Instructions

Overview

WordXing™ is the fast-paced word-crossing game for the iPhone and iPad. Players are given a set of letters to form into a single group of words that cross each other vertically and horizontally. As the game is played, players can rearrange the letters that have already been played, request additional letters to play, and exchange existing letters for new letters. WordXing supports 11 languages: Danish: 🇩🇰, Dutch: 🇳🇱, English: 🇳🇿🇨🇦🇬🇧🇮🇳🇸🇬🇺🇸, French: 🇫🇷, German: 🇩🇪, Italian: 🇮🇹, Portuguese: 🇵🇹🇧🇷, Russian: 🇷🇺, Spanish: 🇪🇸🇲🇽, Swedish: 🇸🇪, and Turkish: 🇹🇷.

Two types of game play are available: time-limited games and score-target games. In a time-limited game, the goal is to get the highest score in the allotted time. Timed games are 2, 4, or 6 minutes long. In a score-target game, the goal is to reach the target score in the shortest amount of time. Three score targets are available: 100, 150, and 200 points for iPads; 75, 100, or 125 points for large iPhones; and 50, 75, and 100 points for small iPhones.

To determine the player's total word score, words are scored as they are played and the sum of all the scored words is the player's total word score. Correctly spelled words add to the total word score and incorrectly spelled words subtract from the total word score. All the words played should be connected. Otherwise, only one group of connected words will add to the total word score and all the other groups of connected words will subtract from the total word score. WordXing considers both dictionary words as well as commonly used words to be correctly spelled. The set of commonly used words includes proper names, geographical names, abbreviations, and slang.

The score value for a word is the sum of the point values associated with each of its letters. To make each game a little different, a random theme is chosen when the game starts. The theme is composed of a special, "2X" letter and word length (e.g., "F:5+", where "F" is the special letter and "5+" means 5 or more letters). Correctly spelled words that contain the special letter and are at least as long as the special word length are scored as double their normal point value. Long words ("7+") are always scored at double their normal value.

When requesting new letters or exchanging existing letters for new letters, the point values of each newly received letter will be subtracted from the player's word score until the letter is played in a correctly spelled word. A request for new letters provides 3 new letters. A request to exchange existing letters for new letters provides 3 new letters for each letter exchanged.

WordXing can be played individually or against another player (the multiplayer features are only supported on devices with iOS version 10 or later). WordXing uses Apple's Game Center for multiplayer games to enable players to initiate games with friends or random players. For multiplayer games, the player with the highest score in a time-limited game wins and the player with the shortest game time in a score-target game wins. For multiplayer games, WordXing maintains a list of active opponents and the number of games posted to and pending from each opponent.

WordXing includes a live tutorial (touch the "?" icon) that demonstrates:

language and game selection
letter selection and movement
swipe-select and double-tap selection of multiple letters
how to rotate a selection by 90 degrees
the scoring of words
how to undo the previous move
how to request new letters or exchange letters
how to pause the game
how to highlight the word scores
how to mute/unmute the sound

WordXing maintains a history of your recent and best games. Game histories include the final game board layout and score for each player. WordXing also tracks and displays the highest scores obtained by game type, opponent, and language.

When you purchase WordXing, you get the app, the whole app, and nothing but the app. WordXing does not have any in-app purchases or advertisements.

Game Selection Screen

To begin a game:
- Select a timed game or a score-target game.
- Tap the green “play” button.
- See the special letter for 2X points.
To invite/select an opponent:
- Tap the box with the two stick figures.
To select a different language:
- Tap the box with the world icon.
To mute/unmute the sound:
- Tap the speaker icon.
To view your game history:
- Tap the icon with the “trending” arrow in a box.
To get help or view the tutorial:
- Tap the question mark icon.

Game Board Screen

Action PopUp:
- Tap the Game Type, Clock, or Score tile to expose the action popup:
  - Undo previous move
  - Highlight scores
  - Pause/Cancel
  - Mute/Unmute
Game Type Tile
Game Clock Tile
Game Score Tile
Letter Bag:
- Tap to request new letters
- Drop letters here to request a letter exchange
Staging board: letters to be played
Word board: play new words and rearrange words here

Game Play

Select letters:
- Tap each letter in sequence
- Double tap letter on Word Board to select all connected letters
- Double tap empty slot on Word Board to select all letters
- Touch empty slot, drag across letters, and lift to select all letters touched
Move selected letters:
- Touch and drag one of the selected letters
- Drop at desired destination
Rotate selected letters:
- Touch a selected letter
- Drag diagonally up one slot to the right
- Drag diagonally down one slot to the left
Rotate selected letters with 3D Touch:
- Hard-press on a selected letter
“Hop Over”
- Selected letters will hop over other letters on the Word Board as the selection is dragged around the Word Board
Request new letters:
- Tap the letter bag
- Cancel by tapping the letter bag again
- Confirm by tapping on the Staging Board
- Each new letter request delivers 3 new letters
- New letters may only be requested if the Staging Board has empty slots
Exchange letters:
- Select letters, drag to Letter Bag, and drop
- Cancel by tapping somewhere besides the Letter Bag
- Confirm by tapping on the Letter Bag

Game History Screen

Complete history of all games for you and the current opponent.
Tap calendar icon to sort by most recently played.
Tap trophy icon to sort by score (shown).
Score boxes:
- Your score shown in orange (your best score) or yellow.
- Opponent score shown in gray.
- Dot in top right:
  - Green: you won
  - Red: you lost
  - Yellow: tie game
- Tap score box to see end-of-game board layouts for each player.
- Touch and drag up/down to scroll through all score boxes.
Tap on the WordXing icon to return to the Game Selection screen.

Game Review Screen

When you tap a score box on the game-history screen, your the end-of-game board is shown.
The black box with the player names will fade so you can see the full game board.
Tap on your opponent’s name to display your opponent’s end-of-game board.
Tap you your name to display your end-of-game board.
Tap anywhere outside of the black box with the player names to display/hide the highlighted scored words.
Tap on the WordXing icon to return to the Game History screen.

Instructions

Game Selection Screen

Best Scores

Pending Game Badges

Game Board Screen

Game Play

Action Popup

Language Select Screen

Opponents Screen

Opponent Badges

Game History Screen

Game Review Screen

Tutorial Screen