Comments on: Scrabble versus Wordfeud versus Words with Friends

By: tizzle

tizzle — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:54:51 +0000

@Gaines

Yes, more advanced Scrabble players will hook onto other words (creating 2-5 words per turn), but the layout of the board encourages players to play longer words despite this.

I concur with the author that WWF will lead to very defensive games. It is simply too easy to set another player up for a double+triple word score.

Scrabble has the best board layout and just a few improvements to the app are all it needs.

By: Gaines

Gaines — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:49:34 +0000

Nice review. I take issue with just one thing, your complaint about tight word play on WWF. My experience with Scrabble is that tight word play is more of a function of the skill of the players than of the layout of the board. Better players incorporate defense more thoroughly into their play. Thus, a game on a regular Scrabble board is often a tightly played match. It means you are more likely to score 2, 3, or 4 words at once (scoring more points) and at the same time, avoid setting up plays for your opponent on high value multiplying tiles.

By: Bram

Bram — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 13:47:44 +0000

Nice review! I’ve been playing wordfeud for a little while now, and I do like it. I prefer its graphis over Words with Friends though because it’s easier on the eyes. Might be what you’re used to though! And if you have a big screen on your phone (or tablet), you don’t need the zoom option.

The things I don’t like about wordfeud:

* You don’t see what words do not exist (which words for friends does, indeed)
* It doesn’t keep track of your scores or finished games.
* Related to that, it would be nice if it would offer the option of playing against someone who is more on your level. I don’t mind the tight-packed gameplay myself as it’s a great way to score a great deal of points using just a few letters, but I get that some may find this frustrating.
* Lately it seems to get slowed down and I do get connection errors. Maybe because it’s getting more popular.
* The random board is completely useless. Your chances of winning are hardly skill-based anymore.

I’ve only tried Words with Friends as an alternative, but that doesn’t offer Dutch as language, which is my native tongue. I do get by in English, but it’s more difficult obviously.