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Bookworm Deluxe (PC)

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CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
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Whether you're a vocab virtuoso or a remedial reader, you'll find a suitable challenge in Bookworm Deluxe.

Specifications: ESRB: Everyone ; Genre: Puzzle ; Number of players: 1 Player See full specs

Price range: $9.99 check prices

GameSpot editors' review

Reviewed by:
Greg Mueller
Reviewed on: 08/25/2005
Updated on: 09/26/2006
Released on: 03/15/2006
Originally published on GameSpot: Bookworm Deluxe (PC) Review

Bookworm is a word jumble game similar to the Parker Brothers tabletop classic Boggle. You are given a board filled with lettered tiles, and you have to string them together to form words, at which point the tiles disappear and new ones drop from above. You get points for each word, and longer words are worth more points. There are special tiles too, including score bonuses and the dreaded burning tiles. The red tiles burn through the tile below after each turn. If a red tile reaches the bottom of the grid, you lose the game.

The premise is super simple, and the game plays quickly if you just keep making small words like "dog" or "cart." But, you can spend a lot of time hunting for the elusive "ravioli" or "heliotropism" as well. There's also an action mode here, which makes the red tiles burn constantly, so you have only a few seconds to make each word. No matter how you play, Bookworm Deluxe is a fun and easy vocabulary game that will please everyone from word wizards to the barely literate. The only problem is that it doesn't offer much more than the free Web version of Bookworm.

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