Ex Puzzle Mode is the same as the latter, but with a more difficult concept. Puzzle Mode adds a row to the tower each time a word is formed and the player has to prevent the tower from reaching the top of the screen. Tower Mode offers 96 tiles that are not replenished with the goal to gather as many points as possible with them. Single-player consists of four game modes unlocked gradually. Longer words of four letters and more are rewarded with a bonus. When these are included in a word, they clear an entire row horizontally. They can be removed by making a word next to them. Some boards contain black squares without letters. When a word is formed the letters are removed and often new ones appear depending on the chosen game mode. When there is a red triangle in the upper right corner of a letter it signifies a length requirement for the word it is included in. Words only work once per game and some letters have restrictions. Letters can be connected horizontally, vertically and diagonally, and it is also allowed to overlap on a diagonal. Words are formed by touching and swiping the letters, or tapping them. The player has to construct English words of three letters or more to remove them from the board. The game is shown as a board filled with letters that form a tower. Its simplicity is precisely what makes it so beguiling.SpellTower is a word construction puzzle game. I've played many word puzzle games but this is by far one of the best in recent years. Other letters emerge with a number next to them, symbolising how long a word must be to use the letter.Īll these little factors make the difference to ensuring that SpellTower is an extremely addictive title. Blue colored tiles emerge which, once used, can clear an entire row by themselves. The longer that each of these game modes go on for, the more involving the experience becomes. For the speed fiend, Rush Mode adds new rows over time but the concept is ultimately the same. Once 2,000 points have been accumulated, Ex Puzzle Mode is then unlocked and things become even harder. A certain amount of strategy is required in order to keep the rows suitably low and thus remain in the game for longer. Once a letter hits the top of the screen, it's game over. Each time the player makes a word, an extra row of letters is added. This is the ideal time to move onto Puzzle Mode in which smart moves are vital for success. It's not long before I found myself setting up 7 or 8 letter words, gradually feeling my vocabulary increase by the minute. At first, it's all too easy to fall into the trap of setting up numerous 3 letter words rather than anything more adventurous. It's a relaxing and appropriate way to start the player off gently. Supplying the player with 150 letters, the game simply asks that the player gains as many points as possible from the selection. The easiest mode, and best one to start with, is that of Tower Mode. Upon completion of the tutorial, four modes gradually unlock as certain, relatively easy goals are completed. As long as tiles rest next to each other in some fashion, they are fair game to use to formulate words. All the player has to do is find a word somewhere in the 10x15 grid and swipe their finger across it to score points. The tutorial promises to take less than a minute to play and it's right. Complicated features are rarely needed in quality cerebral games and this is no different. Like so many great word games, SpellTower is immensely simple to play. Be warned, this genuinely happened on more than one occasion as I played SpellTower. The kind of game that turns five minutes into a good hour or more with the player only noticing where time went because the iPad has warned that it's running low on battery power.
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