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CCK.ZIP         63538  07-21-93  CROSSWORD CONSTRUCTION KIT 1.2 (Kijin Jung;
                               | $19) creates a 15x15, diagonally symmetrical
                               | crossword puzzle. It outputs the grid and
                               | solution as EPS files for a professional
                               | appearance. Clues can be saved separately as
                               | text files, which you may format as you
                               | desire.
CWFD.EXE      1001902  09-17-92  Cross Word Finder (White, Banjamin; $25)
                               | generates a list of words that match a
                               | specified length and letter pattern. The
                               | list can be used either for creating or
                               | solving crossword puzzles where some of the
                               | letters are known. The master list contains
                               | 200,000 words, yet is extremely fast.
                               | Requires a hard disk with 4 meg free during
                               | installation; space used after installation
                               | is 2.6 meg.
COMPUZZL.ZIP    67627  11-20-93  Compuzzle (DLC Software; $(See text)) is a
                               | first-rate, computerized crossword puzzle.
                               | Twenty puzzles are included on this disk.
                               | You can order 72 more puzzles from the
                               | author for $16 or 144 more for $25. The
                               | program is easy to use. As you scroll across
                               | or down the screen, the clues are shown at
                               | the bottom of the screen for the across and
                               | down spaces you are on, and you can type in
                               | all or part of answers at any time. The
                               | program will optionally verify your answers
                               | as you enter each character, after each
                               | word, or after the puzzle is done. Answers
                               | can be saved and restored for play at a
                               | later time. If you like doing crossword
                               | puzzles, you will enjoy Compuzzle.
CCPSYS.ZIP     203392  11-18-93  Computer Crossword Puzzles System (Nael
                               | Software; $?) is for people who enjoy
                               | solving or creating their own crossword
                               | puzzles. In CCPS you can have up to 5000
                               | words in the library, and up to 500 puzzles
                               | and up to 100 puzzle layouts. After the
                               | puzzle is completely solved the computer
                               | will ask you if you want to print the
                               | completed puzzle on paper. This is the only
                               | time you can print the completed puzzle. You
                               | can print the unsolved puzzle with a list of
                               | clues any time you wish. When you are
                               | creating puzzles, the program will let you
                               | add new words to the dictionary. (Note: When
                               | you press I for Information, a file is not
                               | found. We are trying to get a replacement,
                               | but the program is easy to use without any
                               | help screens.)
CREATOR.ZIP    210853  11-18-93  Crossword Creator (PC-Help Line ASP; $20)
                               | can be used for designing or solving
                               | crossword puzzles. It provides the tools
                               | needed to layout a crossword puzzle on your
                               | computer's screen, define a short clue for
                               | each word in the puzzle, and save the puzzle
                               | to disk. The maximum puzzle dimensions are
                               | 36 columns by 22 rows. The program remembers
                               | up to 30 words that are not placed
                               | successfully and allows you to select them
                               | without retyping.
CROSWRD.COM     24064  05-29-91  Crosword ($?) creates crossword puzzles from
                               | the words that you provide.
CRSASST.EXE     92459  02-28-90  Crossword Puzzle Assistant (Ridgley, John
                               | A.; $10) will help in the design and
                               | printing of a 20 x 20 square crossword. The
                               | maximum number of words that may be used is
                               | 75. A dictionary of words is included from
                               | which you may have the program pull words
                               | with which to finish the puzzle.
DXWORD.EXE      76062  08-27-89  DXWord 1.0 (Tavolga, William N.; $15) is a
                               | computerized scratchpad for working on
                               | diagramless crossword puzzles. It displays a
                               | 23 by 21 diagram on which letter can be
                               | entered and squares filled as needed. Some
                               | or all of the square contents can be erased
                               | or moved. The diagram can be resized without
                               | losing data and data can be printed and also
                               | saved and recalled. EGA/VGA video is
                               | required.
PUZZLER.ZIP    227336  11-20-93  Puzzler (Acropolis Software; $10) helps you
                               | solve crossword puzzles, unscramble anagrams
                               | or any other kind of puzzle where you only
                               | know some of the letters of a word. It has a
                               | dictionary of over 112,000 words and
                               | abbreviations.
TOM_CRSS.ZIP   160579  11-18-93  Tommy's Crosswords (Tommy's Toys; $20) is a
                               | personal crossword puzzle management system,
                               | allowing you to create and solve
                               | computerized crossword puzzles in color.
WORDF_CO.EXE   301057  12-08-92  WordFind 8.1s (Castle Oaks Computer
                               | Services; $15) is a system to assist you in
                               | finding words for crossword puzzles and for
                               | other types of word puzzles such as
                               | acrostics.
WORDLOK.EXE     66493  06-12-91  Wordlok 1.1b (Virtual Solutions; $15) is a
                               | crossword puzzle-building program that fills
                               | words into user-defined puzzle grid layouts.
                               | It has an internal list of 1750 words
                               | between two and eight letters long. Puzzles
                               | may have up to 10 rows and 38 columns with a
                               | total of 255 words. We have seen other
                               | puzzle builders that could not fill a
                               | complete puzzle, but this one did so easily
                               | in our testing.
XDOWN.EXE      258614  05-07-93  Crossdown 2.8 (Bellotto, Sam Jr. ASP; $31)
                               | lets you create and solve crossword puzzles
                               | on-screen. It employs a very attractive
                               | mouse-based graphic interface. You simply
                               | click on a space, choose an across or down
                               | clue, and type in your answer. A help mode
                               | is available for when you get stuck, which
                               | reveals one letter at a time. If you get
                               | really frustrated, all words in the puzzle
                               | can be revealed. Seven example puzzles are
                               | included, and you can easily create your
                               | own. Requires EGA/VGA, 512K, and a mouse.
XPRO.EXE        39310  11-19-91  CrossPro (Petreley, Nicholas; $20) is a
                               | crossword puzzle generator. As you give it
                               | words, it will cycle through the positions
                               | the word could go given the words already
                               | given. Then it aids in writing clues, lets
                               | you move words around, and lets you keep a
                               | pending list of words which can be added in
                               | at any time.
XWORD.ZIP      166656  10-13-93  The Daily Crossword 1.0 (Aus-PC-Soft
                               | Shareware; $30-40) allows you to construct
                               | and solve crossword puzzles. Features
                               | include automated crossword construction, on
                               | screen solving of crosswords, printout of
                               | the lattice, clues and solution, and
                               | facilities for maintaining a pool of lattice
                               | designs and dictionaries. You can create new
                               | dictionaries, add words and clues to
                               | existing dictionaries, display statistics of
                               | a dictionary, and there is also a special
                               | word feature for personal greetings or
                               | advertising slogans. Requires VGA, 512K Ram,
                               | and 1MB of disk space.
XWORDJJ.COM     29606  08-21-89  XWordJJO 1.6 (JJO Software; $20) is a fast,
                               | flexible and compact menu-driven crossword
                               | puzzle tool box. While easy to use, it is
                               | intended for serious crossword puzzle
                               | creators.
XWORDPWR.ZIP   203034  11-20-93  Crossword Power 5.0 (Wisco Computing ASP;
                               | $42) is a powerful menu-driven crossword
                               | puzzle generator. Up to 80 words can be
                               | automatically placed in each puzzle. Puzzle
                               | words can be up to 17 characters long, and
                               | clues can be up to 100 characters long.
                               | Separate word/clue lists can be maintained,
                               | and you can easily move words between lists.
                               | An Auto-Search function can create over 200
                               | different word arrangements to find the
                               | puzzle with the most included words and
                               | clues. A variety of printing options are
                               | available, and puzzles may also be captured
                               | as a PCX graphic file for importing into
                               | desktop publishing programs. Mouse support
                               | is provided. This could also be an excellent
                               | vocabulary tool for teachers.
XWORDS2.EXE     71622  11-18-92  Crosswords #2 (Tracker Software; $5)
                               | contains ten easy to medium level crossword
                               | puzzles. You can ask for a one-letter hint
                               | or see the entire solution. Incomplete
                               | puzzles can be saved to a file and recalled
                               | later. Mouse support is included. Requires
                               | EGA/VGA.
SPWS.ZIP       244985  11-18-93  Super Pro Word Search (Boozer; Rick; $35) is
                               | a word search puzzle generator that is
                               | capable of producing puzzles that are as
                               | good as those created by professional human
                               | puzzle makers. This program follows the
                               | rules determined by word search puzzle
                               | magazines. It automatically figures
                               | theoretical optimum width and height of the
                               | puzzles. The program circles words in the
                               | solution sheet, interlocks words at common
                               | letters, checks for words entered twice,
                               | reverses words at random and more. A word
                               | list editor is included. Requires 512k.
                               | Mouse is optional. (Use the PKZIP /d option
                               | when installing.)
TOM_WRDS.ZIP   121120  11-21-93  Tommy's Hidden-Words (Tommy's Toys; $0) is a
                               | computerized version of the circle-a-word
                               | type of puzzle. There are nine levels of
                               | play, including snaking words and wrapping
                               | around edges - very challenging.
VOCABPWR.ZIP   131691  11-21-93  Vocabulary Power 2.0 (Wisco Computing ASP;
                               | $42) creates word search puzzles, vocabulary
                               | bingo cards, and flash cards from your words
                               | and definitions. Word lists created with
                               | this program are compatible with Crossword
                               | Power. This was originally created for
                               | teachers, but can be enjoyed by anyone who
                               | likes word puzzles.
WORDSRCH.ZIP   133997  12-05-93  Spellbound Word Search Creator (Casey,
                               | Kenneth R. Jr.; $20) allows you to create
                               | custom word search puzzles. You can set the
                               | size, level of difficulty and direction of
                               | insertion. You can enter words manually or
                               | from a list. The program will automatically
                               | search for a fit for specified words. You
                               | can create numeric and alphanumeric puzzles,
                               | as well as puzzles with punctuation.
WORDFND.COM     32208  08-22-89  Wordfind (AA Small Business Systems; $25)
                               | lets you create your own word puzzles.  You
                               | can enter up to 40 words of your choice,
                               | save the puzzle, change the words in the
                               | puzzle at a later time and print them to be
                               | solved.
WORDHNT.COM      8341  08-22-89  Wordhunt (Yee, George; $5) accepts a list of
                               | words and generates a word search puzzle.
                               | The puzzle is a matrix of letters into which
                               | the words of the supplied list have been
                               | hidden. The words may appear up, down, left,
                               | right, or diagonally.  The puzzle is solved
                               | by finding each word of the list in the
                               | matrix of letters.
WSPM.EXE        80600  04-07-92  Word Search Puzzle Maker (Impact D.
                               | Publishing; $15) generates 24 different
                               | variations of word search puzzles which can
                               | be printed saved to a file for importing
                               | into word processors. An editor is provided
                               | to customize your own puzzles.
WSEARCH.EXE     85198  10-20-92  Word Search 1.1 (Parssinen, T.; $10) lets
                               | you solve word search puzzles on your
                               | computer. Ten puzzles are provided with
                               | topics covering States, U.S. Rivers, Star
                               | Trek, Rock Music, and more. Many options are
                               | available including a timer, up to 44 words
                               | per puzzle, mouse support, and the ability
                               | to save and recall puzzles.
WORDSQR.COM     62957  04-30-91  WordSquared (Blyth, Mike; $?) generates word
                               | search squares in which the player tries to
                               | locate hidden words running in various
                               | directions. You can edit and store lists of
                               | words, choose which directions the words may
                               | run, size the squares, and view or print the
                               | squares with or without the filler
                               | characters.
WORDWIS.COM     38589  08-22-89  Wordwise (Fogarty, John; $5) is a hidden
                               | word game.  Each letter has a point value
                               | corresponding with the number of
                               | occurrences.  You bid a number of points on
                               | each word and as letters are picked the
                               | point value is deducted from the bid.  If
                               | you fail to guess the correct word, the
                               | point value is deducted from your score.  If
                               | a word is correct, the remaining amount of
                               | points will be added to your score.
WSC31.ZIP      110418  09-27-93  Word Search Creator 3.1 (Owen Associates,
                               | reg. fee: $29) creates and prints word
                               | search puzzles
ACLUSL.ZIP      78437  07-21-92  A Clues Solution 2.0 (Nikula, Richard;
                               | $10-$15) combines the strategies of Wheel of
                               | Fortune, Jeopardy, and Trivial Pursuit. You
                               | solve a puzzle by guessing the letters that
                               | comprise the words of the related clues.
                               | After guessing all the letters of a clue,
                               | you are allowed to try to solve the
                               | solution. Up to four people can play.
AMBILAL.COM     40770  08-22-89  Ambilalf (Burket, David and Fitch, J. R.;
                               | $0) is a guess-the-letter word game which
                               | can be played in either Indonesian or
                               | English. There's lots of color, graphics and
                               | sounds - one of the more entertaining word
                               | games we've seen.
CONJ.EXE        48479  09-14-92  Conjecture (RSE Incorporated; $11) is a
                               | Wheel of Fortune type game for up to four
                               | players. It features nice graphics, 50
                               | puzzles, and the ability to customize the
                               | game to the point of controlling how fast
                               | Suzi walks across the screen.
GTTITL.EXE     101509  04-26-90  Guess the Title 3.1 (Duperre, Paul; $10) is
                               | an excellent version of Wheel of Fortune for
                               | two players. This version has a 100 puzzles.
HANG4.ZIP      151077  10-12-93  Hangman 4.0 (Larry W Parker, reg. fee: $15)
                               | is a game of hangman for VGA.
HM_STUDN.ZIP   165698  12-05-93  Hangman for Students (Langin, Chester ASP;
                               | $19) is the classic game of Hangman with
                               | word lists available for all different grade
                               | levels. You can also add your own words. It
                               | uses ASCII characters instead of graphics,
                               | so any video will work.
HOWMANY.COM      3952  08-21-89  Howmany (Pelaware; $2) is a game in which
                               | phrases which start with numbers are shown
                               | with all but the first letters of the key
                               | words blanked out. Your goal is to guess the
                               | phrase. For example: "365 D___ in a Y___"
                               | would be "365 Days in a Year". This is an
                               | interesting puzzle, but one of our testers
                               | did not like the fact that if you are wrong,
                               | you can't find out what the right answer is
                               | supposed to be. We think that just makes it
                               | more fun to play next time.
HANGHYP.EXE     66656  02-22-90  Hyper Hangman (Soleau, William; $10) is a
                               | Hangman (guess-the-word) game with good
                               | graphics and a hanging man who is not
                               | content to hang quietly while you botch the
                               | letter-guessing process. An interesting
                               | twist, good graphics, and difficult enough
                               | to keep adults interested.
LHANGMN.EXE     60767  05-20-92  Larry's Hangman 1.0 (Parker, Larry; $15) is
                               | a game of hangman for VGA. It features basic
                               | and advanced games and user definable words.
PHRAZE.ZIP     155513  11-18-93  Phraze Craze ($?) - pick a letter at a time
                               | and try to guess the phrase.
MISSLNK.EXE     53265  02-11-92  Missing Link (Nissen Ventures; $25) is a
                               | word game involving skill and strategy. A
                               | series of hidden words are linked together
                               | to form a chain. You have to guess the
                               | missing words ("links") in the chain, with a
                               | new letter exposed after each guess. Each
                               | word is a clue to the next word. Sounds
                               | cannot be turned off. You can play the
                               | computer or a human component, both of whom
                               | are represented on screen with animated
                               | characters.
SINKEM.EXE      76315  05-14-90  SinkEm 1.01 (Soleau, William; $12) is a
                               | graphics based game like Hangman, but the
                               | poor victim in this case is in a row boat
                               | that sinks further into shark infested
                               | waters each time you miss a letter. Like
                               | Hyper Hangman, the sinking man does not go
                               | quietly.
SIXLTR.EXE      68605  03-05-93  Six Letter Word Game 4.2 (Nottingham, Ralph
                               | and Gellman, Robert; $0) is a variation of
                               | Wheel of Fortune type games. You try to
                               | guess a six-letter word by guessing all the
                               | letters in the word at once. You are told
                               | only how many letters match the exact
                               | positions, but not where the matches are.
                               | There are hints, an expanded dictionary, an
                               | on-screen workspace, and more.
TOM_WHEL.ZIP   148491  11-21-93  Tommy's Wheel of Misfortune 09.10.92
                               | (Tommy's Toys; $0) is a takeoff on the
                               | famous Wheel of Fortune show.
VGAWHEL.EXE     90349  04-09-92  VGAWheel & EGAWheel (Mueller, Russell ASP;
                               | $10 each) are Wheel of Fortune/hangman kind
                               | of word games for VGA and EGA. Features
                               | include play for one to three contestants,
                               | an editor to add or delete your own puzzles,
                               | and a used letter board to separate the
                               | vowels from the consonants. Over 1000
                               | puzzles are provided.
WORDPLAY.ZIP    86479  11-18-93  WordPlay (Schonewille, Jerry; $?) is a Wheel
                               | of Fortune type game. It has a better user
                               | interface than some of the other Wheel
                               | games. It also has an editor for creating
                               | new puzzles.
CIPHER.ZIP      80662  11-21-93  Cipher 2.1 (Anderson, Nels ASP; $17-$26)
                               | displays an enciphered quotation on the
                               | screen with the object being to solve the
                               | cipher in as few attempts as possible. The
                               | program supports up to nine players, and a
                               | filer allows selection of any puzzle by
                               | number. The screen displays player name,
                               | puzzle file name, puzzle number within file,
                               | and puzzle file topic. You can add puzzles
                               | that are already encrypted or any straight
                               | text quote.
CIPHERA.ZIP     73687  11-18-93  Cipher-Ace Series (Stewart, Charles W. ASP;
                               | $24) is an introduction to cryptography
                               | which includes some classical ciphers for
                               | you to try to break. You can do secret
                               | writing, convert a message into ciphers for
                               | sending, and it provides a work screen and
                               | help menus for decrypting two cipher types.
CRPTGRM.EXE     53239  04-23-93  Cryptogrammer 1.2 (McGuire, Paul; $8) is a
                               | cryptogram solving program. Code-breaking
                               | tools are provided for tallying frequencies
                               | of letters, doubles, 2and 3-letter words.
                               | There are also references on typical
                               | frequencies found in everyday usage.
CRYPTO.COM      47117  05-29-91  PC Cryptograms 1.1 (Blanchard Software; $15)
                               | is a set of 50 challenging cryptograms like
                               | those you see in the newspaper, except that
                               | this program is much easier to use. The
                               | program takes care of the substitutions for
                               | you when you guess a letter. This is the
                               | perfect program for finding out if you have
                               | a future in the CIA's code breaking
                               | department.
CRYPTOQ.ZIP    154243  11-18-93  CryptoQuest (ON AIR Software, Inc.; $0) lets
                               | you create cryptograms or decipher 60 of
                               | them included on the disk. A lexicon of the
                               | most frequently used words in the English
                               | language is provided as well as a pattern
                               | word dictionary.
CRYPTOSW.ZIP   116804  08-18-93  USA-Crypto 1.1 (Unicorn Systems Associates;
                               | $20) helps find solutions to cryptograms. A
                               | database of 15 ready-to-solve ciphers are
                               | included. Statistics are kept on each cipher
                               | in this database. A tutorial is also
                               | provided.
CRYPMAN.ZIP     96472  10-21-93  Crypto-Mania 2.21 (Dow, Don L.; $15) is a
                               | game of cryptograms, which are sentences or
                               | phrases written in code, one letter
                               | substituted for another. You must decipher
                               | the code and reveal the phrase. There are
                               | 250 puzzles included. Requires 640K RAM and
                               | CGA or better video.
CRYPTOZ.EXE     59900  09-09-92  CryptOz (R&M Logic Systems; $8) is a word
                               | game in which you decipher messages. About
                               | 80 or so puzzles are included for the
                               | computer to choose for you to solve, or you
                               | may enter your own puzzle.
ENIGMAX.EXE    215068  05-07-93  Enigmacross 1.4 (Bellotto, Sam Jr. ASP; $26)
                               | lets you solve and construct professional
                               | quality acrostic puzzles. It features a
                               | mouse-driven graphical interface, animated
                               | selection buttons, on-screen help and sound
                               | effects. Puzzles can be printed in various
                               | styles with standard acrostic numbering
                               | added automatically. Requires EGA/VGA, a
                               | mouse, 512K RAM.
FICT.EXE        64942  04-15-92  Fictionary 1.32 (Cascoly Software ASP; $20)
                               | is a game the players make up definitions
                               | for obscure words, trying to convince the
                               | other players to guess incorrectly. It can
                               | also be used by one player as a vocabulary
                               | program.
JUMBLE.ZIP     102339  11-18-93  Jumble ($0) is a set of programs that will
                               | allow you to rapidly solve anagrams up to 24
                               | executable code are included. 750K of disk
                               | space and 400K of memory are required.
KRYPTO.EXE      39440  06-15-93  Krypto 2.3 (Intelligent Educational
                               | Software; $0) is a challenging word game in
                               | which you solve and create kryptograms. It
                               | presents quotes as a series of symbols.
                               | These symbols are then substituted with
                               | letters. You can add up to 200 kryptograms
                               | to a file.
NAMEGRAM.ZIP   201034  11-18-93  NameGram (Rubenking, Neil J. ASP; $25) makes
                               | anagrams from names. First you enter one or
                               | more words. (Example: TURBO PASCAL) Then NG
                               | compares all possible combinations of the
                               | letters in the word(s) to a 250k
                               | (compressed) dictionary it has on disk and
                               | displays them. From this list, you can pick
                               | a word of any length. (eg: BLOAT) Then NG
                               | will display all words that can be made with
                               | the remaining letters and you can pick
                               | another word in the list (eg: US, CRAP) You
                               | continue picking words in this manner until
                               | no words are left. NG will then tell you any
                               | letters that are left over. Ideally, you
                               | would want to use all the letters in the
                               | words you pick.
QTFALL.EXE      68526  06-27-89  Quotefall 2.1 (Morgan, Bill; $0) is a fun
                               | little program that makes a kind of word
                               | puzzle called a Quote Fall puzzle. In this
                               | type of puzzle, you are presented with
                               | columns of letters across the page and you
                               | try to arrange the letters vertically in
                               | each column so that they read across the
                               | page correctly to come up with the original
                               | quote or message. You can also save printer
                               | control codes for your particular printer in
                               | case you want to print the puzzles.
QUATO.EXE      231731  03-26-93  Quato 1.1 (Soleau Software; $12) is a
                               | combination word game and sliding tile
                               | puzzle. You have 3 minutes to move the tiles
                               | around on a 5x5 grid to spell as many
                               | different words as you can. (After spelling
                               | a word, you get credit for it and can move
                               | the letters in it to spell something else.)
                               | An 80,000-word dictionary is used to check
                               | for words and a list on the side shows the
                               | words you have spelled. Requires EGA/VGA and
                               | a hard disk.
SOLVQOT.EXE     35722  10-15-91  Cryptoquote Solver 1.59 (Pearce, Tal; $0)
                               | helps in completing a crypted quote without
                               | the need for pencil and paper. It also
                               | provides a fast way of changing letters
                               | without error.
TARGET.COM      64135  06-14-90  Target Word (Farrar, David; $0) is a word
                               | game, with the objective of finding the
                               | "target word" that the computer has chosen
                               | from a list of words in a data file. The
                               | player uses carefully chosen "probe words"
                               | and logical analysis to eventually find out
                               | the identity of the target word. (The author
                               | can no longer be reached at the address
                               | provided in the documentation.)
TOMCRYPT.ZIP   149232  11-21-93  Tommy's CryptoQuips 11.13.92 (Tommy's Toys;
                               | $6) helps you solve and create cryptograms.
                               | Several cryptograms are provided. You can
                               | play solo or with 2-5 other players or teams.
WW.COM          62317  02-01-91  Words*Words 1.3 (Blanchard Software; $15) is
                               | a word game in which you try to determine
                               | the computer-selected five-letter word by
                               | guessing other five-letter words. When you
                               | guess, the program tells you how many
                               | letters in your word matches the computer's
                               | word and you have to figure out the correct
                               | letters by inference, with a limit of 18
                               | guesses. The difference between this and
                               | similar games is that your guesses have to
                               | be real five-letter words contained in the
                               | programs 6,000-word database. When you get a
                               | correct answer, you are rewarded with a
                               | clever quotation based on the computer's
                               | word.
WORDMIX.COM     42572  06-06-91  WordMix 1.3 (Blanchard Software; $5) is a
                               | word game in which you reconstruct puzzle
                               | words from mixed letters. Clues involve
                               | trivia information, common phrases or
                               | expressions, and words within words,
                               | riddles, and synonyms. It has 41 clues and
                               | more than 900 puzzle words. It is intended
                               | for teens and adults and requires a moderate
                               | vocabulary, some knowledge of English letter
                               | combinations, and the ability to juggle
                               | words and letters mentally.
WORDWAR.COM      8425  08-22-89  Wordwars is a game in which you try to make
                               | as many words as possible from a randomly
                               | selected set of letters. One to six people
                               | can play. BASIC or GWBASIC is required. It
                               | may require a slow-down program.
ACROSTX.EXE     48738  06-15-93  Acrostix 2.3 (Intelligent Educational
                               | Software; $18) is a pair of programs, one of
                               | which will let you try to solve Acrostic
                               | puzzles, and the other of which will let you
                               | create them for others to solve.
BOOGDX.EXE      45292  10-22-92  Boogle Deluxe 1.0 (Seaboard Software; $30)
                               | challenges you to list as many words as
                               | possible in the alloted time by combining
                               | letters from the random cubes. The letters
                               | must be adjacent, but can be in any
                               | direction, including diagonally adjacent.
                               | Mouse is required.
CHASPUZ1.ZIP   159466  11-21-93  Chaspuz1 (Carr, Charles; $5) is a graphic
                               | word/puzzle game. A picture is displayed and
                               | you must decipher the phrase it represents.
                               | Twenty five puzzles are included.
EDUGAME.EXE     66380  03-25-93  EduGame 1.0 (Jarrett, Eric; $8) is an
                               | educational word-puzzle guessing game.
                               | Players are given a category and a hint, and
                               | must try to guess letters or a complete
                               | puzzle. It is designed for two players of
                               | high-school level and up. Over 400 puzzles
                               | are included. Categories include collectors,
                               | past scientist, geometry, chemical elements,
                               | vocabulary, entertainers' names, computers,
                               | noted writers, animals, state capitals,
                               | disasters, U.S. Presidents, astronomy, state
                               | nicknames, Canada, and foreign currency.
KRIS15A.EXE     85781  04-23-92  KrisKros (Hirbernik, Robert M.; $15) is a
                               | game similar to a crossword puzzle for up to
                               | four players. Players form words by placing
                               | letter tiles on a grid. Points are awarded
                               | for completion of a pattern which vary from
                               | easy to difficult. Each player gets up to 90
                               | seconds to complete a play. Requires a 286
                               | machine, EGA, hard disk, and a mouse. This
                               | is a very well done game.
QUOTRIS.EXE     78322  06-03-93  Quote-Tris 1.0 (Kapusta, Philip; $10) is a
                               | Tetris style word game. It combines famous
                               | quotations with the action of a Tetris
                               | arcade game. You put together a notable
                               | quote using random words that descend before
                               | time runs out. Requires hard disk and VGA.
WORDY2.ZIP     282685  10-11-93  Wordy 2.0 [Cooper, M.; $2-8] is a word
                               | construction game that challenges you to
                               | enter as many words as possible out of a set
                               | of letters. Wordy checks your choices in a
                               | 94,000 word dictionary and keeps track of
                               | scores.
WORDWHIZ.EXE    58432  02-04-90  Word Whiz Volume I (Miller, Scott; $4) is a
                               | word challenge game that tests the player's
                               | knowledge of the English language. It is
                               | played like a quiz, and continually rates
                               | the player's progress.