Word Jubbler Rules

⌐ 2001-2003 CFB Software
Last Updated 13 Jan 2003

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Skill Options
3. Winning and Losing
4. Scoring
5. Hints
6. Passing
7. Bonus Points

1. Introduction

The game of Word Jubbler has up to five levels. In the Beginner version the goal of each level is to make three words from random sets of letters. 

1. You do not have to use all of the letters when you make a word, but longer words get higher scores.
2. Each time you enter a correct word, a different set of letters is displayed.
3. Once you have correctly made three words you advance to the next level. 
4. You have 3 minutes to complete each level. 

The number of letters you can use increases as the level increases:

Level	Letters
1	4
2	5
3 Beginner	6
4 Expert	7
5 Genius	8

Valid Words

1. Each word identified must have at least four letters.
2. Abbreviations, foreign words, proper nouns and all plurals ending with the letter 's' are not allowed. 
3. US English and UK English spelling alternatives are allowed.
   

2. Skill Options

There are three skill options to choose from at the start of each game. The difference between the skill options is the number of levels in a game and the number of words to make at each level:

Skill Option	Levels	Words /  Level
Beginner	3	3
Expert	4	4
Genius	5	5

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2. Winning and Losing

1. You win - you have given the required number of correct answers at the highest level.
   
2. You lose - you fail to complete a level before your time runs out.
   
3. You lose - you give a total of three wrong answers.

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3. Scoring

Your score increases for each correct word made. If you can't think of a word that uses all of the letters you can always guess a shorter word. As you can see below, longer words score more points. There is always at least one correct word that uses all of the letters. 

Letters	Points
4	100
5	300
6	600
7	1000
8	1500

If you make a word that is not acceptable your score is reduced by that word score. For example, an incorrect five-letter word will cost you 300 points.

If you win the game with a score higher than one in your High Scores table, you can add your name to the High Scores table.

You can abandon a game at any time by selecting New Game from the menu. Your score is not recorded.

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4. Hints

If you want help with a word, you can press the Hint button. This will cost you some bonus points.

You are shown a single letter of the solution. For example, if the word is puzzle the hint might be:

???Z??

You can request up to five different hints in each game. Once you have used all of your hints, the button disappears. 

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5. Passing

If you get stuck at any time, you can press the Pass button. This will cost you some bonus points.

Pass replaces the current set of letters with a new set.

You can pass up to five times in each game. Once you have used all of your passes, the button disappears. 

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6. Bonus Points

At the end of each level you will receive 10 bonus points for each unused hint or pass, and 1 point for each second of time remaining. The bonus points are then multiplied by the level number.

Good Luck!

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