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WordyChars 1.0
WordyChars is a simple word game. Initially, you are given a set of characters
and a limited amount of time. Before this time runs out, you must pick some of
the characters and rearrange them to form as many valid words as possible. Each
word will add to your score, depending on its length and the characters it
contains. Each character is assigned a basic score, the rarer, the higher.
The program is released under the GNU
General Public License. You can read the license here.
The source code is included in the same downloadable file as the game.
Currently the program is packaged along with four dictionaries: English, Catalan, Spanish and German
- The English dictionary is a subset of the 12Dicts package, created by Alan Beale.
You can find out more here
- The Catalan dictionary is a subset of the one created by Ignasi Labastida i Juan and found
here
- The Spanish dictionary is a subset of the one found here.
It does not contain verb declinations
- The German dictionary is a subset of the one created by
The Project Gutenberg Etext of Moby Language II by Grady Ward.
Find out more here
More dictionaries can be easily added, I just need the list of words.
Tell me if you have another dictionary you would like
to be included, or if you know of a better version of the already included.
To run the program you will need a Java Virtual Machine version 1.4 or later. You can get it at
Sun's Java web site
WordyChars has only been tested in a Windows XP Home edition machine.
However, those using another operating system can still give the program a chance, since the guys at
Sun say a 100% pure Java program can run anywhere. Let me know if it works for you.
Concerning machine minimum requirements, I just can say it works fairly well in an AMD Athlon
900 machine. Slower machines may experience delays when the program chooses the characters to play
with, and when showing the game score.
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