A Gallimaufry of Gambols

"He that will give good words to thee will flatter beneath abhorring."
--Shakespeare, 'Coriolanus', Act 1 Scene 1.

Not in this case, Will. My friend sports a very congenial disposition of all the Words with Friends games she's played me. Albeit She has yet to win her first game.

This is a game similar played in the manner of correspondent chess. One need not be attentive or sedentary in his own surroundings waiting for the opponent's next move. He could also play other opponents on the WWF app. The moves on the board(s) are transmitted via either a Wi-Fi or a 3G connection. This game is designed for the iPod, iPhone, or iPad only.

It's more fun and tactically appealing to me by plotting and anticipating the placement of the letter tiles on just one game board. A linear thinking mind like mine would not do well playing multiple boards. I get confused with memorizing on which set of tiles (with replacements) to play on which board. It's too stressful and less fun.

The free game is full-featured but laced with annoying advertising pop-ups. After playing a few games using the free version, I bought the ad free edition for $2.99 (USD).

I like this game. The only frustration is the game server does crash more than once in a blue moo. I always happens during a game. The impersonal and rude excuses received from the server are to the effect "Repairing..." and or "Updating..." the game in progress. No warning given and no consent are solicited from the player. It just does and wipes out the game. The most recent episode happened when I was just one tile placement away in winning the game. Alas, a bloody shame of not having another notch scored (pun) on the virtual game board, so to speak.