Scrabble, much like Bejeweled in the world of match-3 gem games, has seen many variations in the realm of iPhone gaming. Developer Nathan Gray has decided to stake his own claim in word-app gaming with Hexalex. The premise of Hexalex is much like Scrabble. You are given seven letter tiles, each of which has a point value based on how often it appears in the English Language. The Hexalex board has double and triple letter scoring spaces as well as double and triple word scoring spaces. The main difference between Hexalex and Scrabble is the shape of the tile spaces. Instead of a square, each tile is a six-sided hexagon. This creates for a unique word-gaming experience because gamers are able to place tiles in both downward and diagonal directions. This style allows for more word combinations. Hexalex gives gamers the chance to form combo words. Do to the six-sided...
- 7/19/2010
- by Bags
- BuzzFocus.com
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