Words With Friends
Words with Friends is a multi-player word game. Players take turns building words crossword puzzle style in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble. (The rules of the two games are similar, but…
Words With Friends is a card & board game developed by Newtoy, released 1 July 2009 on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Words With Friends is
Words With Friends is a card & board game game developed by Newtoy and released in 2009. It was published by Zynga. It is available on Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Web browser and Windows Phone.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Words with Friends is a multi-player word game. Players take turns building words crossword puzzle style in a manner similar to the classic board game Scrabble. (The rules of the two games are similar, but Words with Friends is not officially associated with the Scrabble brand.) Up to 30 games can be played simultaneously using push notifications to alert players when it is their turn. Players may look up friends either by username or through Facebook, or be randomly assigned an opponent through "Smart Match". Players can also find potential opponents using Community Match.
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are party.
What it launched against
Words With Friends launched on 1 July 2009, within three weeks of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine and The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
Released around the same time: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition, Trine, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
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