Paperback: The Game

The worst implementation of a digital game I have ever attempted to play. You get shown the 'board' so you can make your word and once you've done that you get taken out of the game, back into the menu page/lobby while the other player takes their turn. Dreadful implementation and it's such a shame because the physical version of the game is so good. Heavily disappointed. Will never play this again.

a good word game is hard to find. especially one that's done well, not just a [b]good idea executed horribly[/b], like [b]paperback: the game[/b]. it's the digital version of a board game I haven't played, but was intrigued because I love word games (and books). [b]online multiplayer doesn't work anymore, only local or against the ai, but they didn't even bother to remove online stuff from the menu, or at the very least add an in-game warning.[/b] it's for [b]2-4 players[/b], the ai has 3 difficulty levels. there are a bunch of avatars to choose from and rules are briefly explained in the game, with only a 'next' arrow, can't go back and forth. rookie mistake, one of many. another would be using 'tap' in the optional help messages. I'd say you can't get any lazier than this when making a pc version of a mobile game, but do read on. cards contain one or two letters, make words with them, buy more cards with your points/money, repeat. cards available for purchase are visible on top, w...

Personally I did not like the artwork. The text on Fame cards was too tiny for me. And there was no option for Full Screen. I've never played a word game where you can use the same words over and over. Some words in the dictionary were not valid in this game. Here's one that was considered invalid: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1216309557

I came across this hidden gem purely by chance while randomly searching the store for card based games. A thoroughly delightful game. Aesthetically pleasing, simple to learn, great fun to play. The whole theme gels together well. This has jumped to 1st place in my top ten quick play games! 10 out od 10

[h1]One of the few games that I'm not only disappointed in, but feel ripped off by.[/h1] This game is deeply flawed. The dictionary is arbitrary, leaving out common English words, while allowing the AI to use deeply iffy ones. The worst part is that it isn't immediately apparent, which means you don't realize it until it's too late to return it.

Constantly crashes, minimal tutorialization, there is no way to turn the music down or speed up the AI turns. Would not purchase

if this game were only single player, I would recommend it. However, the online multiplayer is so frustrating and so broken I would rather the game not include it at all. Not only did I experience error messages when trying to create rooms, but the format of the multiplayer (players cannot view the table simultaneously) seems antithetical to the fast paced nature of the gameplay. If the developers fixed this, I would wholly recommended this game, as it is, I cannot.

The user interface for this game is not conducive to playing the game. You cannot see the gamestate until it's your turn, and afterwards you are kicked out into some lobby. I hope whoever made the actual game got their money's worth, because they should not trust whoever developed the digital version.

The concept is great, I just think some of the decisions regarding the rules were made without proper consideration. For instance, if you attempt to play an illegitimate word, there is no punishment. When I play online I feel like my opponents are either cheating or abusing this mechanic. It takes some of the fun away. EDIT: The game doesn't seem to work at all anymore. The devs said they were taking it down in order to fix issues. Let's see what happens when it comes back up.

Simply a great game. I really enjoy the challenge of trying to make words out of the random cards i am dealt, and the theme is great. I am really glad there is no timer on my turns as trying to make a word using all of my cards can lead me to analysis paralysis. (I am terrible at games like this, but love the challenge of trying.) My one complaint is that there isn't fullscreen or any other options like that. I'm also hoping that expansions come to the digital version of the game. Even if you only play games in single player, this is a great game to get if you like deckbuilding and word games.