red Tiles.
You can create multiple words (often by accident) but it's not overly
important to do so. However, as the game progresses it may be necessary
to create two or three words in order to clear out the colour letters.
The game will continue until it is impossible to create new words
from the remaining letters. If you can stop your letters from turning
void the game will continue.
- Points System
Each letter of the alphabet has a standard points value but as the
letters change colour, the value goes up. It is tempting to allow
letters to age in order to get more points. You should also try to
avoid repeating words; words that are repeated will have their value
reduced by up to 40 points depending on how soon it is repeated. After
50 words the penalty for a particular word is lifted.
- Special Tiles
The game has 3 special tiles which appear at random. Two of the special
tiles are bad, and one is good.
The first special tile is the Time Bomb. This tile is red and while
in colour and lasts for 30 seconds. You must remove this letter as
quick as you can. If the time runs out, it will instantly turn into
a void tile.
The second special tile is the Radioactivity Tile. This tile is green
in colour with a powerful radioactive glow. This tile lasts for 30
seconds and will cause surrounding tiles to change in colour. It is
important to remove this tile quickly to reduce the amount of negative
colour change. You may want to move this tile into a corner where
there are fewer surrounding tiles but most importantly remove it as
soon as possible.
The third special tile is the Tile of Goodness. This tile is pure
white with a heavenly glow. This tile has an opposite effect to the
Radioactivity Tile and will reduce the colour change of surrounding
tiles. It's a good idea to move Red and Blue tiles close to this during
it's 30 second life span. The pure white glow is so bright, you are
unable to see its letter. This means it's possible to accidently remove
the tile in a new word.
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