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It’s been a while since I made a game. In fact, if I’m not mistaken, the previous effort was about a year ago, with The Clock Village. This time I thought to make something far simpler, so here’s Letteract, a card game with words.

The setup and rules are very simple, as you will see. The program didn’t take more than two or three days to put together, and another few to polish some details.

Letteract, A Card Game with Words: The Basics

I’m not going to tire you with any detailed rules or gameplay info, since all of that is available on the game page. So, sticking to the basics, the game is really simple to play.

The goal is to get rid of your cards forming words. Each player begins with 7 cards – containing letters, though there are a few special cards, too. You can drop a card on the table or try to form a word using your available cards.

It’s a bit like Scrabble with cards, but the key difference is the pacing. The nature of the game, with cards passed from one player to the other, means the tide can turn very rapidly. During testing, I discovered I could be winning until the very last moment, and then the computer could turn the game upside-down with one word!

Letteract: Where to Play

You can find Letteract on the usual page where all my apps reside. The program uses the brilliant RiTa JavaScript library to check for words.