The question isn't whether it's easier or more difficult but what logically makes sense. What logical conclusion is there when the same letters used to form "wolf" and "fowl" are rejected in favor of "flow"? How are players supposed to know what the singular, acceptable answer is, when several are available? Providing some context will help narrow down the choices. The current methodology is unintuitive.
I've been enjoying the game. Thanks for the early promo code. I'm not giving it up yet, but I do find it frustrating at times trying to guess what the word is.
I've played about five (six?) of the packs...just starting on the second page of the book. I really like this game! I look at it more as a puzzle game using words than a straight word game, I guess. I am enjoying figuring out the path a word might have to take to leave paths for the later words. The only thing that I would like is if the game would accept words out of order. That is, currently if a layer needs a four letter word and two five letter words, you have to find them in that order...and not just four letter, then either of the five letter words...you have to find the four letter first, then the right five letter word. It would be nice if the game would accept the word as long as it's correct, without worrying about the order in which you find them. And yeah, it would be fun to get points for finding other words...but that's not really the point of the game. Also, I notice that if you go back to an earlier level, one where you have already gotten all ten stars, you start over at the beginning with no stars. Is that intentional?
Thank you for the feedback - we'll be taking care of it in the update Stars do not reset on the main screen, are they?
You're right, when you open the previously completed pack, you'll start from the beginning with zero stars. The thing is that the words on the levels are randomly generated, they are not fixed, and each time you start a previous pack, you see new words. You can replay for fun, but you get points only for completing new levels.
I have to agree (besides the sloppy comment). I found it quite disconcerting that the developers feel that most of the aforementioned comments by TA members are eluding to the fact that we want the game to be "easier". That is not the case at all. It simply does not make sense for one specific word to be accepted when many others fit the bill. However, it is a polished game that I have had a lot of fun with so far.
This is great. Gives infinite game play, then. Well, until you have all the paths memorized. (Or perhaps the paths are random too, not just the words.)
But the point of the games isn't so much about finding words, as it is figuring out the paths those words take. Think of the words as guides for the paths. It's just a different mind set, I guess.
I edited my comment and removed the"sloppy " remark. A cooler mind prevailed albeit later. I wish the devs, whose stable of games I enjoy, all the best.
Normally if this situation happens, it's because you've played the right word but used the wrong letters. You should have got a message after the previous word you played which tells you to use the try again button (bottom left).
Absolutely right, thanks! Just restart the current layer and use another E (I suppose) in the previous word
^ You can get additional hints by watching ads or buying IAPs but you won't need them. There are lots of free hints when you success and there is even a lucky wheel. I have about 130 hints in my bucket and rarely touch them. This is really a five stars game! Multi-language! Thanks a lot to devs! My favorite game in the subway (underground). Me (Habakuk): 8,112 points, worldwide rank #7 right now (out of 65,381 players with Game Center). Playing in German (rank #1 for German words naturally). At level-set #18 it starts with seven letter words. (I am at set #20.) There are crashes to home screen sometimes (once in 12 hours approx.). Just start new. (Here: iPhone 7, latest iOS.) The game is very cool as it is. It's pretty normal that there is more than one word possible and that you have to look for the right one. The German words have a light tendency to religious (catholic) and military themes but the quality of the words is very good. One wish: When you tap in an empty space (somewhere at the screen) then all the entries in the line at the top are deleted as expected. That's fine. But the sound at this point should be more distinctable to the sound that comes when you entered a wrong word because sometimes you hit an empty space erratically (wrong) instead of the last letter. Especially at the borders of the playfield. Maybe there should be even an optical difference because most of the times I'm playing without sound. Hard to describe. Please ask if something should not be clear. The two soundsdelete/wrongshould be more different. It happens pretty often that the player enters the (right) words in a "wrong" order (of the letters) so that the later words cannot be solved. (To be exactly: you can enter the right word with more than one order of the letters.) It's nice that the game tells that fact to you, but a little bit too late (sometimes two, three or even four words later). It would be great if it tells it right after you spelled it in the "wrong order" (so: much earlier). The daily challenges are great, too. The harder puzzles are time-limited. The graphics are very colorful, maybe there should be a more "elegant" variation with less colors. Once I got a bonus: Double points for 24 hrs. But in these hours I had much work and almost no time to play. It would be better if I could start the 24 hrs manually (when there is more time to play). Thx again! One of the best word games for iOS!
Well, the game didn't want to start anymore all of a sudden. I tried everything (rebooted iPhone, made the most recent update of the app…) but nothing helped. Crash to homescreen right after start. I had to delete and install from fresh. Now it works again BUT all of my progress (have a look at my previous posting) is gone and I have to start from level 1. That's really annoying! At least my Game Center points are saved. But I don't know if I touch Under A Spell again… Is there any way to recover my previous progress?!
Hey everyone! First of all, we’d like to thank you for your feedback! We value your opinion, it helps to make our game better! And now the news: Today we’ve released an update for Under a Spell! Now you’re able to earn special bonus by filling up the Magic Kettle with extra words you find on levels! (Extra words are valid words but not the answer). Once the Magic Kettle is full, convert the extra words into bonus hints!
That's too bad Game Center saves the score, but the progress is impossible to recover without Facebook.
