away from Threes! (or low-rent knock-off 2048), but this is no mere clone. Instead, it builds on the basics of shifting tiles or blocks around a limited space by also borrowing ideas from Sokoban and Pac-Man, before stripping everything right back again.

Play occurs on a five-by-five grid, around which you slide a cuboid. On every move, a new block appears somewhere on the grid. Arrange five into a solid line by pushing them and they disappear, freeing up space, and leaving behind gems the blocky hero can collect by eating or shoving blocks through them. Further complications are added when immovable blocks appear. Your games over when you become stuck.

With its neon visuals and ethereal soundtrack, Push & Pop takes simple foundations and runs with them, fashioning an intriguing, engaging, and surprisingly novel title. Laps Fuse

Laps Fuse is a match-three game based around numbered discs. If three or more of the same meet, they fuse into a new disc with twice the face value. The tiny snag: youve limited slots to hurl discs into. The other tiny snag: the discs you hurl zoom about the edge of a circle. The other other tiny
snag: youve only 20 laps to secure your high-score and thereby Laps bragging rights.

This isnt a thoughtful Threes-style outing, then more an arcade puzzler on fast-forward. You at every moment you must plan ahead, trying to set up matches and chain reactions that fling your circling disc back a little way, buying you a few seconds of extra time.

Its a tense, clever take on whats become a tired genre. And should you master the main mode, you can unlock endless, furious (faster), and extreme (fewer slots presumably for masochists). Wilful Kitty

Wilful Kitty is a sliding tile puzzle game on a four-by-four grid. But
before you yawn and assume its another 2048 knock-off (which itself was a Threes! knock-off), guess again. Because this game features cats. And all the things that cats really like.

The twist here is a little kitty moves about the grid as you swipe, and objects that enter the grid are combined into consumables and toys. For example, milk and a bowl becomes a kitty drink, and a plate and some fish makes a hearty lunch.

This shift in mechanics shakes up everything you knew about this kind of game
as does you being able to charge up a satisfaction bar that when full unleashes a Hyper Kitty Dash, clearing a chunk of the playfield in double-quick time.

Its entertaining serving the tiny cats every need and surprisingly challenging, too. Because it turns out this Wilful Kitty has bite. Topsoil

With its four-by-four grid and penchant for rapidly restricting the
playfield, Topsoil comes across a bit like a horticultural Threes! Theres no sliding cards about, though instead, youre presented with a string of things to plant, and prod open spaces to plonk them down.

After three, you get a chance to harvest and this is where things become
more complicated. You get more points for harvesting many plants at once, which requires them to be on adjacent squares. But on harvesting anything,
the soil beneath is turned over. Soil cycles between blue, yellow, and green, and groups of plants cannot cross different soil colors.

The net result is a clever game where you must plan ahead, and where you keep digging for strategies to last longer and discover new plants to grow and harvest. Imago

There are a lot of Android puzzle games that involve you sliding blocks
about, but Imago is one of the best, even giving Threes! a run for its money.

You drag numbered tiles around a grid, merging those of the same colour and shape. On doing so, their numbers combine, but when merged groups reach a certain size, they split into smaller tiles, each retaining the score of the larger piece. Successful games require careful forward planning, with only a few moves it can be possible to ramp up scores dramatically, into the
millions or even billions!

The game's relative complexity is countered by a smart modes system that gradually introduces you to Imago's intricacies. There's also a Daily Flight mode that provides a regular influx of new challenges, for when the standard modes begin to pall. On Android, we noticed a few minor visual glitches here and there, but otherwise this is a must-download puzzle game that's among the best on the platform. Threes! Free

In Threes! Free , you slide numbered cards around a tiny grid, merging pairs to increase their values and make room for new cards. Strategy comes from the cards all moving simultaneously, along with you needing to keep space free to make subsequent merges, forcing you to think ahead.

On launch, it was a rare example of a new and furiously compulsive
puzzle-game mechanic. Within days, it was mercilessly ripped off, free clones flooding Google Play.

Now, though, you can get authentic Threes! action entirely for free, and discover why it's 2048 times better than every freebie 2048 game
(personality; attention to detail; music; small elements of game design that make a big difference).

You get 12 free games to start. Add groups of three more by watching a video ad. And you can always upgrade to the paid version if you get suitably
hooked. Bejeweled

There are loads of freebie Bejeweled knock-offs on Google Play, and so if you fancy a bit of gem-swapping, you may as well download the original. For reasons beyond us, Android owners don't get the multitude of modes available on some other platforms, but there's the original match-three 'classic', the can't-lose 'zen', and the superb 'diamond mine'.

In the last of those, matches smash a hole into the ground. You're playing against the clock, and over time uncover harder rock that needs special moves to obliterate. It's a frenetic, intense experience considering this is a match-three title, although high-score chasers might cast a suspicious eye over the offer to extend the time limit by watching an advert. The best free platform games for Android

Our favorite free Android platformers, from classic retro 2D fare to full-on console-style adventures. (Image credit: Alex Vilonen) Sad But Ded

Sad But Ded is a single-screen platformer featuring an endlessly screaming protagonist. Thats quite apt, given that the games devious nature means youll be the one screaming before long.

As ever in these things, your aim is to reach a goal. But rather than being armed with a virtual D-pad and buttons, you get a handful of single-use icons to prod at opportune moments. The auto-running hero responds accordingly, jumping or changing direction.

Well, mostly, because as we said the game is devious. Sometimes, based on level titles that you really need to pay attention to, buttons will do the opposite of what you expect or be blank. Or perhaps the levels platforms will be unhelpfully removed.

Fortunately, Sad But Deds compelling nature and inventiveness will keep you playing even when youre tempted to bellow in frustration. (Image credit: Kotoba Games) Nameless Cat

Nameless Cat is a platformer that features a heroic moggie on a quest within a strange, deadly land. Hidden in each small level are two collectables that must be grabbed to allow progress - only between you and them are tricky passageways, roaming enemies, and quite a lot of spikes.

Fortunately, not everything in Nameless Cat is out to transform you into Very Dead Cat. You can make headway at speed - and sometimes avoid charging critters - by teleporting to cross-emblazoned containers. Friendly figures sometimes appear, too, offering sage advice, and adding to a thin but impactful story threaded throughout the game.

There are times where the difficulty level becomes extremely tough, but that mostly challenges you to think your way to a solution rather than brute-force it. In all, Nameless Cat is a delight - a near purr-fect freebie for Android. OCO

OCO is a one-thumb platform game that will make your head spin. Everything takes place within minimal rotating circular arenas, and your aim is to grab all of the bling. All you can do is tap the screen to jump its precisely
when you do this that makes all the difference.

Depending on the level youre tackling, you may have to figure out which walls to rebound off of to change direction. Or there might be speed-up mats and jump pads. On emerging victorious, OCO will wryly provide minimum jump and time targets, adding replay value to levels youve already completed.

With daily challenges, a level editor and un-intrusive advertising, OCO is a good bet for platform game fans looking for something a bit different, and thats perfectly suited to one-handed mobile play. Spicy Piggy

Spicy Piggy is like Canabalt, but with an auto-running pig that breathes fire. Along with carefully timing jumps, you belch flames that obliterate everything from enemies to walls. (It turns out the pigs wolfed down some particularly hot chili, and is desperate for a drink.)

This is, to put it mildly, a tricky game. You must perform intricate finger gymnastics to prod the three action buttons (you can also slide) at the perfect moments to nail a routes required choreography. There are
checkpoints, but unlocking one requires spending collected fruit (which can only be grabbed once) or watching an ad.

This free Android game therefore tends to be staccato, or forces you to
replay sections again and again. Even so, it brings home the bacon if youre after an exciting hardcore auto-runner. Yeah Bunny 2

Yeah Bunny 2 might be wafer-thin on plot find a mother birds kidnapped chicks but its big on fun as your speedy rabbit zooms about platforms, grabbing carrots, collecting coins, squashing enemies, and trying very hard
to not get impaled on a spike.

Were in traditional platform-gaming territory, then, but without conventional controls. This bunny auto-runs, and so your interactions are limited to
timing jumps, whether thats across deadly pits, or from wall to wall, ninja-style.

Levels can become puzzle-like as you figure out how to get to areas with this stripped-back setup, and sometimes backtracking can be a chore. For the most part though, Yeah Bunny 2 is a blast and surprisingly exciting during levels where youre chased by a gigantic, deadly boss. Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter

In stills, Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter looks like an action-packed platform game. Its heavily armed, cloaked hero can be seen performing all manner of monster-killing feats with two massive guns that fire stakes the size of a small tree. Only Turn Undead 2 as the name hints at is in fact turn-based.

This means you get all the trappings of a classic platform game, but within the framework of a clockwork turn-based puzzler. You get time to plan every move you make, but with the ongoing realization that you might not make it to the exit if you put a foot wrong.

Arguably, its a little too tough at times, which can frustrate. Even so, this games well worth hunting down, purely because of how well the mash-up of genres works. Super Cat Tales 2

Super Cat Tales 2 follows in the feline footsteps of its superb predecessor. All chunky retro-style visuals and leapy gameplay, this high-octane
platformer finds a ragtag gang of moggies trying to save their world from an alien invasion.

Like the original, this sequel cleverly rethinks platform game controls for the touchscreen tapping or holding the left or right of your devices display is all thats required for running, leaping, wall-jumping like a furry ninja, and obliterating robot foes when you chance upon a massive yellow tank.

Smartly, this time round you can switch cats on the fly, making use of each ones special power to blaze through tricky sections, or unearth sneaky secrets. For a fiver, wed recommend this one; for free, its a total no-brainer. Its Full of Sparks

Its Full of Sparks is a speed-run platformer where sentient firecrackers
must find a body of water to hurl themselves into before their fuses make
them explode all over the shop. The first level is a sprint to the finish line, but the game immediately makes things more complicated.

You first don some red shades, which give you a button for turning on and off chunks of red landscape. Two more colors soon join the show. As the levels increase in size, you end up with a crazed, tense dash for survival, juggling bits of landscape via delicate finger choreography thatd impress even the finest flautist.

The game can be frustrating, and larger levels need quite a bit of trial and error, but this games charm and innovation ensures its spark wont die for the duration. Hoggy 2

Hoggy 2 is a platform puzzler that feels like its escaped from a Nintendo console. The premise involves the evil Moon Men kidnapping the children of
the blobby heroes. You must find where the kids have been hidden, somewhere inside a massive maze full of jars.

Each jar houses a bite-sized challenge packed full of platforms, enemies, traps, and fruit. Eat all the fruit and youre awarded a key. Collect enough keys to unlock new areas of the maze.

The platforming bits are frequently deviously fiendish. Early levels ease you in, but youre soon facing tests that seem impossible until you spot something crucial a block youd previously not noticed, or a different order in which
to approach things whereupon you feel like a genius.

Should you best all 200 hand-crafted levels, you can make your own in a level editor, or take on those the Hoggy communitys created. That this all comes
for free is astonishing. Download it now. Drop Wizard Tower

Drop Wizard Tower is a superbly crafted love letter to classic single-screen arcade platform games like Bubble Bobble. You dart about, knocking out enemies, grabbing gems and fruit, and duffing up bosses, working your way towards a final confrontation.

However, theres a twist in that Drop Wizard Tower fuses old-school
platforming with auto-running. Your little wizard never stops moving, and can only be directed left or right. And he only shoots the instant he lands on a platform.

Youll likely fight against this at first, cursing Drop Wizard Tower for straying from traditional left/right/jump/fire controls. But the game really works on mobile, and when it clicks youll be zooming about, stunning foes
with your magic wand, and booting them away to create tumbling avalanches of enemies. Bean Dreams

Although there are exceptions, traditional platform games rarely work on touchscreens. Fortunately, canny developers have rethought the genre, stripping it back to its very essence. In Bean Dreams , you help a jumping bean traverse all kinds of hazards, by sending the bouncing hatted seed left or right.

Each level is cleverly designed to offer optimum paths, boosting your points tally when hitting the goal having made the fewest bounces. Timing is everything, then, but there are further challenges that reward exploration.
To find the pet axolotls spread across the map, or collect all the fruit, you must use different approaches, which adds plenty of replay value. Cally's Caves 3

Poor Cally. It's like she can't go for five minutes without her parents being kidnapped. It's third time unlucky for her in Cally's Caves 3 , but lucky for you, because you get an excellent old-school platformer that costs nothing at all. Cally leaps about, shooting and stabbing enemies in a gleeful manner you might consider unusual for a young girl with pigtails.

The game's brutal, too, with a checkpoint system that will have you gnashing teeth when you die a few steps before a restart point. But the weapon upgrade system is clever (keep shooting things to power up guns!), there are loads of items to discover, and unlike on iOS, the free Android version has several extra unlocked modes. The best free sports games for Android

Our favorite free Android golf, football, tennis and extreme sports games. (Image credit: Brad Erkkila / Colin Lane) Rowdy City Wrestling

Rowdy City Wrestling is Colin Lane and Brad Erkkilas third crack at
wrestling on mobile, after the retro weirdness of Wrassling and the manic Rowdy Wrestling . This follow-up is a little more conventional - although
only to a point.

Career mode is the meat of the game - an ongoing mission to win the world championship. The snag: you start from scratch with a weedy fighter. That means you kick things off lugging chairs about for extra cash and partaking
in dodgy dockside brawls. Hulk Hogan would be very disappointed in you.

The actual fighting is immediate but with enough nuance to develop tactics. And although the madcap bouncy physics and whirling arms found in other Lane/Erkkila wrestling games are absent, this one wins the title when it
comes to depth, fun and longevity. (Image credit: Noodlecake Studios Inc) Pocket Run Pool

Pocket Run Pool rethinks pool games for mobile. It gets away from having you sink balls in standard fashion, or play against a computer AI you know is hobbled to go easy on you, or that plays like a pool god. Instead, you get something akin to a high-score chaser, where its just as important where you sink a ball as when.

This all works by assigning scores to each pocket, which change positions after each shot. Sink the 12 ball in the bottom-left pocket, and you may get anything from 12 to 120 points, depending on the multiplier lurking there at the time. Scratch and you lose a life; mess up three times and its game over.

This risk versus reward approach really freshens up the game. Coupled with phone-friendly controls and multiple modes, this free Android game is well worth a shot. (Image credit: Ellis Spice) Grow in the Hole

Grow in the Hole is reminiscent of Android favorite Desert Golfing . You get the same side-on viewpoint of minimalist courses, and drag an arrow to determine each shots strength and direction. The main difference is that the balls size increases whenever you dont get it in the hole.

With bouncy physics and a ludicrous premise, the game becomes quite comical when youre smacking a gigantic ball about and oddly intense when you realize one more shot and it will be too big to fit in the hole.

Matches play out as nine- or 18-hole sessions, or you can tackle an endless mode of procedurally generated courses. Whichever you choose, this ones an amusing diversion, and a good example of how compelling gameplay can more
than make up for rough visuals. (Image credit: Noodelcake Studios) Golf Blitz

Golf Blitz builds on the frenetic speed run multiplayer races from Super Stickman Golf. You battle to get to the hole first, fending off three other players by all means necessary whether thats making use of power-ups to
speed your ball along, or unsportingly using a grenade to blast their balls off of the screen.

As in Super Stickman Golf, the courses here bear no relation to real-world equivalents. Theres no Cypress Point or Pebble Beach instead, you get
caverns carved into the ground, floating islands, walls covered in sticky
goo, and clockwork wooden contraptions.

Despite some issues with shot accuracy (a bit random) and player match-ups (occasionally unfair), Golf Blitz largely avoids the rough. Its a fast,
breezy title, and regular unlocks (courses; abilities; hats) should keep you coming back for more. PGA Tour Golf Shootout

PGA Tour Golf Shootout is an interesting golf game, sitting halfway between simulation and the many flick golfing games that litter Google Play. The viewpoint echoes the latter, with you directly interacting with a ball rather than an on-screen avatar getting all swipey with a club. But the level of control the game affords is a novel, intuitive and fun mash-up of arcade and precision.

Although there are plenty of challenges to delve into, the meat of the game
is ultimately its multiplayer offering, which is quickly and easily unlocked. You then find yourself in tense, short matches against real people, and can over time gradually improve your kit and skills. Naturally, theres a whiff of freemium shenanigans, but this ones closer to a hole-in-one than a bogey in the fun stakes. Touchgrind BMX 2

Touchgrind BMX 2 is a BMX trials sports game. In other words, its not enough to just be fast you also have to be a massive show-off, catapulting your
bike into the air, before performing all manner of stunts. However, unlike
the majority of trials games on mobile, Touchgrind eschews a side-on view for something far more tactile and ambitious.

Your bike is seen from above and behind, and youre invited to park two of
your fingers on it one on the handlebar and one on the seat. Subtle movement allows you to steer, while flicks let you perform the aforementioned stunts.

Success and high scores rely on mastery of stunt combos and committing
courses to memory, and then stringing together bike-based choreography thatd make your hair curl if you were to try it in the real world. Great stuff. Rowdy Wrestling

Rowdy Wrestling manages what some people might consider impossible: taking a sport thats already full of spectacle and the ridiculous, and making it even more so in every conceivable way.

Bouts involve absurdly bouncy physics and fighters whose arms whirl about their person. Buttons enable you to move left and right, jump, and attack,
but this isnt a game about precision and nuance. Instead, its a madcap free-for-all, where you feel like youre, in terms of control, clinging on by your fingertips.

Fortunately, its a blast. Although it can irk when you lose because your wrestlers seemingly doing his own thing, its hard to stay mad at a fighting game thats this stupid. And it moves beyond single-bout gimmickry, too, with tag-team and career modes. Virtua Tennis Challenge

Virtua Tennis Challenge is based on the classic tennis game that years ago once graced the Dreamcast. Although it politely doffed a sun visor in the direction of realism, the game was very much a frantic, exciting arcade
outing and thats just as true on mobile, as you scoot about the court,
trying to better your opponent with a dizzying array of well-placed lobs and electrifying super shots.

Given its console origins, the game controls as well as can be expected. And that means badly if you opt for the gestural controls, which make your tennis star look like theyve had a few gins too many before appearing on the court. But go for the on-screen D-pad and buttons, and Segas tennis game is a fine example of having your own little Wimbledon nestled on your smartphone. Mad Skills BMX 2

Mad Skills BMX 2 is a one-on-one racing game. You pit your skills against various opponents, racing them on tracks packed full of ramps and bumpy sections designed to make you giddy as you zoom along.

And this is very much a fast game. When deep into a race, the scenery blazes by in a blur as you battle to beat your opponent and take the checkered flag. Its a true arcade experience, with two-button/one-thumb controls making
racing all about track mastery and careful timing.

Somehow, it often feels like a breakneck upside down Tiny Wings. And although it does eventually spray pay-to-win freemium in your face, for a good few hours this ones wheelie good. Super Stickman Golf 3

This third entry in the Super Stickman Golf series is perhaps feeling a bit too familiar, but the game remains the best side-on golf to be found on Android.

As ever, your little stickman is charged with smacking balls about courses comprising floating islands, laser-infested bases, and space stations. You
set your direction and strength, hit the ball, and hope for the best
although this time you can also add spin.

Power-ups eventually enter the mix, providing opportunities to discover new ways to lower your scores. There are also two multiplayer modes a deranged real-time race and a more sedate turn-based affair.

The free version of Super Stickman Golf 3 is a little limited regarding simultaneous multiplayer games and access to new courses, but a single IAP unlocks the premium game. Pokmon GO

Although a far cry from classic Pokmon titles, there's no getting away from the sheer impact of Pokmon GO . It's resulted in swarms of smartphone users roaming the streets and countryside, searching for tiny creatures they can only see through their screens.

In all honesty, the game is simplistic: find a Pokmon, lob balls at it, amble about for a while to hatch eggs, and use your collection of critters to take over and guard virtual gyms.

But despite basic combat and the game's tendency to clobber your Android's battery, it taps into the collector mentality; and it's a rare example of successfully integrating a game into the real world, getting people
physically outside and - shock - interacting with each other. The best free word games for Android

Our favorite free Android games that are all about letters, anagrams and crosswords. (Image credit: Exploding Kittens, Inc) Kitty Letter

Kitty Letter involves two neighbors having a big disagreement, fighting it out using their weapon of choice: exploding cats. Kitties are dispatched by you spelling out words based on letter tiles that surround a colorful vortex. The first letter of any word dictates where the cats will march, your aim being to counter incoming destructive felines and get past your enemys furry defenses.

Its an odd premise, and made all the odder by way of illustrations by Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal. Power-ups arrive from the rear of a dysenteric deer. Cartoon strips within the story mode provide chucklesome moments between fraught battles.

But although the visuals are daft and the tunes are catchy, theres plenty of strategy here, as you perform the head-patting/tummy-rubbing combination that is unscrambling words and repelling real-time attacks from your opponent. (Image credit: Philipp Stollenmayer) Sticky Terms

Sticky Terms has you piece together words from their component parts, but this is no mere game of anagrams. Instead, words are transformed into tactile puzzle pieces that you drag and click back into place. The aim in each level is to form a phrase or saying that has no direct equivalent in other languages.

Given that what you start out with often looks unrecognizable as letters, Sticky Terms can be quite challenging. But this is a game that scratches an itch for puzzle and word-game fans alike. Its playfulness with both language and interaction proves joyful throughout its entire length, with tactile, smartly designed controls, and beautiful typography that at times makes you forget youre playing this puzzle on a screen rather than in the real world. (Image credit: AI Dungeon) AI Dungeon

AI Dungeon is a free Android game that uses the mechanics of ancient text adventures, but fuses them to an AI that creates a story and writes it on the fly. Imagine something like Zork being endlessly rewritten by an unhinged group of scribes who cant quite agree on what should come next.

Whether or not youve experienced traditional text adventures, AI Dungeon is fascinating. The AI darts between forgetful, bonkers, brilliant, and imaginative. However, stories can be upended on a single turn, and the apps grasp of people, places, locations, and objects is often hazy. If you want solid, handcrafted tales, look elsewhere.

What AI Dungeon provides are limitless opportunities to revel in dreamlike narrative worlds, whether you work with its built-in examples, or cook up
your own adventure to share which only requires you type a few lines of introductory text to get started. Typochondria

Typochondria is the ideal word game for anyone who gets miffed on spotting a terrible spelling mistake when reading a book or article. Your beady eye is pitted against the clock, with you tapping typos within the paragraphs of a crime novel. It proves surprisingly fun and nerve-racking when youre down to your final seconds and just cant find a misspelling.

If that all sounds a bit too stressful, theres a Zen mode for when you want
to relax and play endlessly, without any risk. Theres a tough challenge mode, too, which tasks you with finding how many errors are within a specific page. IAP lurks, but only to try your hand at other genres, including sci-fi, romance and non-fiction. Buying any of these inexpensive packs removes the ads. Alphabear 2

Alphabear 2 is the sequel to TechRadar favorite Alphabear a word game that mixes up anagrams and large furry critters.

Each game takes place on a grid, and you select letters to form words. Used letters vanish and bears then fill the gaps. But if turn-based countdowns on any letters reach zero, the tiles turn to stone, scuppering gigantobear schemes.

The game shakes things up a bit with timed levels, and a fairly baffling meta-game where you collect bears to unlock a bewildering array of bonuses. Theres also a smattering of educational content lurking within, giving you an excuse when someone asks if youre wasting all your time playing games again.

Well worth bear-ing in mind, then, if youve a hankering for a fab new set of word puzzles. Bonza Word Puzzle

Bonza Word Puzzle deconstructs the classic crossword. Rather than a clue for each word, you get one for the entire puzzle. Said challenge is essentially a completed crossword thats been hacked to bits and sprayed across your screen like a cross between a Scrabble set and tetrominoes.

Early levels lead you in gently. When there are only a few pieces to manipulate, its not much trouble to complete the puzzle before you. But when youre staring at a dozen or more tiny clusters of letters, figuring out how they all join up is an invigorating test.

Bonza does have IAP for level packs, but you get a decent selection for free. Even better: every day, you receive a new puzzle, giving the game reason to stick around on your device for the long term. Dropwords 2

Dropwords 2 brings together Boggle and Bejeweled. You sit before a five-by-five grid of letters while a timer ticks down. When you spot a word that snakes through the board, you tap it out from start to end. Submit your word and its letters vanish; gravity then has its brief moment of glory, bringing in new letters for you to use.

Like in timed Bejeweled modes, fast matches are the key to high scores. However, keeping your timer bar full doesnt just require rapidly submitting words, but also finding longer ones thatll give you an extra second or two.

If that all seems a bit stressful, there are more relaxing modes too. And the app rather neatly provides a slew of other customization options, from larger boards to alternate typefaces just as well, given the default Chalkboard
that whiffs of Comic Sans. Jumbline 2

Jumbline 2 is one for anagram fiends. Its main mode starts life as a row of scrambled letters, and a bunch of empty slots awaiting any words you find. Against the clock (which is surprisingly tense and exciting), or in a more relaxed timer-free mode, you drag to rearrange letters, and then draw a line beneath relevant ones to send a word to its slot. Get them all to try the
next level.

There are two additional modes as well. Cloud Pop has you fashion words from letters found within clouds, using them before they vanish from the screen, but Star Tower is better, having you create the floors of a tower as it gradually scrolls downwards. Longer words make for taller floors, gaining you precious extra seconds to get your brain in gear and think of something suitably amazing with your next set of letters. Letterpress

Letterpress combines the anagrams of Boggle with the territory capturing of Risk. Two players take part in a turn-based battle on a five-by-five grid of letters. Any letters used in your word turn your color but theres a twist: those surrounded by your tiles cannot be captured by the other player during their turn.

Strategy within Letterpress is therefore not just about finding the biggest words and certainly not if its tiles are spread about the board. You must instead cunningly eat into your opponents territory while safeguarding your own. Battles become like an intense tug of war, ram
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