Word with friends rules of game

It’s as easy as A, B, C!

1. Create a Game!

Search for a random opponent, connect to Facebook, or ask a friend for their username!

2. Take Your Turn

Create a word on the board by placing tiles vertically or horizontally. First word in the game goes on the plus tile.

Additional words must connect to previously played words.

Shuffle the tiles in your rack by shaking your device.

	If you don’t like your tiles, you can use a turn to exchange them.
	When you’ve got a word ready, tap play and we’ll send it to your friend.
	While you’re waiting for your friend to play, you can send them a message.
	Or start a game with another friend.

We’ll tell you when it’s your turn by moving the game to the «Your Move» tab.

We’ll also send you a Push notification.

3. Scoring Points & Winning

You win the game by scoring more points than your friend!

You get points for each word you create based on the value of the tiles used in the word.

You get 35 extra points if you play all 7 tiles in one move!

Play words on the colored squares on the board to get bonus points.

	Doubles the value of the tile
	Triples the value of the tile
	Doubles the value of the word
	Triples the value of the word

Try combining more than one bonus to get a lot of points.

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The game ends when you play all your tiles or when you or your friend use «pass» 3 times in a row.

If you use your tiles first, you get the points from the tiles in your friend’s rack added to your final score.

4. Final Tips

Tiles can be placed so that multiple new words are formed simultaneously using neighboring letters. You’ll score points for each new word created during a turn!

These words aren’t accepted in the game:

1. Proper nouns (words always capitalized)

2. Abbreviations

3. Prefixes and suffixes standing alone

4. Words requiring a hyphen or an apostrophe

5. Derogatory words and racial slurs

To delete a finished game from the menu, (iPhone / iPad) swipe across it or (Android) press and hold it and tap «Delete.»

You can end a game early if it’s your turn. Tap «Resign»

If it’s not your turn and your friend stops playing the game will be resigned automatically after a reasonable amount of time.

Use Settings to change your Games With Friends username, log in with Facebook, set a password (required if you log in on a new device) or add a phone number (required creating for Contact List games).

Words with Friends is a popular online game by Zynga similar to scrabble. What sets this game apart is in its title: you can play with your friends or other word game enthusiasts all over the world. This provides endless entertainment because you can have up to 30 games going at once. You’ll never run out of live opponents which keeps your puzzle-solving skills sharp.

The Basic Rules of the Game

There are some subtle differences between Words with Friends and Scrabble, but the rules are generally the same. Let’s talk about some of the main rules of Word With Friends to help you get started.

• 1. The first word is made by the challenger or the person who starts the game.
• 2. The first word is started on the + symbol in the center of the board.
• 3. Words can only be played horizontally and vertically.
• 4. All new words must connect to existing words on the board, just like scrabble.

Another fun aspect of Words with Friends is that you can chat with your opponent while playing the game. This is an enjoyable way to pass time with friends or even make new friends that were once random opponents.

The best way to improve at a game is with practice and time, but there are some tips and tricks to give you an edge when playing Words with Friends.

Learn the Board, Especially the Bonus Tiles

Strategy is everything in Words with Friends. When you place a word for your move, you should be thinking ahead about what opportunities you’re giving your opponent. For example, if you place the word POST horizontally on the board, you’re giving your opponent an open S and T to build many longer words than they would’ve with other letters. If there is a lot of space above your POST on the board, your opponent can make a plural form of just about any word, and they’re more likely to get a bonus tile alone the way.

If you’re familiar with chess, you’ll understand the requirement to think ahead and try and “read your opponent’s mind” to win the game. Every move you make whilst playing Words with Friends should be well thought out. Always be a few steps ahead of your challenger!

Pay Attention to Your Word Placement on the Board

Going off the previous tip, remember that there should be intention behind every move you make in a game of Words With Friends. If you’ve followed our first tip, you’ll have a good understanding of where the bonus tiles are on the board. Every time you make a move, consider what opportunities you’re giving your opponent. Is there a Triple Word tile next to an easy letter like S? Notice how all the triple letter tiles are on the outer edges of the board. When you’ve reached that part of the game, opportunities for long words are less, so be aware of giving your opponent an opportunity to form a 2 or 3 letter word with a triple word tile. Instead, place a more difficult letter to form a short word with, such as J.

Use Hooks to Score Big

What are hooks? Hooks are the technique of adding one or two letters onto a preexisting word on the board to form a new word. You can do this by changing the tense of a word or making it plural. If you have the letters ED, ET, ES, or just S, take note. You can use those letters to make a hook. If the original word you hook off of has high scoring letters in it, you’ll get the points from those with just a few letters!

Play Words Towards the Center, Not the Edges

When I first discovered this tip, it was like a lightbulb went off in my head. If you look at an empty Words With Friends board, you’ll notice that the bonus tiles are in a diamond shape and move out along the edges of the board. The biggest bonus tiles like the triple word tile are on the very outer edge of the board. Every time it’s your turn, see if you can play your word towards the center. When you move out to the edges, you’re giving your opponent way more opportunities to score big on bonus tiles.

The other benefit of playing towards the center is making it harder to form large words. You will set your opponent up to have less space to form words, especially long words, without running into a preexisting word on the board.

Use Your Powerups!

This seems obvious, but I’m prone to forgetting the powerups exist. Powerups are the bonus tools of Words With Friends that you use your coins to purchase. The powerups are Hindsight, Word Radar, Swap+, and Get Word Clue. Let’s explain what they mean!

Hindsight: If you’ve ever felt like your move could’ve been better, this is the powerup for you. This tool allows you to see what the best move could’ve been on your last turn. This is a great way to learn and improve at the game.

Word Radar: If you use this before your turn, it will show you the space where the longest word can be played. It’s your job to figure out which letters to use in that space!

Swap+: Use this powerup to swap all your tiles with new ones.

Get Word Clue: This clue will tell you which letters to use and which space to put them in. All you need to do is unjumble the letters to get the best possible word for your turn.

Study Up on Words

If you read a lot or have a large vocabulary, it may give you an edge in the game. To really excel at Words With Friends, you will need more than that! You will need to study and memorize words that will specifically help you in this game. At most, you’ll only have 7 letters to use each turn, which means any words longer than that aren’t of much use to you in this game.

You’re better off studying shorter words that use the higher scoring letters. How many three-letter words with the letter J do you know? What about two-letter words with the letter V? Begin memorizing some words that will help you out when playing Words With Friends. Check out these Word List where you get the curated list of words. You may even benefit from jotting them down in a little journal when you’re out and about. Those words might help you win a game one day!

We hope that these tips and tricks will help you on your journey to being a great Words With Friends player! Practice makes perfect, so the more you play, the better you’ll get. With these tips and some time, you’ll be on your way to being a champion.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Words with Friends
Developer(s)	Zynga
Platform(s)	Android, iOS, Facebook, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Windows Phone, Windows
Release	2009
Genre(s)	Word game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Words with Friends is a multiplayer word game developed by Newtoy. Players take turns building words crossword-puzzle style in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble. The rules of the two games are similar, but Words with Friends is not associated with the Scrabble brand. Up to 40 games can be played simultaneously using push notifications to alert players when it is their turn. Players may look up friends either by username or through Facebook, or be randomly assigned an opponent through «Smart Match». Players can also find potential opponents using Community Match.

Released in July 2009, Words with Friends is available for cross-platform play on devices running the operating systems Android, Windows Phone, and iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch).^[1] The game is also available on Facebook,^[2] Kindle Fire,^[3] and Nook Tablet.^[4] In addition, there is a chat feature built into the game that allows opponents to exchange messages. Between 2010 and 2011, Words with Friends was one of the top ranking games in the iOS app store, available as both a free ad-supported version and a paid version with no «third party ads between turns».^[5][6] As of May 2017, Words with Friends was the most popular mobile game in the United States.^[7] A sequel to the game, Words with Friends 2, came out in September 2017.

Gameplay[edit]

The rules of the game are mostly the same as those of two-player Scrabble, with a few differences such as the arrangement of premium squares and the distribution and point values of some of the letters (see Scrabble letter distributions and point values). Players are given seven randomly chosen letter tiles, which are replenished until all 104 tiles have been used. Players take turns forming words on the board or, instead of playing a word, may also choose to swap tiles with the pool of currently unused tiles or pass their turn. Players can form words either vertically or horizontally on the board. The player’s aim is to score as many points as possible.

A letter placed on a DL or TL square doubles or triples the value of that letter on all words formed using that square. Similarly, the DW and TW squares double and triple the value of the new word(s) using that square. If a player uses all seven tiles on a single play (known as a bingo in Scrabble), 35 bonus points are added — this contrasts with the 50 bonus points in Scrabble.

The different arrangement of premium squares can lead to scoring situations that would be rare or impossible in a typical Scrabble game. For example, it is possible to place a new word that simultaneously covers a triple letter score (TL) and a triple word score (TW), or a new word that covers a double word score (DW) and a triple word score (TW), which would be impossible or nearly impossible in a Scrabble game.

The game ends when a player plays every tile in his or her rack, and there are no remaining tiles to draw. The game also ends if three scoreless moves (i.e., passes or tile exchanges) are played in succession, unless the score is zero-zero.^[8] After playing the last tile, the opposing player will lose all the points equal to the amount of the remaining tiles. This number of points will be awarded to the player who played the last tile. At the end of the game, the player with the highest score wins.

There are various versions of Words With Friends. All versions allow players to resign their turn with the «resign» feature, pass their turn with the «pass» feature, swap out one or more tiles and forfeit the current turn with the «swap» feature, or look up what tiles remain with the «tile bag» feature. The «word strength» feature can be turned on or off, and enables players to see how strong their placed word is relative to all other word combinations available on the current board. In 2016, Zynga (temporarily) removed a feature called «hindsight» which allowed a player to pay for the opportunity to see what the highest-scoring moves on the board were after the play was made, but has since brought it back. In addition to the «hindsight» power-up, the game also offers other power-ups known as «swap+,» «word radar,» and «word clue.»^[9]

Words with Friends accepts 173,000 words in the game. The word list used by the game is based on the Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon (ENABLE), with some additions from the developers.^[8]

Random opponent and chat features[edit]

Since the game’s launch, the random opponent and chat features of the game have led to a number of romantic relationships. In 2009, Megan Lawless, of Chicago, began a game with a random opponent, Jasper Jasperse, who lived in the Netherlands. The two got to know one another via the game’s chat function and married in July 2011.^[10][11]

Other couples who met via the game’s random opponent feature include Trish and David Palmer of Dacula, Georgia, who married in November 2011, and Stephen Monahan and Britney Hilbun of Texas, who became engaged to marry in December 2011.^[12]

In late 2011, it was reported that one of the game’s American players was communicating via the game’s chat function about her Australian opponent’s husband’s medical symptoms. The American relayed these symptoms to her husband, a doctor, who recommended an immediate hospital visit. The opponent’s husband found he had a 99% blockage close to his heart. On a 2012 episode of the American TV show, The Doctors, the couples were introduced to each other for the first time.^[13][14]

The board game[edit]

In 2012, Zynga, in conjunction with Hasbro, released several physical board game versions of Words with Friends under the «Hasbro Gaming» imprint. These include a standard version, a «Luxe» edition with rotating fitted tile gameboard (similar to the deluxe editions of Scrabble), and a «To Go» travel edition.^[15][16][17]

This is one of several games in the Zynga game library to be released as physical board game versions. Others include Draw Something, a CityVille edition of Monopoly, and several kids’ games based on FarmVille.^[18]

Privacy issues[edit]

In October 2019, it was announced that the hack of social game developer Zynga had compromised the details of 218 million Words with Friends accounts. Details accessed include players’ names, email addresses, login IDs, hashed passwords, password reset tokens, phone numbers, Facebook IDs and Zynga account IDs.^[19]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• Arneson, Erik (26 June 2019). «How To Win at Scrabble and Words With Friends: How to Practice, Play, and Win Strategically». The Spruce Crafts.

External links[edit]

• Official website

Your buddies are begging you to play, but you don’t know the first thing about the laws of Words For Friends. Not to think about it. It’s easy to learn how to play Words With Friends when you start with the basics. At the heart of the game is to take letter tiles, rearrange them into words, and score more points than your rival. You’re bound to get addicted once you start playing!

Words with Friends is well-known for its success as a word game. But many players don’t know that Words with Friends is also a strategy game. Winning Words with Friends includes optimizing the use of bonus multipliers, as well as careful preparation to hold tiles that allow you to score consistently. Some Terms with Friends strategy that can help players to better their game:

The key aspects of the game you need to talk about are:

The game board: there are 225 spaces on the grid of 15 x 15. Play letter tiles horizontally or vertically to render words.

Letter rack: With each turn, you keep seven letter tiles on your rack. For eg, when you play three letter tiles in a turn, you’ll automatically get three new letter tiles from the tile bag for your next turn.

Tile Sack: The game has a total of 104 letter tiles. Each player starts with seven, loading the rack out of the bag until it’s empty.

The game stops when the tile bag is empty and one player uses all their letters. The game can even end when the players “pass” three times in a row.

Moves in Words With Colleagues

The aim of Words With Friends is to shape words that use letters in your letter rack, plus letters that are already on the game board. Words must be at least two letters long.

The first word played must include the center space, labelled with the “plus” symbol. This first term has a double-word ranking.

After that, any word must be linked to at least one of the letters already on the board.

Words with Friends Rules

The rules for Words With Friends score are exactly the same as they are for Scrabble.

Values of the letter

Every letter in Words With Friends has a point value assigned to it. Popular characters, such as T and E, are worth less points. More difficult letters, such as X and Q, are worth more points. The value of the point is seen on the tile itself.

Take, for example, the word CARD. Adding the tile values will be worth 8 points.

Uh, C (4 points)

A (1 point)

R: R (1 point)

D. D (2 points)

Bonus space

In addition to the face value of the letter tiles, you can gain more points by playing bonus space terms. Four styles of Words With Friends bonus room.

DL (double letter): doubles the size of the single letter tile.

TL (triple letter): triple the value of the single letter tile.

DW (double word): doubles the score for the whole word.

TW (Triple Word): triples the score to the whole word.

You will combine bonus space for even more points. Using the same CARD example, if the C is in the TL space and the D is in the TW space, you can measure the score as follows:

C (4 x 3 = 12 points)

A (1 point)

R: R (1 point)

Bingo bonus

If you play all seven tiles on your letter rack in one turn, you receive an additional 35 points. This is on top of any extra bonus space points you receive.

Multiple words

One of the most precious Words With Friends rules to remember is that you get credit for every word you make. If, for example, in forming a word horizontally, tiles also shape another word vertically, you get points for both words. Using hooks is one of the most effective tactics to succeed.

For eg, say that CARD is already a horizontal word on the board. You add the “S” at the end of it, plus-UNNY below the S. You’re winning points from both CARDS and SUNNY.

CARDS (4 + 1 + 2 + 1) = 9 points

SUNNY (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) = 10 points

9 + 10 = 19 points

If the “S” tile happens to be in DW space, both CARDS and SUNNY will receive a double word bonus.

CARDS (9 x 2) = 18 points

SUNNY (10 x 2) = 20 points

18 + 20 = 38 points

The Final Movement

The game stops when one player uses all their letter tiles and there are no more letters remaining in the tile bag. At that time, you add the value of all the letters left on the rack of the second player. This value is deducted from the score of the second player and added to the score of the first player. The winner is the player with the highest final score.

Power-ups and other movements

Beyond the main gameplay, you can further boost your odds of winning by using one of four power-ups. You can make these power-ups by playing, or you can buy them in the game. Words With Friends Power-ups are similar to those in Scrabble GO, but they are different as well.

Hindsight: Use after a transfer to see what better term you might play instead.

Word Radar: Show the spaces on the board where you can play a word.

Swap+: Swap letter tiles without missing a turn.

Word Clue: Indicates a particular location where you can play a high-scoring word.

Although you have a limited number of power-ups, you can use all of these four options at any time. They’re a frequent part of the game.

Shuffle: rearrange the letter tiles in a random order on your shelf (do not lose a turn).

Swap: swap one or more letter tiles for new ones in the tile bag (lose a turn).

Pass: Please miss your turn and let your opponent play their turn.

Resign: Voluntarily forfeit the game.

Now that you know the fundamentals of the rules of Words With Friends, you’re able to launch yourself into the ring and challenge your friends to a game.

Многопользовательская видеоигра в стиле кроссвордов

Words with Friends
Разработчик (и)	Zynga
Платформа (ы)	Android, iOS, Facebook, Kindle Fire, Nook Tablet, Windows Phone, Windows
Выпуск	2009
Жанры	Word игра
Режим (ы)	Одиночная игра, многопользовательская

Слова с друзьями — это многопользовательская игра в слова, разработанная Newtoy. Игроки по очереди составляют словесный кроссворд стиль головоломки аналогично классической настольной игре Scrabble. Правила этих двух игр похожи, но Words with Friends не связан с брендом Scrabble. Одновременно можно играть до 40 игр с помощью push-уведомлений, чтобы предупредить игроков, когда наступит их очередь. Игроки могут искать друзей либо по имени пользователя, либо через Facebook, либо им случайным образом назначается соперник через «Умный матч». Игроки также могут найти потенциальных противников с помощью Community Match.

Выпущенная в июле 2009 года, Words with Friends доступна для кроссплатформенной игры на устройствах под управлением операционных систем Android, Windows Phone и iOS (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch ). Игра также доступна на Facebook, Kindle Fire и Nook Tablet. Кроме того, в игру встроена функция чата, которая позволяет противникам обмениваться сообщениями. В период с 2010 по 2011 год Words with Friends была одной из самых популярных игр в магазине приложений iOS, доступная как в бесплатной версии с рекламной поддержкой, так и в платной версии без «сторонней рекламы между ходами». По состоянию на май 2017 года Words with Friends была самой популярной мобильной игрой в США. Продолжение игры, Words with Friends 2, вышло в сентябре 2017 года.

Содержание

• 1 Геймплей
• 2 Случайный противник и функции чата
• 3 Настольная игра
• 4 Проблемы с конфиденциальностью
• 5 Ссылки
• 6 Дополнительная литература
• 7 Внешние ссылки

Геймплей

Идет игра «Слова с друзьями» для iPhone. Противник только что сыграл FIE, в процессе также сформировав слово QI, набрав 17 очков.

Правила игры в основном такие же, как и в Scrabble для двух игроков, с несколько различий, таких как расположение квадратов премиум-класса, а также распределение и значение баллов некоторых букв (см. Распределение букв Scrabble и значения баллов ). Игрокам дается семь случайно выбранных плиток с буквами, которые пополняются, пока не будут использованы все 104 плитки. Игроки по очереди формируют слова на доске или, вместо того, чтобы играть слово, также могут поменять местами плитки с пулом неиспользуемых в данный момент плиток или передать свой ход. Игроки могут составлять слова на доске вертикально или горизонтально. Цель игрока — набрать как можно больше очков.

Буква, помещенная в квадрат DL или TL, удваивает или утраивает значение этой буквы во всех словах, образованных с использованием этого квадрата. Точно так же DW и TW квадраты удваивают и утраивают значение нового слова (слов), используя этот квадрат. Если игрок использует все семь плиток в одной игре (известная как бинго в Scrabble), добавляются 35 бонусных очков — это контрастирует с 50 бонусными очками в Scrabble.

Различное расположение премиальных квадратов может привести к ситуациям подсчета очков, которые были бы редкими или невозможными в типичной игре Scrabble. Например, можно разместить новое слово, которое одновременно охватывает оценку из трех букв (TL) и оценку из трех слов (TW), или новое слово, которое покрывает оценку из двух слов (DW) и оценку из трех слов (TW).), что было бы невозможно или почти невозможно в игре Scrabble.

Игра заканчивается, когда игрок разыгрывает каждую плитку на своей стойке, и нет оставшихся плиток для вытягивания. Игра также заканчивается, если подряд выполняются три нулевых по счету хода (т. Е. Передачи или обмена плитками), если только счет не равен нулю. После розыгрыша последней плитки противник теряет все очки, равные количеству оставшихся плиток. Это количество очков будет начислено игроку, сыгравшему последнюю плитку. В конце игры побеждает игрок с наибольшим количеством очков.

Существуют различные версии слов с друзьями. Все версии позволяют игрокам отказаться от своего хода с помощью функции «отказаться», передать свой ход с помощью функции «передать», поменять местами одну или несколько плиток и отказаться от текущего хода с помощью функции «поменять местами» или посмотреть, какие плитки остались с функция «плиточный мешок». Функцию «сила слова» можно включить или выключить, и она позволяет игрокам видеть, насколько сильно их размещенное слово по сравнению со всеми другими словосочетаниями, доступными на текущей доске. В 2016 году Zynga (временно) удалила функцию под названием «ретроспективный взгляд», которая позволяла игроку платить за возможность увидеть, какие ходы на доске были наиболее результативными после того, как игра была сделана, но с тех пор вернула ее. Помимо бонуса «ретроспективного взгляда», игра также предлагает другие бонусы, известные как «обмен +», «радар слов» и «подсказка слов».

Words with Friends принимает 173 000 слов в игра. Список слов, используемый в игре, основан на Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon (ENABLE) с некоторыми дополнениями от разработчиков.

Случайный противник и функции чата

С момента запуска игры случайный противник и особенности чата в игре привели к ряду романтических отношений. В 2009 году Меган Лоулесс из Чикаго начала игру со случайным противником Джаспером Джасперсом, который жил в Нидерландах. Они познакомились друг с другом с помощью игрового чата и поженились в июле 2011 года.

Среди других пар, которые познакомились с помощью функции случайного оппонента в игре, были Триш и Дэвид Палмер из Дакулы, Джорджия, которые поженились в ноябре 2011 года. Стивен Монахан и Бритни Хилбун из Техаса, которые поженились в декабре 2011 года.

В конце 2011 года сообщалось, что один из американских игроков в игре общался через функцию игрового чата о мужьях своего австралийского оппонента. медицинские симптомы. Игрок передала симптомы своему мужу-врачу, который порекомендовал немедленно обратиться в больницу. Муж противника обнаружил, что у него 99% закупорки близко к сердцу. В эпизоде ​​американского телешоу 2012 года Доктора пары впервые познакомились друг с другом.

Настольная игра

В 2012 году Zynga совместно с Hasbro выпустили несколько физических версий настольных игр «Слова с друзьями» под торговой маркой «Hasbro Gaming». К ним относятся стандартная версия, издание «Luxe» с вращающейся плиткой игрового поля (аналогично роскошным версиям Scrabble) и издание для путешествий «To Go».

Это одна из нескольких игр Zynga игровая библиотека будет выпущена в виде физических версий настольной игры. К другим относятся Draw Something, CityVille издание Monopoly и несколько детских игр, основанных на FarmVille.

Privacy issues

В октябре 2019 года было объявлено, что взлом разработчика социальных игр Zynga скомпрометировал детали 218 миллионов учетных записей Words with Friends. Доступ к деталям включает имена игроков, адреса электронной почты, идентификаторы входа, хешированные пароли, токены сброса пароля, номера телефонов, идентификаторы Facebook и идентификаторы учетных записей Zynga.

Ссылки

Дополнительно чтение

• Арнесон, Эрик (26 июня 2019 г.). «Как побеждать в скрэббле и словесно с друзьями: как практиковаться, играть и выигрывать стратегически». The Spruce Crafts.

Внешние ссылки

• Официальный сайт

Летом этого года популярное игровое приложение среди владельцев смартфонов «Words with friends» стало доступным для пользователей Facebook. Сейчас это игровое приложение насчитывает более 13 млн. активных игроков в месяц. Игра в слова является одной из самых популярных игр в мире, поэтому она сразу пришла по вкусу пользователям социальной сети. В западных странах игра в слова известна под названием «скраббл», нам же она знакома по названию «эрудит», а ее суть заключается в составление слов на доске. Разработчиками этой игры на Facebook является компания Zynga – создатели самых популярных игровых приложений соцсети: «FarmVille», «Texas Holdem Poker», «Mafia Wars» и т.д. Изначально «Words with friends» была хитом среди владельцев смартфонов и в нее играли более 20 млн. игроков по всему миру.

Игра «Words with friends» до сих пор интегрирована с мобильными версиями, поэтому если вы играете в нее в социальной сети, вы можете синхронизировать процесс игры с друзьями на iPhone и iPad, а также начав играть на Facebook, вы можете перенести ее в приложения мобильного устройства. Все это легко настроить. Вначале игры вам будет предложено сделать это. Таким образом, вы можете совершенно не разлучаться с игрой «Words with friends», но для того, чтобы начать в нее играть, необходимо узнать о ее правилах.

Размещение плитки

Как уже говорилось «Words with friends» идентична игре «скраббл» или «эрудит», а весь ее процесс будет проходить на плитке, где вам необходимо составлять слова из букв, которые следует размещать как по горизонтали, так и по вертикали – слева направо и сверху вниз. Игра доступна лишь на английском языке, поэтому является отличным языковым практикумом для людей, изучающих его. Для того чтобы начать играть вам необходимо пригласить в игру друга. Интересное наблюдение: западные пользователи соцсети играют практически во все казуальные игры с друзьями, семьей, наши же люди воспринимают игровые приложения как способ отвлечься от работы или повседневных дел и играют преимущественно в одиночку.

Процесс

В самом начале игры «Words with friends» игрок получает семь случайных букв, а затем выкладывает первое слово в середину игрового поля. Второй игрок на основе этого слова, как ответвление от него, может создать новое.

Каждая буква имеет установленный балл, так, например D – 2 очка, O – 1 и G -3 очка, таким образом, если бы вы составили слово DOG, то заработали бы в общей сложности 6 очков. Есть и пустые плитки, но они не несут ни смысла, ни ценности, однако в них можно написать любую букву на выбор игрока для того, чтобы закончить слово. Существуют премиальные квадраты – DL – двойное умножение, TL- тройное умножение, DW – двойное умножение слова, TW – тройное умножение слова. Эти квадраты высоко ценятся, ведь с их помощью вы можете значительно умножить свой счет. То есть, если вы составили слово АХ – А – 1 очко, а Х – 8, таким образом, общий балл равен 9 очков, но если Х была размещена на площади TL, то это приведет к увеличению оценки буквы Х с 8 очков до 24, в результате вы заработаете на этом слове 25 очков.

Если вы используете все семь фишек за один ход, то вы получите бонус 35 очков. Игра же заканчивается тогда, когда один из игроков использует все свои фишки, а также если прошло три оборота, но очки так и не были заработаны.

Стратегии

Существует много способов игры в слова. Некоторые игроки предпочитают более агрессивный подход, они образуют длинные слова каждый раз, стремясь избавиться от фишек как можно быстрее. 90 фишек являются общими для обоих игроков, таким образом, если вы используете больше, то противнику достанется меньше. Иногда это может быть достаточно рискованно, ведь создание вами длинных слов даст вашему противнику больше возможностей, чтобы на основе вашего слова создать новые слова и использовать премиальные квадраты.

Второй подход игры более консервативный. Он заключается в составлении слов, длина которых зависит от того, насколько близко находятся премиальные квадраты. Главное убедиться в том, что ваше слово не дает противнику подобраться к заветным квадратам. Используйте согласные буквы, чтобы минимизировать риск. Размещение гласных букв рядом с премиальными квадратами дадут больше шансов вашему противнику.

Для того, чтобы начать играть этой информации будет достаточно. Конечно, с первого раза получается не у каждого, однако игра затягивает и способствует развитию логических способностей, поможет закрепить знания английского языка для изучающих и позволит вам развлечься и отдохнуть вместе с друзьями в социальной сети. С другой же стороны, как уже говорилось, русскоязычные пользователи совершенно иначе воспринимают казуальные игры и предпочитают играть в них в одиночку, однако известность этой игры способна привлечь множество пользователей, независимо от географии. Главное, не воспринимать ее в серьез, чтобы не испортить отношения с друзьями и не расстраиваться из-за первых неизбежных проигрышей.

Originally published at Фейсбукер. You can comment here or there.

Your Ultimate Guide to Winning at Words With Friends

Thanks for taking the time to check out my Words With Friends Tips and Strategy page. As you can see, I’m a geek in many ways, not just photography. I started playing Words With Friends on my iPhone about a year ago, and I’ve been addicted ever since. In the time I’ve been playing Words With Friends, I’ve developed a few strategies of my own to share with you here today.

What is Words With Friends?

Words With Friends is a crossword game made for mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Android), and is based on the popular board game Scrabble. The basic directions can be found HERE. There are a few key differences between Words With Friends and Scrabble that I’d like to point out. It’s important to recognize these differences because you might be able to use them to your advantage. 

1. You are not playing face to face with your opponents. You could plausibly be playing against someone on the other side of the world!
2. A game is not completed in one sitting. It can last hours, days, weeks, or even months.

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1.  There are no challenges. When you are playing a word, you can use trial and error as many times as you need, until you find a word that works.
2.  The tile distribution and count is slightly different. See the chart below:

1.  While both boards are 15×15 squares, the layout is a bit different, as shown in the images below:

Wording With Friends – Ground Rules

Keeping a 2-Letter Word List

Because of some of the new dynamics mentioned above, the friends that I play with regularly and I have agreed to a few rule clarifications for ease of play. First, we are allowed to keep a list of all 2 letter words. Since we are able to use trial and error to find words, it saves a ton of time to know what all the two-letter words are. If you use a list long enough, you will probably end up memorizing it anyway.

Sometimes the makers of Words with Friends add and delete words from its dictionary. Click over to my article 2 Letter Words For Scrabble and Words With Friends to view an updated (2020) list of two-letter words.

Keeping Track of Missing Tiles

Second, we have deemed it acceptable to keep track of the missing tiles if we like – much like counting cards in Blackjack. We figure that since there can be a relatively large amount of time between turns, why not use the time to keep track of what tiles have and have not been played yet. None of us ever really do this early in a game, or even in the middle. But as the game is nearing the end and it looks like it could be particularly close, we will definitely do it. I’m not sure if there is a rule that addresses this in regular Scrabble, but we’ve made it clear that it’s ok here. I put together a spreadsheet that takes care of this for me. Click the link below and you can use it too! You will need at least Microsoft Excel 97 to use the spreadsheet.

Handy Dandy Words With Friends Letter Counter (clicking this link will download a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet)

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It’s a good thing to agree on a few ground rules with the friends you play with regularly. In my group of friends, we have deemed it acceptable to keep the two-letter word list and keep track of tiles if we want, but NOT acceptable to use Words With Friends cheats, word generators or any other word lists, which are readily available online. If you and your friends agree that it’s ok to use word generators, my favorite one is wineverygame.com. I’m sure there are plenty of other good ones.

As I said before, in the time that I’ve been playing, I’ve developed some of my own Words With Friends tips and strategy that I will share with you here. Hopefully it will give you an edge against your opponents as well.

Lay *Along* Beats Lay Across

Let’s say your opponent plays AROSE. You have letters in your tray that spell “POWER”. You could use the “O” in AROSE and lay the P, W, E and R downward across it, for a cool 11 points…OR…you could you could lay POWER along the top of AROSE to create multiple new words (POWER, PA, OR, WO, ES, and RE) for a total of 26 points!

Start Small

It never fails, you play a 5 letter word to start the game, and your experienced opponent puts a nice lay-along next to it, effectively scoring double for his word and single for YOUR word too. When I start a game, I like to start with a 2 letter word, and use that turn to dump my two least desirable letters. Let your opponent be the first to open the board up.

Work the Colored Squares

The best way to maximize the value of your tiles is to play them on the colored squares. On the board, you can find Double Letter (DL), Double Word (DW), Triple Letter (TL), and Triple Word (TW). I like to call the TL and TW the “High-Dollar” Squares. Always look for the accessibility of these squares on the board – even before you examine your tray. Look for plays using these squares and try to work your letters to fit those plays. Even better, try and find plays that combine multiple letter scores with multiple word scores. Let’s say you play the word PARK on 4 Blank squares. You will score 11 points. Now let’s say you play where the “P” is on a TL and the “K” is on a TW. The score for this play will jump all the way up to 57 points!

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Look for Vowels Next to Colored Squares.

Let’s say your opponent plays PLANE, and there is a TL directly above the “A”. You notice this, then upon examining your tray you notice that you have a “Z”. Remembering from the 2 letter word list that ZA is a valid word, you know you can play the “Z” on the TL, to create ZA for a total score of 31 points. Now you take it one step further and notice that you also have an “E” and an “N” in your tray. Now you can play ZEN in a lay-along above PLANE, creating ZA, ZEN, EN and NE, for a total of 70 points!

Bingo Was His Name-O

When you play all 7 tiles in your tray in one turn, it’s called a “Bingo.” Not only do you get the points for the word(s) you made, but you also get a 35 point bonus! If you can mix that with a few colored squares in the right places, then it’s not out of the question to score in the 100’s on one single play! One of the keys to winning games consistently is learning how to make Bingos. It takes a bit of practice, but the more you play, the more you will develop strategies that will help you create more and more Bingos. When I first started playing, I was lucky to average one Bingo for every 10 games played. Now I’d say I average about 9 Bingos for every 10 games, and I’m continuing to improve. Read on for some of my strategies for creating Bingos.

Defense Wins Games

Just as you will be looking for plays around the High-Dollar squares, your experienced opponent will be doing the same. Don’t give him the opening, even if it means you have to play a lesser word elsewhere. Unless I know I’m going to score big with my play, I generally try to avoid opening the TW TL areas for play. Even a 40 point play might not be worth opening up one of those areas, knowing that he could potentially score 50 or even more points by taking full advantage of the opening.

S’s are Precious. And so are BLANKs

The “S” and the BLANK are important tiles in the game. The “S” is important because it can be played at the end of so many words. If you have a word in your tray that contains an “S”, then you can place it at the end of a word that is already on the board, and play the remaining tiles for your word around it. Let’s say your opponent played COFFEE. In your tray you notice the word VEST. You could play VEST across one of the E’s in COFFEE, for a total of 8 points. I consider this to be wasting your S. If you look closer, you could put the S at the end of COFFEE and play the V, E and T around it, and score 24 points, with COFFEES and VEST! Mix in a few colored squares and you can easily clear 30 points.

Many people like to employ this strategy with the “Y” as well. I personally find that there aren’t nearly as many opportunities to use the “Y” in this way as there are for the “S”, so I generally treat the “Y” as just another letter. The BLANKS can work in the same way. Not only can you use them as an “S” to connect two words, but you can also use them as the missing link for a word you are working on in your tray. I’d say the BLANK is responsible for about 50% of all the Bingos I make. As a general rule of thumb, I try not to use an S or a BLANK unless they are directly responsible for scoring at least 30 points for me.

Swapping Tiles: All or Nothing

Swapping tiles is an art. Generally speaking, I swap tiles when there are no plays that I can make that will get me more than 15 or so points, and the letters in my tray don’t figure to offer any more help in the near future. Never try to swap tiles in order to create a word that you are trying to formulate in your tray. That will only lead to heartache, trust me. When I need to swap, I like to swap ALL 7 tiles, with a few exceptions: I never swap out the following letters:

S: See above
BLANK: See above
J, Q, X, and Z: these tiles are crucial in determining the winner. Never give them up if you have them. Giving them up gives your opponent a chance to use them with the colored squares for maximum value. I’d rather play one of those tiles on a blank square just to get rid of it before I see my opponent take advantage of it on the High-Dollar squares.
“ER” or “ED”: I’m a big fan of ER and ED. These combinations are very versatile in that they can be attached to the beginning or end of many 5 letter words, to make a Bingo. I would say that those two combinations are responsible for helping me with the other 50% of my Bingos.

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Keep The Letters Moving

A high tile turnover rate is good for your tray. It increases the chance of getting J, Q, X and Z, and decreases your opponent’s chance of getting them and using them against you. If all other variables are equal (points, leave, etc.), play the bigger word over the smaller word if you have a choice.

Saving Letters Is Dangerous

It’s generally not a good idea to save letters while you wait on other letters to show up for a word. I’m not going to lie and say that I’ve never done it, but I do try and keep it at a minimum. Sometimes it is just too tempting. Obviously you have the best chances of a good score when you have all seven letters to choose from on each turn. For each letter that you hold back, you are potentially limiting your score for that play. If you do choose to save letters, try and keep it at a minimum, and if the letters you need don’t show up within 2 or 3 turns, cut your losses and stop waiting.

Further Reading on 2-Letter Words

It’s important to know the two-letter words because they can be used in a pinch, or as a connector to a much larger word. For reference, I’ve written an article that I like to call The Ultimate 2 Letter Words List 🙂 (updated in 2020).

Conclusion

Hopefully you found these Words With Friends tips useful. I’ll continue to make additions/changes to this document as my strategy and skill level evolves. Let me know if you disagree with anything I said, or if you find any errors.

Good Luck, and Happy Wording!

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