Waggle Words Vermont Digital Arts LLC Waggle Words is a strategic word search game set inside a beehive. Flying letters, chains of words, and a swarming hive … $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsWaggle Words is a strategic word search game set inside a beehive. Flying letters, chains of words, and a swarming hive keep the energy high! Players seek and select words with the goal of clearing the board. Create chains of words to greatly multiply your points. Power-ups let you move and manipulate letters to build new words, create longer chains, and clear the board. With three different game types, plus an augmented reality mode for supported devices, game play is always new and exciting. FEATURES: - Expanded Dictionary: Over 172,800 words! - Augmented Reality: AR mode for devices with A9 chips (or higher) running iOS 12 (or higher) that support ARKit. - Standard Play Mode: Available for all devices running iOS12 (or higher). - Unlimited Levels: 400 unique hives with unlimited combinations of letters. - Casual Game: Play the hive at your own pace. A new game every time. - Speed Game: How many words can you make in 1.5 minutes? - Daily Game: Play the downloadable, unique game of the day. - Game Center: Leaderboards to compare your ability with other players. - iCloud Enabled: Share your personal stats across your devices. Information Seller:Vermont Digital Arts LLC Genre:Puzzle, Strategy, Word Release:Sep 28, 2017 Updated:Jun 09, 2023 Version:1.41 Size:113.1 MB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Waggle Words is a strategic word search game set inside a beehive. Play on an iPhone or iPad. Play in standard mode or in AR Mode(on supported devices)! *AR mode is not necessary to play and enjoy Waggle Words! Waggle Words Featured in the App Store Categories to Date: [*] *AR -> Game Changing AR [*] *AR Games -> More AR to Explore [*] *Word Games -> New Games We Love [*] *Indie Games -> New Games We Love Waggle Words was just featured in the Made With Unity Showcase at Unite Austin Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Our Website: http://www.waggle-words.com Helpful Tips http://vermontdigitalarts.com/waggle-words-tips/ Press Kit: http://vermontdigitalarts.com/wagglewords-presskit/ Keys available to press by request: [email protected] jsrco Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Oct 15, 2009 2,134 1 38 Coordinator Seattle https://www.Fatthunder.com #2 jsrco, Oct 8, 2017 This is fun, but damn the battery drain. Its horrible. MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #3 MrT3D, Oct 8, 2017 We're glad you think it's fun! Sorry about the battery drain. It's definitely an intensive game with lots of 3D, VFX, camera tracking (especially in AR), physics and flocking going on. We'll work on some more optimizations and options to disable some FX in the near future! anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,125 703 113 #4 anthony78, Oct 9, 2017 Also makes my 6S really hot. Theres plenty of other more graphically intensive games that dont do that. MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #5 MrT3D, Oct 9, 2017 Last edited: Oct 13, 2017 Sorry about that! We’ll look at ways to remedy he heat and battery consumption. Again, it maybe some sort of FX optimization? Sounds like options to set quality levels on the device may be worth while. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #6 Grist, Oct 10, 2017 Heat problem is very bad On both my iPhone 6s Plus and the new iPad Pro 9.7", my devices get unbearably hot after playing this game for only a few minutes. Aside from this major issue it's a very enjoyable game, but this problem needs to be addressed quickly by the developer. The visual flourishes don't add much to the enjoyment of this game, so hopefully some of them can be reduced or eliminated easily in the next update in order to solve the overheating issue. JeromeG Active Member Dec 31, 2015 26 8 3 #7 JeromeG, Oct 11, 2017 I was wondering if the developers could explain the power ups at the bottom of the screen? I like this game (I loved SpellTower, and it's a lot like that) but am a little confused as to when to use these and exactly what they do. MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #8 MrT3D, Oct 12, 2017 Hi There, The iPhone 6 series does heat up more quickly than the iPhone 7 or 8. Sorry about that. First, we're updating the engine to a more recent version, which should help due to the engine's subsequent optimizations for iOS. This is happening now and should be submitted for review on the App Store by tomorrow. It'll be version 1.0.3. Beyond that, were looking to optimize some of the camera effects to use less resources. This will be in 1.0.4 sometime next week. Even beyond that, we're looking for ways to reduce cpu & gpu load in other ways. It's tricky with a game that uses physics, image effects and flocking, but we'll try our hardest to keep optimizing away. Please hang in there and we'll give it our best. MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #9 MrT3D, Oct 13, 2017 Last edited: Oct 13, 2017 Hi! We need to get a webpage up explaining this better; maybe some videos too! Sorry about the confusion! Game Play: On start, the hive is populated with letters. When the player finds and swipes a word, all the letters of the word, except for the last one, disappear. The last letter the word advances one alphabetically and becomes the highlighted Waggle Piece. If the next word selected begins with the highlighted Waggle Piece, this creates a chain of words called a Waggle Streak. The number of Waggle Streaks in a row is called the Waggle Streak Level. Power-ups: The player has eight power-up types at their disposal. Power-ups can be used at any time and in any combination. Each game begins with three random power-ups, but more are awarded as your score increases. The power-ups are: Advance One: Advances a letter by one place alphabetically Go Back One: Shifts a letter back one alphabetically Advance Two: Advances a letter by two places alphabetically. Go Back Two: Shifts a letter back two places alphabetically Move: Picks up a letter and moves it to an empty cell. Copy: Duplicates any letter in the hive, allowing you to place the copied letter in an empty cell. Swap: Switches the location of two letters. Swarm: Moves and consolidates all the letters in the hive. Scoring: Points are based on word length, letter values, and Waggle Streak levels. The longer the word and the higher the Waggle Streak, the greater the points earned. Word point values are the product of the sum of individual letter values multiplied by length of the word. For instance, if you select the word YES you would be awarded 18 points. This is calculated by adding the sum of the letter values: Y (4 points) + E (1 point) + S (1 point) = 6 points. The sum of the letters is then multiplied by the word length, 3, for a total of 18 points. If your word is part of a Waggle Streak, the word point value is then multiplied by the Waggle Streak Level. For instance, if you score 18 points for the word YES and your Waggle Streak Level is 10 because you have made 10 consecutive chains of words, you will be awarded 180 points for that turn. As soon as a word is made starting from any letter other than the Waggle Piece, the Waggle Streak Level returns to 0. ---- I'll post a page by tomorrow explaining all this and add a link to the forum post. Thanks for asking! MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #10 MrT3D, Oct 13, 2017 Oops, extra post here. Grist Well-Known Member Nov 7, 2008 362 25 28 VP of Marketing Massachusetts #11 Grist, Oct 13, 2017 I have continued to play and enjoy your game a lot, despite its overheating and battery drain issues, but am glad you may be able to mitigate or completely resolve these two problem areas soon. This is the most fun I've had with a word game, other than Scrabble, in a long time. shfrost Well-Known Member Apr 9, 2010 432 10 18 Artist Wooded area #12 shfrost, Oct 13, 2017 I'm definitely interested in this game but the battery/heat issue is troubling. I'll wait to see if that's addressed in an update. MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #13 MrT3D, Oct 13, 2017 New Waggle Words Tips Page We added a new Waggle Words Tips page for iOS! A lot of helpful hints and explantations or listed here We hope you find this helpful. Instructional video are now in production too. Please let us know if there are other questions you have about Waggle Words! MrT3D Member Jan 3, 2010 9 0 0 #14 MrT3D, Oct 18, 2017 Waggle Words 1.0.3 update - New Dictionary! Hey Folks, We just updated Waggle Words (to version 1.0.3) and added a new dictionary with 100K more words! Our original dictionary limited word length to 8 characters; the new dictionary doubles that limit! We also updated the game engine, which should give a performance boost and use slightly less battery power. More optimizations coming soon. http://apple.co/2fuqQi8 mzinn Well-Known Member Jan 5, 2014 770 0 16 #15 mzinn, Nov 28, 2017 Such a wonderful game. Im really enjoying it. Nicely done! (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
We're glad you think it's fun! Sorry about the battery drain. It's definitely an intensive game with lots of 3D, VFX, camera tracking (especially in AR), physics and flocking going on. We'll work on some more optimizations and options to disable some FX in the near future!
Also makes my 6S really hot. Theres plenty of other more graphically intensive games that dont do that.
Sorry about that! We’ll look at ways to remedy he heat and battery consumption. Again, it maybe some sort of FX optimization? Sounds like options to set quality levels on the device may be worth while.
Heat problem is very bad On both my iPhone 6s Plus and the new iPad Pro 9.7", my devices get unbearably hot after playing this game for only a few minutes. Aside from this major issue it's a very enjoyable game, but this problem needs to be addressed quickly by the developer. The visual flourishes don't add much to the enjoyment of this game, so hopefully some of them can be reduced or eliminated easily in the next update in order to solve the overheating issue.
I was wondering if the developers could explain the power ups at the bottom of the screen? I like this game (I loved SpellTower, and it's a lot like that) but am a little confused as to when to use these and exactly what they do.
Hi There, The iPhone 6 series does heat up more quickly than the iPhone 7 or 8. Sorry about that. First, we're updating the engine to a more recent version, which should help due to the engine's subsequent optimizations for iOS. This is happening now and should be submitted for review on the App Store by tomorrow. It'll be version 1.0.3. Beyond that, were looking to optimize some of the camera effects to use less resources. This will be in 1.0.4 sometime next week. Even beyond that, we're looking for ways to reduce cpu & gpu load in other ways. It's tricky with a game that uses physics, image effects and flocking, but we'll try our hardest to keep optimizing away. Please hang in there and we'll give it our best.
Hi! We need to get a webpage up explaining this better; maybe some videos too! Sorry about the confusion! Game Play: On start, the hive is populated with letters. When the player finds and swipes a word, all the letters of the word, except for the last one, disappear. The last letter the word advances one alphabetically and becomes the highlighted Waggle Piece. If the next word selected begins with the highlighted Waggle Piece, this creates a chain of words called a Waggle Streak. The number of Waggle Streaks in a row is called the Waggle Streak Level. Power-ups: The player has eight power-up types at their disposal. Power-ups can be used at any time and in any combination. Each game begins with three random power-ups, but more are awarded as your score increases. The power-ups are: Advance One: Advances a letter by one place alphabetically Go Back One: Shifts a letter back one alphabetically Advance Two: Advances a letter by two places alphabetically. Go Back Two: Shifts a letter back two places alphabetically Move: Picks up a letter and moves it to an empty cell. Copy: Duplicates any letter in the hive, allowing you to place the copied letter in an empty cell. Swap: Switches the location of two letters. Swarm: Moves and consolidates all the letters in the hive. Scoring: Points are based on word length, letter values, and Waggle Streak levels. The longer the word and the higher the Waggle Streak, the greater the points earned. Word point values are the product of the sum of individual letter values multiplied by length of the word. For instance, if you select the word YES you would be awarded 18 points. This is calculated by adding the sum of the letter values: Y (4 points) + E (1 point) + S (1 point) = 6 points. The sum of the letters is then multiplied by the word length, 3, for a total of 18 points. If your word is part of a Waggle Streak, the word point value is then multiplied by the Waggle Streak Level. For instance, if you score 18 points for the word YES and your Waggle Streak Level is 10 because you have made 10 consecutive chains of words, you will be awarded 180 points for that turn. As soon as a word is made starting from any letter other than the Waggle Piece, the Waggle Streak Level returns to 0. ---- I'll post a page by tomorrow explaining all this and add a link to the forum post. Thanks for asking!
I have continued to play and enjoy your game a lot, despite its overheating and battery drain issues, but am glad you may be able to mitigate or completely resolve these two problem areas soon. This is the most fun I've had with a word game, other than Scrabble, in a long time.
I'm definitely interested in this game but the battery/heat issue is troubling. I'll wait to see if that's addressed in an update.
New Waggle Words Tips Page We added a new Waggle Words Tips page for iOS! A lot of helpful hints and explantations or listed here We hope you find this helpful. Instructional video are now in production too. Please let us know if there are other questions you have about Waggle Words!
Waggle Words 1.0.3 update - New Dictionary! Hey Folks, We just updated Waggle Words (to version 1.0.3) and added a new dictionary with 100K more words! Our original dictionary limited word length to 8 characters; the new dictionary doubles that limit! We also updated the game engine, which should give a performance boost and use slightly less battery power. More optimizations coming soon. http://apple.co/2fuqQi8
