Alphabear: Hardcover Edition

There is a special place in my heart for word games. I am one of those people still playing Wordle, and I pair it up with Spelling Bee, Connections, and the whole bivvy of word games that live on the New York Times word game section. That I’d be delighted by Alphabear is more or less a given. It’s got words. It’s got bears. It’s basically bear-themed Boggle. I enjoy it very much. That said, I do—as always—have more thoughts on it than just “bears good.” https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3708134589 Alphabear is a word puzzle game. Presented with an unfurling grid of letters, the game challenges players to make words with the letters available to them. Each letter becomes a bear, with adjacent bears coalescing into larger and larger bears that are worth more points at the end of the round. Each letter also has a timer, which, when it ticks to zero, turns the letter into a stone block, preventing the growth of nearby bears. Through the combination of bear growth and the block timers, the game becomes a puzzle, not only of making words, but of using letters that will ultimately prevent timers from ticking down and fill the entire grid with bears. There is a…

Cute bears! And good for your brain

If you like word games and this is on sale for a few bucks, I would recommend it. But some of the levels are timed, which I don't like, and ultimately is what prevented me from progressing past chapter 4 of the campaign. Also, it's an old game, and the daily challenges and the asynchronous multi-player is broken. The bear collecting is a plus.

Fun little brain teaser game.

I remember playing it on my phone years ago. Happy to play it again.

Cozy, well-made word puzzle game with lots of content.