Text Twist! is a great word game created by GameHouse, where you are given a scrambled
six letter word, and you have to see how many three, four, five or six letter
words you can make in a limited time! If you manage to get one (or more) six
letter words by the end of the level, you get to play again!
You score points by getting words - longer words give you more points, and
finishing all of the possible words in a level gives you bonus points.
If you get stuck, and need inspiration, you can Twist to
shuffle the letters, and maybe it'll give you a clue!
Text Twist is easy to play, and incredibly absorbing! You'll find yourself
playing whenever you've got a spare couple of minutes! Even if you never thought
you were good at word games - you'll find yourself enjoying Text
Twist!
Text Twist Features
- Smart Graphics
- Selected word list of nearly 10,000 words!
- 'Twist' feature to help to give you hints to get words
- Easy to play - tap based system
- Colour and Greyscale Versions
- Subtle Sounds, which can be selected individually
- Option to 'Beam a Demo' to your friends!
- High Score board included
- Internet High Score chart - compare your score with others!
- Enter letters using a keyboard if available!
Use an extractor program such as WinZip on the PC or Stuffit
Expander on the Mac to get at the Text Twist files. Install the game by
double-clicking the prc file.
Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your
handheld.
Now run Text Twist and tap the screen to play the game!
If you've got any queries about Text Twist or the registration process, first
check out our frequently
asked questions page on our website (you must be connected to the
internet to access this). If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at support@astraware.com. If you've got
any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game itself, please get
in touch with us at the email address at the top of this page.
Object
Form words from the letters provided. Find at least one word that uses all
the letters to continue to playing. Find all of the words for bonus points.
How to Play
Click on the balls to form a word, then tap the ENTER button.If the word is
in the dictionary for the game, it will show up on the left-hand side of the
game. Use the TWIST button when you get stuck to help you see other words.
Hints
Text Twist includes an extra button 'Last Word' which can really help to
speed up entering similar words! If you think of a word and enter it - maybe it
has a plural, in which case tap 'Last Word', add on the S and hit enter! Much
faster than spelling out the whole word, and you'll probably need to use tricks
like this to get all of the words entered in time!
The word list used by GameHouse was collected from public domain word lists
and supplemental lists created by the GameHouse staff. The lists were combined
and filtered in various automatic ways, including removing words with more than
6 letters or less than 3 letters, removing any words that could not be formed
from one of the included 6 letter words, and adding conjugated and plural forms
of the words. The resulting list is now periodically reviewed and edited
manually by the GameHouse staff for improved accuracy. The resulting word list
is entirely unique to GameHouse, Inc.
Excluded From the List:
Archaic words (thou), foreign forms of currency, proper names, obscenities,
slang, 1 or 2 letter words, words with foreign characters, hyphenated words,
foreign words (ie. siesta), plural forms of color (grays, azules), and words we
don't like.
Included in the List:
Common American words, including plurals and conjegated forms. This can
include alternate spellings (buses or busses), and words we like. Words under 6
characters may be less common but appear in at least 50% of American
dictionaries.
All words were selected and reviewed by the GameHouse staff. If you feel a
common word has been omitted, or if a word is on the list that should not be,
contact texttwist@gamehouse.com.
There are just a couple of hidden features in this game you may find
useful:
- You can use a portable keyboard to type the letters in, and use enter to
confirm the word, '?' to shuffle, SPACE to enter the last word, and Ellipsis
(...) if you have it on your keyboard to clear the word.
- Write a graffiti '0' (zero) and the game will jump down to the last 5
seconds of play. You would use this option when you've got every word you can,
and there are still a couple left, but you just want to end the level and see
what they are, and continue with the next level if you've got a six.
If you downloaded the game straight from the internet, from Astraware's web
pages, or from one of the popular Palm download sites, then your copy is in
'Demo' form. Demo
means
that you can play 10 games for free, and then decide whether to register it or
not. After these games are up, the program will display a short message before
each game.
In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Text Twist for free, as you decide
whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a
short message asking you to register or purchase a full version from a shop!
If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then
they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store, or by
purchasing online.
Registering Online:
For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when
you register for the game, you'll get a key which will unlock the game and
remain valid for future 1.x upgrades. Go to the web page at http://palm.astraware.com/texttwist/
for
more details.
You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running Text
Twist, and going into the menu, and selecting the 'register' option. Your
HotSync ID (or username) will be filled in for you below.
When you
register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be
sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering. When you receive your key,
go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.
Registered users of the game are entitled to submit their high scores to our
Internet High Score table.
Just visit the Text Twist web pages at http://palm.astraware.com/texttwist/
and select the link to view high scores.
To submit your own score, you need to go to the menu in the game, and select
'export high score'. This will provide you with a code which you can then type
into our site:
http://www.astraware.com/palm/texttwist/high/
You can only submit high scores once you've beaten the scores built into the
game!
(Astraware reserves the right to remove this board or facility without any
notice, or to remove individual names if necessary)
You can find out about Astraware and the product range we have for the
Palm-powered platform by visiting our website at www.astraware.com/.
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| Release
Revision History! |
Release 1.12 : 26th April, 2002
- Fix for multiple-twist bug when using a keyboard.
Release 1.11 : 15th April, 2002
- Update with fix for problems with early (pre OS 3.5) machines
Release 1.10 : 12th April, 2002
- Added support for new machines (m125, m130, m515, Treo 180, Clie T415,
T615, NR70/V)
- Support for entering letters via an external or built-in keyboard!
- Updated graphics routines - speed increases under some circumstances
- Updated disctionary to match the new GameHouse word set
Release 1.05 : 5th March, 2002
- Fix for a bug which prevented leaving the game and returning
- Support for keyboard added! Now you can enter the letters by keyboard!
Release 1.02 : 20th February, 2002
- Revised with new library routines to have better support for latest
devices.
- Fixed bug that sometimes caused a puzzle without a six letter word to be
displayed
Release 1.0 : 2nd December, 2001
If you've got suggestions about how to improve Astraware Text Twist - or with
reports of any problems you've had, then please contact us!
Text Twist enquiries/feedback: texttwist@astraware.com
Registration problems: registrations@astraware.com
General Astraware enquiries: feedback@astraware.com
Palm Game Programming: Howard Tomlinson
Original Game Design: Garr
Godfrey
Game Graphics: Ben Exworthy, David Oakley.
Thanks also to the help of our dedicated beta testers during November 2001!
Astraware Ltd takes no responsibility for any adverse effect that this
software could cause to your machine or the data on it: backup important data
before using Text Twist. Text Twist is protected by copyright laws and
international copyright treaties, as well as other intellectual property laws
and treaties. Text Twist is licensed, not sold.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this
software.
Astraware’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your
exclusive remedy shall be, at Astraware’s option, either (a) return of the
price paid, if any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet
the warranty and which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt.
This warranty is void if failure of the product has resulted from accident,
abuse, or misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for
the remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an
authorized source.
Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game,
either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline
methods.
Copyright (c) 2001,2002 Astraware Ltd, 2000,2001,2002 GameHouse..
Astraware and the planet logo are trademarks of Astraware Limited. All
rights
reserved.