Word Games

Spoonbill Word Target 1.1 (1.4 MB) Requires DirectX

Upgrade released March 2009

	The version 1.1 upgrade includes functionality to enable you to print a puzzle onto paper for solving away from the computer.
	Also includes a separate NotAWord dictionary which prevents words which you have previously deemed not to be words from repeatedly appearing in the Unknown Words list.

Spoonbill Word Target is a game of anagrams. A 9-letter word is chosen at random from the dictionary, its letters scrambled and presented in a 3 by 3 grid. The central letter is referred to as the Target letter and must be included in every word you make. Your target is to make as many words of 4 letters or more from the letters in the Target grid. Verb forms ending in S and plurals ending in S are not allowed. Proper names are not allowed. Foreign words are not allowed unless they have been adopted into the English language. You must, of course, have at least one 9-letter word in your list. This game has the following features:

	Word Assist. With Word Assist turned on, all the possible words are displayed with the tiles face down as in the screenshot above. As you make a new word, the tiles are flipped over to reveal that word. With Word Assist off, only the words you have already found are displayed.
	Game Type. You can choose whether to generate a short game, an average length game or a long game with the Least, Average and Most options.
	Random. With the Random option turned on, a random game will be generated for you. With the Random option turned off, you can enter your own puzzle. Many magazines and newspapers feature this type of puzzle and it has been called many things such as Target, Focus or Jumble Word. With Random off, you can enter the letters of a magazine puzzle and use Spoonbill Word Target to play the game.
	Any words you find, which are not in the Word Target main dictionary, will be presented to you at the end of the game. If you deem them to be legal words according to the rules of Word Target, you can choose to add them to your supplemental User dictionary. These words will then be available for use in subsequent games.
	The Edit Dictionary feature allows you to add missing words to your User dictionary without playing a game.
	You can save the game you are playing at any time and resume it in another session.

This game is recommended for all you word game enthusiasts. You'll find it challenging and addictive.

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Boggle Deluxe 1.1 (2.3 MB) Requires DirectX

Boggle Deluxe is a complete rewrite of Spoonbill Software's original Boggle game. It has all the features of the original Boggle but with many new exciting features including:

	Improved graphics
	Continuous updating of the round scores and the total scores for all players.
	Additional options and game parameters which are remembered between sessions.
	Solo play against the computer.
	Solve It! mode where you try to find all possible words without a time limit.
	Analysis of the Boggle grid showing all the possible words including the ones you missed!
	Separate main Boggle dictionary and User supplemental dictionary so that you don't lose all your additional words when you install a newer version.
	Play Boggle with the Challenge cube - introduced by Parker Brothers into their Boggle game in 1983.
	Completely solve any Boggle grid, including the ones from the "manual" game. See how many words you missed finding!
	Choose whether to run the game in Full Screen or Windowed mode.
	A choice of Keyboard or Mouse input for your words. In the picture above, the mouse graphic next to the Boggle title indicates that Mouse input is in effect.

If you like Boggle, you'll love Boggle Deluxe!

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Anita's Word Challenge (1.7 MB) Requires DirectX

Anita's Word Challenge is an exciting word game where you make words to increase your score whilst trying to make Target words before your letter allocation runs out! You make words by swapping two letter tiles with each other, and any words either across or down which contain either of the swapped letters are scored. The more words you make in one move the more you score. The letters used in scoring words are then removed from the grid, the tiles fall down and the empty spaces left at the top are filled with new random letter tiles. But to advance to the next level and get a new letter allowance, you must make all of the Target words before your letter allowance runs out or the game is over! While all this is going on, lock Super Bonus letters into the Super Bonus word and when you complete the Super Bonus word, you will be awarded a Super bonus. If you get stuck, you can always blow up tiles with your stick of dynamite! But beware - you will be penalized for doing this!

How to order

How to order:

Send your request to Ian Humphreys (together with your full name and country) at: games@spoonbillsoftware.com.au

e.g. My name is John Smith from Utah, USA, please send the following games...

IMPORTANT: Please allow up to four days for delivery.

Please feel free to tell us what you think of our products. We always welcome constructive comments and any suggestions for future new games or other applications. And when you talk to Spoonbill Software you are talking to a REAL person, not a computer program.

If you have any problems with installing the software sent to you please contact us via e-mail at the address below.

support@spoonbillsoftware.com.au

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Last modified: July 16, 2010