Super Letter Linker
                      A Gamehouse Game
    On SynTax CD 2 and for download from www.gamehouse.com

                      Reviewed by Sue

Last issue I reviewed Super Text Twist and Super Nisqually, both
from the Gamehouse site. Here's another of their games that you
can play online, download an enhanced, time-limited version, or
purchase the full version online.

Super Letter Linker is their latest game. The unregistered version
lets you have 30 play sessions. The object of the game is to make
as many words as you can from the letters provided.  The words
must be made by linking the letters vertically, horizontally or
diagonally.

The game can be played in two modes. First is Timed Mode.  Playing
against the clock, you have to find as many words as possible.
Points are scored according to the length of the word.  Three
letter words score 10 points, four letters are 20 points, five
letters 50 points and six letters are a strange 62 points.  (Why
62 points? Who knows.) Once you find a certain number you become
eligible for the next level though you can still complete the one
you're on. When you finish the level, all the words you could have
made are listed with the ones you found highlighted. I found it
was just embarrassing to see how many I'd missed.

In the Untimed Mode just find all the words - if you can. An empty
list is shown on the side of the screen and the spaces are
completed as you find each word. The empty list just indicates how
many 3-letter, 4-letter and 5-letter words etc there are and
you're also given the total number of words. The only thing that
makes it slightly easier is that the words are listed
alphabetically which gives a hint for any gaps.

You can pause the game during play if you need time to think, but
the screen is cleared while you do so you aren't allowed to cheat
by looking at the letters.

Letter Linker is nicely programmed and fun to play. It's also very
frustrating when you know you've missed lots of words. I'm hoping
that as well as entertaining me, the game will improve my
vocabulary.















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