Worgle
From dis-Emi-A
| Game Info Box | |
|---|---|
| |
| Name | Worgle |
| Genre | Word |
| Status | |
| Mechanics | Core Complete |
| Sounds | None |
| Graphics | Incomplete |
| Play Game | |
Worgle is a game based on the classic letter dice game Boggle. The goal is simply to find as many words as possible in the given dice arrangement.
This game is primarily a demonstration of the dictionary class which can check the validity of words and lookup anagrams, and search the board for words.
Points of interest:
- the computer knows words in 4 levels of language frequency
- the computer search is done in parallel
- use of charts in final score dialog
Gameplay
Simply click in the box at the bottom of the screen and start typing the words you can form from the letters. You can connect any adjacent letters (including diagonals) but can only use each letter once per word.
When the time is up you'll be presented with a statistics display of your score and how well the computer did (well, he always does it perfectly).
Quick End
If you'd like to see the statistics and charts at the end of the game but not wait for the three minute timeout you can abort the time. To do so hold Ctrl, click the mouse button in the letter grid, and choose "End Time".
Note however that you should type some words first though, otherwise the graphs will be looking like they miss information.
Algorithm
For those interested in knowing how the mechanics of the game work, refer to How I built Worgle, a Boggle-like game.
