Word Mole

On the way home from church this morning, I found myself playing Word Mole on my Blackberry (I wasn't driving!). I do this occassionally when I'm a bit bored or waiting to do something. On the screen, there are maybe 8 to 10 columns and rows of letters. The goal is to click on letters to create words. The larger the word, the more points the player receives. Each level is two-minutes and with each level, the player has to earn more points. I usually don't quit playing because I become bored, but rather because I "lose." I think especially being an English teacher, the game keeps me interested seeing how quickly I can find words to make, especially larger words, and seeing how far I can advance in the game. It becomes more challenging with each level, which keeps it interesting.

Around the World in 80 Days

Tonight, I played Around the World in 80 Days. It began with the player having to read a couple of slides of background information. There is dialogue between 2 main characters, but it could be skipped. Once the actual game began, the player had to swap adjacent objects so that there would be three in a row or column side-by-side. Once the player got the 3 object adjacent in a row or column, but the objects disappeared and point were awarded. The game did not hold my interest for very long. I expected it to be more of an exploration type game, and it wasn't. Part of my disappoint may have been that the game did not match my expectations.