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Word Search, Hangman – Word Games Pack by 7 Dragons is now available for Kindle Fire in the Amazon Android App store for the introductory price of $1.00.  (Note: We are the developers of this app).

What do you get for your $1.00? You get two great games in one terrific app – Word Search and Hangman (with a twist).

What is Word Search?

Word Search is a word game that provides you with a list of words hidden vertically, horizontally and/or diagonally in a letter grid. The goal is to find all the words in the list.

How to play Word Search – Basic

A puzzle grid is generated with twelve letters across and twelve letters down. Within this list are hidden several words (nine words on the easy level and ten or twelve words on medium or hard – based upon selections on the main screen). Below the puzzle grid is a list of words based upon the puzzle title and category. These words are displayed alphabetically going down in columns starting at the left side.

Note: More advanced game modes allow for only showing the first letter of each word or no letters of the word and having characters indicated with asterisks.

Words can be hidden in the puzzle horizontally (across), vertically (down) or diagonally (angled). On the easy level there are fewer diagonal words or words displayed backwards or upside down. The harder levels add more complexity.

When you find a word you can select it by dragging your finger from the first to the last letter or the last to the first letter. You can also tap on the first and last letters to select a word. The tapping first and last letter method is strongly recommended for diagonal words.

Solving Methods:

• Visually scan back and forth and up and down to find obvious words and select and eliminate them.
• Go through the puzzle left to right/top to bottom (or vice versa) looking for the first letter of a word. When you find this letter, look in the 8 letters surrounding the letter to see if the second letter is there. Use this method to find all the words on the list.
• Look for outstanding letters such as Q,O,U,X or Z that are in the word list and use them to help find the words they are contained in.

How to play Word Search – Advanced

From the Categories list page, select a category and a puzzle to play by scrolling up and down the page and tapping the puzzle name. With 50 categories available and randomly generated word lists based upon the difficulty levels, there are literally thousands of different puzzles available to play.

Once the puzzle is generated, the timer starts on your game. A randomly generated list of theme-related words is provided below the grid (between 9-12 words depending upon the difficulty level selected).

Search through the grid to find the words in the list that are hidden in the puzzle. When you find a word you can tap the first and last letter of the word to mark it (in either order). You can also drag your finger along the word to mark it. Please note: This is more difficult for diagonal words. Tapping first and last letters for diagonal words is recommended.

If you get stuck you can tap the ‘Hint’ button to show a word.

As words are successfully marked in the grid, they are highlighted in the word list so that you can see the progress made.

Upon completion of the puzzle, you will be provided a success message. This message will also indicate if this is a new best time for the current puzzle and difficulty level.

Word Search Game Menu Items

Restart This Game: Restarts the current game and resets the timer.

New Game: Removes the current game and starts a new game with randomly generated words.

Game Mode: Allows you to choose from three game modes:

• Visible Words Mode – All letters of the words in the word list are visible. (Easiest mode)
• First Letter Visible Mode – The first letters of each word in the list are shown and the remaining letters of the words in the word list are indicated with the number of characters by asterisks. As words are marked, they show in the list to allow you to determine where additional words fit alphabetically.
• Invisible Words Mode – All letters of the words in the word list are indicated with the number of characters by asterisks. As words are marked, they show in the list to allow you to determine where additional words fit alphabetically. (Hardest mode)

Strikethrough On/Off: Turns on (or off) the strikethrough of marked words in the grid.

Back to Categories: Returns you to the Categories list page.

Close: Closes the Menu and returns you to the current game.

Word Search Main Page Menu Items

Play Word Search: Takes you to the Categories list page where you can select to continue a puzzle or start a new puzzle.

Level: Displays the currently selected level of difficulty. Tap the button to select between Easy, Medium and Hard difficulty levels. You can also choose the Game Mode on this selection screen.

Stats & Trophies: Takes you to the Statistics and Trophies page. Try to improve your statistics and earn all the trophies available.

Settings: Allows you to choose between including 10 Words or 12 Words in Medium and Hard Levels. Also allows for resetting the Stats & Trophies. (Make sure you want to do this before approving this move as all Word Search Stats & Trophies will be cleared out.

Help: Opens this Help file.

Back: Returns you to the Word Games Pack Home screen.

What is Hangman?

Hangman is a word game where you guess letters in order to try to guess a word or phrase in a given category. Incorrect guesses result in details being added to the Hangman drawing. The goal is to correctly guess the answer before the Hangman drawing is complete.

How to play Hangman – Basic

A puzzle grid is generated with blocks to indicate the characters in a word or phrase. Note: Some words may wrap from the end of the first line to the second line. The category is listed at the top of the screen for easy reference. Guess one letter at a time by selecting the desired choice on the game keyboard. Correct guesses will result in that letter being placed in all locations it appears in the word or phrase. Incorrect guesses will be crossed out and an additional feature will be placed in the Hangman drawing.

If you get stuck you can tap the ‘Hint’ button one time per game to reveal a letter. The Hint is guaranteed to provide you with a correct letter. Be sure and use your Hint wisely.

Enjoy beating the Hangman on your own or play with family and friends for enjoyable group entertainment.

Solving Methods:

• Start guessing with vowels (A,E,I,O,U) to fill in critical letters. In English, almost every word has at least one vowel.
• Try using the 12 most commonly used letters in the English language. In descending order, they are E,T,A,O,I,N,S,H,R,D,L,U.

Upon completion of the puzzle, you will be provided a success message. This message will also indicate if this is a new best time for the current puzzle and difficulty level.

Use the Pause/Play option to pause (or cancel the pause) the game if you are interrupted. ‘Next Word’ allows you to skip the current word or phrase. ‘Exit’ returns you to the Hangman Categories screen.

Hangman Main Page Menu Items

Play Hangman: Takes you to the Categories list page where you can select a game category. On the Categories page you can also change the Difficulty of game play between Easy and Hard. Note: There are different words/phrases in each level of difficulty.

Settings:
Allows you to choose between 7 or 9 incorrect guesses per game.

Choose which character you want to save. Select between a randomly generated character or a specific character.

The Settings screen also allows for resetting the Stats & Trophies. (Make sure you want to do this before approving this move as all Word Search Stats & Trophies will be cleared out.

Help: Opens this Help file.

Stats & Trophies: Takes you to the Statistics and Trophies page.

Exit: Returns you to the Word Games Pack Home screen.

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