Durability:4.0 out of 5 starsFun:4.0 out of 5 starsEducational:4.0 out of 5 stars
I’ve been a fan of the Boggle game, so I thought it might be fun to get a little handheld version for travel games.
Selecting words is considerably more timely than simply writing them down. It takes only a minute to get used to putting them in, though. You can play a timed or untimed game. After a timed game, the game reviews your word selections. If a word isn’t in its dictionary, it’ll let you know, but you can override the game and force it to count the word, which is good because I found a swear word and I wanted it to count!
The screen is easy to read and displays all it needs to. The timer display is appreciated–it starts to blink once time is almost out. There is no sound, but the game doesn’t really need it. The lack of sound makes it feel like there is a little something missing, though. Two-player mode works fine. The board is hidden until the player is ready to start.
A nice bonus is that the game will tell you some of the best words on the board that you didn’t get. If you find that a game is too hard (too few vowels, perhaps), you can hold the new game button to end the current game.
I’ve been a fan of the Boggle game, so I thought it might be fun to get a little handheld version for travel games.
Selecting words is considerably more timely than simply writing them down. It takes only a minute to get used to putting them in, though. You can play a timed or untimed game. After a timed game, the game reviews your word selections. If a word isn’t in its dictionary, it’ll let you know, but you can override the game and force it to count the word, which is good because I found a swear word and I wanted it to count!
The screen is easy to read and displays all it needs to. The timer display is appreciated–it starts to blink once time is almost out. There is no sound, but the game doesn’t really need it. The lack of sound makes it feel like there is a little something missing, though. Two-player mode works fine. The board is hidden until the player is ready to start.
A nice bonus is that the game will tell you some of the best words on the board that you didn’t get. If you find that a game is too hard (too few vowels, perhaps), you can hold the new game button to end the current game.
I love this game. Keeps me entertained on long trips. Most fun I have had with a handheld game EVER!!!