http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=327186529&mt=8

Also, make use of the shake function of iPod & iPhone: maybe shake to start a new game?

Keep up the great work!

The biggest complaint I have about it is the "Info" button is directly below the "Enter" button where I occasionally hit it instead of Enter. Which isn't much of a complaint more than me being clumbsy.

Anyway try the free trial and judge for yourself.

arn

With all that said, my selection for top pick is Lexitron. It is fast, has a good dictionary, and is graphically superior to all the other games. JMHO.

Some words I noticed aren't in its dictionary in a recent session: don, hie, gyre, fain, fie, shit, floe. Or any english letters (cee, dee, ess…).

Meanwhile it the dictionary *does* include a few dubious words such as "dos". I suppose one might consider that the plural of "do" the musical note, but I'm not really buying it.

Hi Brandon-

Thanks for this list. It's really helpful to hear from different players on their experiences with the game. Up until the App Store launched, my only feedback was from a couple friends that I had testing it.

The layout change is a great idea (putting the unselected tiles at the bottom of the screen). I'm also thinking of ways to shuffle the pixels around to make the tiles bigger, or at least make the "hit" area bigger than the tile itself. I also really like the suggestion of linking to an online dictionary.

I'm planning what features to put into a 1.0.2 release in the near future and will definitely try to get a few of your ideas in there. I've already submitted a 1.0.1 update to Apple that eases up on the difficulty settings, and filters a few additional offensive words that I missed in the first release. Just waiting for Apple to approve it.

Thanks again-

–Brian

On Jul 21, 2008, at 2:47 PM, Brandon wrote:

Some tips on how to improve Muddled:

● Put the unselected tiles at the bottom of the screen so that your hands don’t cover up the spelled words.
● Make the tiles bigger.
● Use a double tap to submit words instead of a button.
● Clear the selected letters after each submission even if the submitted letters don’t spell a real word (get rid of the x button it slows the game down).
● Get rid of some of the more obscure words or reserve them for higher difficulty settings.
● Give a large visible cue indicating wether the submitted word was valid, invalid, or a duplicate entry.
● Use variable timing for letter sets with more possible words (this may already be in place, but I can’t discern the difference).
● Make a challenge mode like in Quordy, or even better, a live challenge mode.
● Make a settings menu and have the option to lock the screen in portrait or landscape, I prefer landscape.
● Make a high scores list with names so that if others play on the device you can see what they got.
● Reduce the shaking force required to mix the letters.
● Return the letters to the tray in the order they were last used.
● List the possible words in alphabetical order.
● Link the list of possible words to Google or Wikipedia so that unrecognized words can be looked up and learned at the end of the game (if this is possible).

Thanks,

Brandon