Oh My Word

I used to own a Windows Phone (so maybe my taste isn't great), and the one game I would always play -internet connection permitting- was a simple multiplayer word game called Wordament. It was an Xbox live exclusive, so when I finally made the switch to android, I didn't expect I'd find a game to scratch the Wordament itch. In all the ways that matter, I've found Wordament again in the form of Oh My Word: and in some crucial aspects, Tydecon's take on grid based word puzzles improves on the formula. If you've not played either game, I'll just summarise the concept. You're presented with a grid of letters (4x4 in Wordament and 5x5 in Oh My Word), and you're asked to give words in the alphabet soup. There's a timer that introduces a sense of urgency into the mix, and you can't use the same letter twice (positionally, that is. if you find the same letter twice you can). The are some differences. Wordament restricts combinations to contiguous and non-intersecting lines, whereas this game lets you pick words from where ever in the grid. In the former, you have the same 16 letters for the whole game, whereas the latter removes used words and replaces them randomly. There's changes are apples and oranges to me, there is one significant difference. Oh My Word has a scoreboard, but no direct multiplayer mechanic. Wordament is a multiplayer only experience. Every player in Wordament is on the same server, given the same words and allotted the same time to play. There's a brief score board where it shows things like the longest possible word, and who got the most points, and then it resets the board and everyone posts another round. While it's cool, it's also is biggest drawback. I could never play it: I didn't have 4g to connect to the internet. I only had WiFi, limiting where I was able to play my favourite mobile game. Refreshingly, Oh My Word does away with always online. There's a scoreboard, which I'm given to understand syncs up when your phone can connect to the internet. I won't be looking at it, though. I once made the mistake of looking at a 1st place Wordament player. How I stack up here to the average player isn't a question I (or my ego) wants answered. So to summarise Oh My Word without comparing it to other games, I guess I can only say that this is game that's more fun and addicting than the concept sounds. It's endlesly repayable, challenging, and non committal. I highly recommend this entertaining little free to play word puzzle game.

Fantastic game. I seriously recommend you install this! Tons of fun, great for a time killer and loads of unique attributes too!

Love this game. Fab go-to time filler.

Love it. Great fun, wonderful time killer. Reminds me of boggle but more fun!

Colourful and fun! What more can you want?

Great game, love it! Lots of fun!