Scrabble Blast for Windows 98 is not so much Scrabble as it is a hybrid of Scrabble and Boggle, raised on a diet of adrenaline and coffee. And you know what? It’s a
blast – pun absolutely intended.
Like Boggle, you’re frantically finding words on a grid, often on a timer. But like Scrabble, these words have points – multiplied by special squares. Math certainly makes everything more intense, eh?
The game packs three distinct modes, each offering it’s own flavour of word-nerd anxiety:
- One Bag - 49 letters on the board, 51 in reserve, and your brain slowly melting as you try to use them all before they’re gone.
- Puzzle - Unlimited letters, with the goal of finding 10 per level. Once you find 10, you proceed to the next level. There are bombs. Yes, bombs. Should one arrive on the lowest row? Boom. You lose.
- Action - Like Puzzle, but now bombs drop every seven seconds in real-time. It’s as stressful as it sounds.
Admittedly, this is a, well… blast. Action reminds me a little bit of
Tetris Blast, which is actually a great gameplay mechanic and adds a lot of fun.
The gameplay is simple but addictive. Much like nachos at a party, you think you’ll stop after one game. You won’t.
Graphics? Look it’s a word game from the early ‘00s. What do you want, photorealistic vowels? The tiles look like wood, so… good job, I guess?
The sound is charming for about five minutes. The indie-prog rock loop starts fun, then becomes your personal Groundhog Day. I sure wish this game had more tracks. And while the sound effects are fine, they won’t change your life.
Control? Easy-peasy. It’s a point-and-click affair. You click on the letters to make up the words. That’s it. I suspect most of you know how to operate a mouse, and if not, stick to board games.
Funkitron developed Scrabble Blast. They made other word games like
WordJong and
Scrabble Rack Attack. They’re also known for the
Slingo series.
If you’re into word games, Scrabble Blast will scratch that itch while tossing in a bit of fun-flavoured anxiety for good measure. Play it, and milk your vocabulary for all its worth.
Scrabble Blast! is a Scrabble game, but no ordinary. Instead of filling an empty play-field with words, you have already an filled play-field at the beginning. The game offers three game modes: One Bag, Puzzle, and Action. When you start a game,...
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