Bookworm

[Shawnee123]

Do you try to set yourself up to get the bonus word (keg, in this instance?)

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Do you try to set yourself up to get the bonus word (keg, in this instance?)

The bonus word can really screw things up. If you tiptoe around the Ks and Gs on the board, afraid to play them because you want to get that bonus word, then what have you got? A board, full of useless Ks and Gs, that's impossible to make any decent moves on. It's best (in my experience) not to focus on the bonus word, unless all the letters present themselves at the same time, and you can shift the board to line it up.

Note: There is a directory in the program files where you can edit the bonus word dictionary. I haven't done that because I want to know my best score without cheating.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by Flint

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Note: There is a directory in the program files where you can edit the bonus word dictionary. I haven't done that because I want to know my best score without cheating.

How is that cheating? You're using everything available to you. All you're doing is accepting an arbitrary set of constraints. IIRC, you've already moved the bar once when you changed from the free version to the paid version. Different constraints, now you can have longer words and saved games. Still arbitrary. Just like choosing to associate terms like "cheating" with the changes you describe.

Good play though!

[Flint]

Originally Posted by BigV

How is that cheating?
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I want my score to reflect what I can achieve on an unaltered version of the game. The concept of "cheating" is in the context of comparing my scores to the scores of other players. The assumption is that the other players are playing with an unaltered bonus word dictionary, which may not be the case, but as an unknown factor I err on the side of this assumption.

[glatt]

I have to admit, this game is really easy. I've got over 3,000 points already. And they keep giving me these cool burning tiles.