Spectrum HoloByte WORDTRIS Playable Demo Type WORDTRIS to start - Game instructions appear onscreen Requires: IBM PC or compatible, 512K RAM, VGA graphics ---- This archive should contain the following: WORDTRIS.EXE VGRAPH WORD_DCT.DAT VPAL VS2 VS3 VS4 VT2 VT3 VT4 VTX DEMOINT1 DEMINT22 DEMOEND1 DEMOEND2 VTL README.TXT ---- FORTH SOVIET 'TRIS SERIES GAME CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT Wordtris, scheduled to release in August, is a hybrid of Tetris and a word puzzle set in motion Category: Action/Arcade Suggested Retail Price: $39.95 IBM / $44.95 MAC Shipping: August Computers: IBM/compatible & Macintosh/Mac II CHICAGO, CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW, June 1, 1991 Spectrum HoloByte today announced the upcoming release of Wordtris the next game in the Soviet 'TRIS Series. This latest mind teaser is a cross between Tetris and a word puzzle set in motion. The game is scheduled to ship in August for both the IBM and Mac/Mac II computers. Just as in Tetris, Wordtris requires fast action and strategic thinking at the same time. The challenge is to manipulate tiles, each with a single letter, as the fall from the top of the computer screen into a well. The play must carefully match up the falling letter with others already placed to form a word. Once made, the word will be removed from the playing area and points awarded. Ultimately, the player wants to create as many words as possible to achieve the highest score. The score is based on the number of letters in the word, the difficulty level (regular and advanced) and the complexity of the word. Another factor that can also effect the score is the bonus multiplier. This is a special word that, if made, will earn double or even triple points. In Wordtris time plays a crucial role. The player must quickly find a strategic place for the falling letter before it hist the bottom, because that's where it will remain once it's landed. When the tiles stack up to the top of the well, the game is over. In order for the letters to assemble in crossword fashion (vertically and horizontally), the well is half-filled with water. When a letter lands on the water it will initially float on top until another character lands on it and plunges the first letter below the surface. This allows for greater flexibility and strategy in the number of words to be created. It also keeps the letters from simply piling up on the bottom of the well where they would essentially be unusable. On the other hand, the water line makes it more difficult because there is a shorter distance for each piece to fall. Wordtris will feature a tournament mode, competitive mode, cooperative mode and head-to-head play. Players have the option of either teaming up with a friend for a combined score or matching wits head-to-head. Two features, which can be turned on or off depending on the player's ability, are "repeat words" and "next tile." The first adds extra challenge by restricting the number of times a word can be formed to only once. The latter gives the player the option to display the next tile before it drops. This can prove to be a great asset in word recognition, but will give the player a lower score for each word formed. The game's 30,000 word dictionary will give players infinite possibilities to create even the most absurd words. Custom words, such as names, can also be added for players to construct during the game. Words that are not in the dictionary will not be accepted by the computer as legitimate words. Wordtris is scheduled to release in August of 1991 for both IBM/compatibles and the Mac/Mac II computers. The suggested retail price is $39.95 for IBM and $44.95 for the Macintosh version. ---- The software in this archive is the proprietary and trade secret information of Sphere, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction is expressly prohibited. Wordtris original game Copyright 1990 Armenica. All rights reserved. IBM version Copyright 1991 Sphere, Inc. All rights reserved. Wordtris is a trademark of Sphere, Inc. Spectrum HoloByte us a registered trademark of Sphere, Inc. This archive may be freely exchanged by electronic means so long as no part of it is changed or ommited. No more than a electronic service source banner file may be added.