Wordlock: Word Duel

Wordlock is a two-player word game based on the old pen-and-paper game Ghost. Pick a topic. Take turns adding one letter to the end of a word. Don't be the one who finishes a real word. You need to know your words. You also need to guess what the other player is spelling. WHO YOU CAN PLAY A friend. Start a game and send them a code. Play at the same time, or take your turn when you're free. You get a note when it's your turn. The Computer. No one free? Play the Computer. Pick a topic and go. It plays any time, and it can bluff too. The Daily Lock. One short puzzle a day: three rounds against the Computer. Everyone gets the same one. Play each day to keep your streak. A morning note tells you when the new lock is out. HOW A ROUND WORKS Pick a topic. Animals, Plants, Countries and more. With a friend, you can make up your own. Take turns. Each player adds one letter to the end. As it grows, ask yourself: a Think it's a word? Say so. Tap Settle round instead of playing a letter. If the other player agrees, the round goes to whoever did not add the last letter. If they say play on, you still have to add a letter. Think they're bluffing? Challenge. Ask them to name the word they're spelling. They have 15 seconds. If the word is real, you lose the round. If not, they do. Can't agree? Ask Quill. Quill checks the word and says yes or no. Its answer is final. Stuck? Give up the round. The other player gets the point, and you start the next round fresh. A game is eleven rounds. Most wins takes it. MORE Quick-fire mode. Put a clock on every turn in a game with a friend. Run out of time and you lose the round. Stickers. Win a game, catch a bluff, come back from behind. Each one can earn a sticker for your sticker book. Topics on request. Missing a topic for the Computer? Ask for it. We'll tell you when it's in. Looks like paper. Every screen is drawn like a notepad page, on phones and tablets. GOOD FOR Waiting in a queue with your partner. A friend in another time zone. Long car rides. Waiting rooms. Finding out who is better with words.