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So many word games, so little time!

Here is another of my latest acquistions, WordSearch from AFKSoft. If you recall, AFKSoft is also the group that makes Worded Pro which has turned out to be one of my favorite games. I play this game all the day. Whenever I have a spare 5 minutes I’m usually playing a quick game.

I’ve had the desire to get a word search game for the past week or so. However, a lot of the games in the app store seemed pretty bland. They had pre-programmed boards and their repeat playability seemed limited. By some good luck I noticed that AFKSoft made a word search game and since I like Worded so much I bought their other game. At $0.99 I figured I really had nothing to lose.

Even though these guys are selling games for $0.99, they aren’t cheap. These are full featured and beautifully rendered games. The games are glossy with quality graphics. The setup and gameplay is easy to use and follow.

Word Search is a great little game. You can make simple boards as well as much more complicated layouts. Selections of words is easy and you can choose what kinds of words will actually show up in the list. The biggest benefit though is that the layout is random, the words may be used more than once, but the layout won’t the be same each time. This gives you great playability whereas the other only had a finite number of games you could play.

This really is one of the best word search games out there and how can you say no to $0.99? I’ve already played a few rounds since buying this last night and can tell, that just like Worded Pro, I’ll be playing this one all the time.

Word Seach in the App Store

Features

• Millions of unique puzzles, always something new
• Over 40 handcrafted word categories
• Quick & easy word entry (tap-tap or slide)
• Word grid sizes from 11×11 to 19×19
• Various difficulty levels
• Best games list; challenge yourself
• Puzzle ID; challenge your friends

You can get Bookworm by PopCap Games for 80% off for 1 week only! Sales ends August 5, 2009. Right now Bookworm is only $0.99! The normal price is $4.99 so this is a tremendous savings!

Looks like Bookworm is getting some competition from Wordsworth and its $0.99 pricetag. But hey, this is a great win for everybody. If you like word games then Bookworm should be in your collection. I’ve been having a great time with Wordsworth, now this will give me the best of both worlds.

Bookworm plays just like the PC version and between the two games you should have hours of entertainment ahead of you. It’s not quite blasting Zombies, but still, both of these are great games.

Bookworm in the Apps Store

Bookworm 1.0 Category: Entertainment Price: $4.99 -> $0.99 ( iTunes ) Description: SUPER SALE – GET BOOKWORM FOR 80% OFF FOR 1 WEEK ONLY! SALE ENDS AUGUST 5, 2009. Join us as we celebrate the launch of Bookworm Adventures 2 at www.popcap.com! Play Bookworm, the classic award-winning word-puzzle game from the makers of Bejeweled®, today on your iPhone or iPod touch. Then visit PopCap.com and check out Bookworm Adventures 2

Wordsworth in the Apps Store

I got a call from the body shop and they ordered the wrong bumper. They got one for a MazdaSpeed 6, not the regular 6. They claim the right one will show up today and that the car will be done tomorrow.

I have my doubts.