jessecuster
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Stumpokapow said:
Valid, but I don't think it should be published so well and easily.
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The Official Word Ace Thread of iPhone & Palm Pre Cross-platform Play
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Valid, but I don't think it should be published so well and easily.
Yeah, it'd be great if it was secret, but honestly, TWL is a widely used and widely-available dictionary. While in my ideal world, we'd keep the dictionary a secret, we can't. 
Having one that people can easily use when they want to verify words is a convenience, IMO, and not a hinderance. I get where you're coming from, and the sentiment is greatly appreciated, but the cat's long since out of the bag, and there's no way to put it back in.
It's up to us to devise ways in which we can minimize the cheaters' impact, and keep the game fun for everyone!
seppo
Having one that people can easily use when they want to verify words is a convenience, IMO, and not a hinderance. I get where you're coming from, and the sentiment is greatly appreciated, but the cat's long since out of the bag, and there's no way to put it back in. It's up to us to devise ways in which we can minimize the cheaters' impact, and keep the game fun for everyone!
seppo
Stumpokapow
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jessecuster said:
I guess, but most people who play Scrabble have a Scrabble dictionary and it's not just to call each other out. It's also for things like what I'm about to do--
Best words in the game:
Waxwork
Jukebox
Both are 29 base points + full length bonuses.
Highest scoring 4 letter words: Quiz--20 points. Jivy, Joky, Waxy. All 19 points.
Highest scoring 3 letter words: Zax--17 points. Jaw, Jew, Jow, Kex, Vex, Vox, Wax, Wiz, Zek. All 15 points.
Knowing these words would definitely be useful for going for the "Win with 3 letters" and "Win with 4 letters" achievements!
helava said:
There are a few different ways you can track the rarity of words, either as a "This person used a word that has never been used by any other player... Hmm.." measure, or tracking the rarity of a word versus the corpus of English. Identifying people with a high percentage of un-common words or words with uncommon modifiers would be a fairly good way to screen for cheaters.
jessecuster
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helava said:Yeah, it'd be great if it was secret, but honestly, TWL is a widely used and widely-available dictionary. While in my ideal world, we'd keep the dictionary a secret, we can't.
It's up to us to devise ways in which we can minimize the cheaters' impact, and keep the game fun for everyone!
seppo
I just hope my brain can keep up with whoever "cheats". I have played a ton of Scrabble in my life.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
mrkgoo said:
That's the difference between having the word list and using it, I guess. :lol
COLOUR, ARMOUR, HONOUR--English spellings are included for every word I checked. Of course, so are American spellings. You're safe either way.
jessecuster
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Oh and the difference with Scrabble is that those dictionaries are used after the turn not during.
I feel bad for using a dictionary the other day nowhelava said:Yeah, it'd be great if it was secret, but honestly, TWL is a widely used and widely-available dictionary. While in my ideal world, we'd keep the dictionary a secret, we can't.
It's up to us to devise ways in which we can minimize the cheaters' impact, and keep the game fun for everyone!
seppo
.Oh well, I guess I should stop.
centracore
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Flunkie said:
Thanks to some awful betting/bluffing on my behalf! :lol
Haha, I thought I was done for after you called. I figured you hit both the J and K (lol, this sounds just like we're discussing poker here - J and K are commonly used for Jack and King hahaha) for some 20-something word and were gonna plow through my fresh stack of chips. :lol I would've still called an all-in by you, though.centracore said:
Looking up stuff beforehand or afterwards, like "colour," a word you're not sure of, is perfectly fine by me. Using it while playing is NOT cool.Stumpokapow said:
That said, I would have saved a lot of embarrassment by looking up "paven." :lol
Oh, and by the way - I cracked up at "coy" vs. "coyer earlier" earlier.
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N Coward Parody
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Great games earlier tonight, fellas... Oh so melmy...
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...and a picture of me hangin' in there like a fool...
centracore
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helava said:LOL! Love the little card headings.
seppo
Thanks for the images so I could make it happen seppo. Had a lot of fun playing everyone tonight, can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Ran into my first game this morning against a guy who pushed all in before the flop on every hand.
If that's not a sign of success, I don't know what is.
BTW, seppo - I realize this might break the card distribution a bit, but perhaps the "Q" card should be a "Qu" card, just so it gets a little more play? Just a random thought.
If that's not a sign of success, I don't know what is.
BTW, seppo - I realize this might break the card distribution a bit, but perhaps the "Q" card should be a "Qu" card, just so it gets a little more play? Just a random thought.
jessecuster
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Damn, stupid cheater just beat me with "jehads".
Diablohead
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Just grabbed the game from itunes, will sync and give it a shot tonight, looks ace (lol pun)
Remy said:
We gave that some thought when we were coming up with the word distribution. We actually had a lot more "power up" cards - word multipliers, etc.
Thing with the "Qu" is that it does make the Q "just another card" - with the Q as a standalone, but high-value card, it makes the Q sort of special, and you get a lot more "interesting situations," I think.
We'll see, though - we've got a lot of other ideas for alternate decks for different tables, so we may have more options in the future.
Cheers!
seppo
helava said:We gave that some thought when we were coming up with the word distribution. We actually had a lot more "power up" cards - word multipliers, etc.
Thing with the "Qu" is that it does make the Q "just another card" - with the Q as a standalone, but high-value card, it makes the Q sort of special, and you get a lot more "interesting situations," I think.
We'll see, though - we've got a lot of other ideas for alternate decks for different tables, so we may have more options in the future.
Cheers!
seppo
I think what you've hit is pretty good. Powerup cards only serve to take out the strategic element - the Q,J etc are enough power cards, but only if people know how to use them.
Something I'm not sure is clear, (but obvious when you use it) is that the +5 for 6-letter words is plus 5 total, when I saw the way it was presented, I thought it was +5 in addition to the +2, as the circle before it had +2 already, which you get for 5 letters.
jessecuster
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helava said:We gave that some thought when we were coming up with the word distribution. We actually had a lot more "power up" cards - word multipliers, etc.
Thing with the "Qu" is that it does make the Q "just another card" - with the Q as a standalone, but high-value card, it makes the Q sort of special, and you get a lot more "interesting situations," I think.
We'll see, though - we've got a lot of other ideas for alternate decks for different tables, so we may have more options in the future.
Cheers!
seppo
Awesome! Any idea for some speed tables? Maybe tables that the timer is cut in half? What about mini tournaments? Or some game with increasing blinds?
Stumpokapow
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lawblob said:
Yeah, particularly if you have 3 or 4 people in at the end of the hand, at least one chump is not going to lock in their word until the timer runs out.
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DEBUG BRIGADE REPORTING FOR DUTY.
Found a small glitch.
When you multi-touch a letter and move it around, when the hand ends it'll stick to the screen. This doesn't affect gameplay, and is generally a minor flaw, but you have to restart to get rid of it.
I did it by accident once, and then could replicate it every time.
Just thought I'd let you know, seppo.
Edit: Here's another shot.
Maybe I'll try spelling something out on my screen. :lol
Found a small glitch.
When you multi-touch a letter and move it around, when the hand ends it'll stick to the screen. This doesn't affect gameplay, and is generally a minor flaw, but you have to restart to get rid of it.
I did it by accident once, and then could replicate it every time.
Just thought I'd let you know, seppo.
Edit: Here's another shot.
Maybe I'll try spelling something out on my screen. :lol