The first paid game - Scrabble!

whitearrow · 09-24-2010, 01:11 PM

It looks pretty good!

Check it out here.

Tiersten · 09-24-2010, 01:20 PM

Bah. Still can't get any of the games for a UK Kindle

flandroid · 09-24-2010, 01:27 PM

3G multiplayer would make this a killer app and move a whole lot of (or rather, a whole lot more) Kindle 3Gs.

Although I suppose it could actually get expensive for them if grandmas were buying Kindles as dedicated Scrabble devices and never buying any books.

el_brio · 09-24-2010, 01:32 PM

I have owned several Scrabble branded handheld games in the past. I have found that the three difficultly levels usually ended up being:

Easy - 1st grader or person with a traumatic brain injury could beat it
Normal - A bit harder but still waaay to easy
Hard - Super Genius level that 7 leter outs 50% of the time

This has happened to me on several Scrabble versions on different handheld devices. Can someone comment on this?

It would be great if there were 5 levels of difficulty. Or random online pairing/ranking. I'd buy this in a second if I could get some assurance that the difficultly levels were well balanced. The previous versions I owned were either (a) I mop the floor on normal or (b) the computer drops a 6 or 7 letter word nearly every play making it next to impossible to beat and not very fun to try.

Tiersten · 09-24-2010, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flandroid

3G multiplayer would make this a killer app and move a whole lot of (or rather, a whole lot more) Kindle 3Gs.

Although I suppose it could actually get expensive for them if grandmas were buying Kindles as dedicated Scrabble devices and never buying any books.

I don't think Amazon actually lose any money when making a Kindle unlike the way various console makers do when they initially release a new device.

Amazon have rules about pricing of apps and how much they'll transfer per user per month. If the multiplayer mode transferred a lot then they'd push it over into a monthly subscription plan.

el_brio · 09-24-2010, 01:49 PM

If someone could comment on the control scheme that would be great too. Do you need to move the cursor to your tray each time to select a letter or can you just type the letters into play (and the letters would be removed from your tray as you do so)?

TheKindleWorm · 09-24-2010, 02:12 PM

Looks good - hope it gets released in the UK and other countries soon

dougmwpsu · 09-24-2010, 02:17 PM

Awesome. Hopefully this will be the first of many apps. maybe we will see some productivity apps too?

carld · 09-24-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by el_brio

If someone could comment on the control scheme that would be great too. Do you need to move the cursor to your tray each time to select a letter or can you just type the letters into play (and the letters would be removed from your tray as you do so)?

Just picked it up. I've never played scrabble, but it seems really easy to pick up.

You move the cursor around to where you want your word to start and type the letters. The d-pad controls the direction of the word.

estrial · 09-24-2010, 09:04 PM

needs a non-geoblocked version of it!

ricsmania · 09-25-2010, 10:19 AM

Great, another application I can't download because I don't in the US. If international buyers pay the same for the Kindle, why aren't we allowed access to the same applications?

SpeckledJim · 09-25-2010, 01:15 PM

No doubt it's a licensing issue for the different territories.

daffy4u · 09-25-2010, 01:17 PM

I'm disappointed that the first 3 apps released are all games. I don't want to play games on my Kindle.

desertgrandma · 09-25-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

I'm disappointed that the first 3 apps released are all games. I don't want to play games on my Kindle.

Here here!

Its a book reader, Amazon. Quit trying to be all things to all people.

toronado · 09-25-2010, 05:21 PM

I don't see what the objection is. Simple puzzle type games like Scrabble (especially since it is a word-based game) seem to fit the Kindle well. We're not talking World of Warcraft here.

09-24-2010, 01:11 PM	#1
whitearrow Guru Posts: 808 Karma: 2260766 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	The first paid game - Scrabble! It looks pretty good! Check it out here.

09-24-2010, 01:32 PM	#4
el_brio Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 30 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Commodore 64	I have owned several Scrabble branded handheld games in the past. I have found that the three difficultly levels usually ended up being: Easy - 1st grader or person with a traumatic brain injury could beat it Normal - A bit harder but still waaay to easy Hard - Super Genius level that 7 leter outs 50% of the time This has happened to me on several Scrabble versions on different handheld devices. Can someone comment on this? It would be great if there were 5 levels of difficulty. Or random online pairing/ranking. I'd buy this in a second if I could get some assurance that the difficultly levels were well balanced. The previous versions I owned were either (a) I mop the floor on normal or (b) the computer drops a 6 or 7 letter word nearly every play making it next to impossible to beat and not very fun to try. Last edited by el_brio; 09-24-2010 at 01:35 PM.

09-25-2010, 05:21 PM	#15
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I don't see what the objection is. Simple puzzle type games like Scrabble (especially since it is a word-based game) seem to fit the Kindle well. We're not talking World of Warcraft here. Last edited by toronado; 09-25-2010 at 05:24 PM.

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09-24-2010, 01:20 PM	#2
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	Bah. Still can't get any of the games for a UK Kindle

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flandroid Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 294 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 2/3/4/PW3	3G multiplayer would make this a killer app and move a whole lot of (or rather, a whole lot more) Kindle 3Gs. Although I suppose it could actually get expensive for them if grandmas were buying Kindles as dedicated Scrabble devices and never buying any books.

09-24-2010, 01:49 PM	#6
el_brio Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 30 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Commodore 64	If someone could comment on the control scheme that would be great too. Do you need to move the cursor to your tray each time to select a letter or can you just type the letters into play (and the letters would be removed from your tray as you do so)?

09-24-2010, 02:12 PM	#7
TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Looks good - hope it gets released in the UK and other countries soon

09-24-2010, 02:17 PM	#8
dougmwpsu Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 12 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle	Awesome. Hopefully this will be the first of many apps. maybe we will see some productivity apps too?

09-24-2010, 09:04 PM	#10
estrial small is good Posts: 95 Karma: 100 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy S	needs a non-geoblocked version of it!

09-25-2010, 10:19 AM	#11
ricsmania Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 40 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle 3 3G+Wifi	Great, another application I can't download because I don't in the US. If international buyers pay the same for the Kindle, why aren't we allowed access to the same applications?

09-25-2010, 01:15 PM	#12
SpeckledJim Enthusiast Posts: 47 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: K3 WiFi	No doubt it's a licensing issue for the different territories.

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daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	I'm disappointed that the first 3 apps released are all games. I don't want to play games on my Kindle.

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