CrossCraze: Elevate Your Word Game Skills!
CrossCraze offers a fresh take on the classic crossword puzzle, perfect for solo play or head-to-head competition with a friend. This offline game challenges you to strategically place letter tiles to create crosswords, maximizing your score with bonus squares. Its intuitive design and helpful features make it enjoyable for players of all levels.
Key Features:
- 10 Skill Levels: Challenge yourself against a smart AI opponent perfectly matched to your ability. No cheating, no delays, just fair and engaging gameplay.
- 2 Game Modes: Enjoy standard crossword placement or the unique "Tile Stacking" mode, adding a new layer of strategic depth.
- 28 Board Layouts: Choose from a variety of board sizes (15x15 to 21x21) or let the game select a random layout for endless variety.
- 10 Board Styles: Customize the game's appearance with your preferred colors and themes.
- 9 Languages: Expand your vocabulary and language skills with support for English (US & International), French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. Over 5 million words are included in tournament-standard vocabularies. English, French, and Italian dictionaries are readily available.
- Customizable Dictionary: Add names, specialized terms, or any words not typically included in standard dictionaries. Challenge the AI with your own word choices!
- Teacher Mode: Learn optimal word placement strategies by reviewing the best possible moves.
- Helpful Hint System: Never be stuck! CrossCraze provides hints to guide you toward the best words, with adjustable hint frequency.
- Flexible Tile Allocation: Choose from "Random," "Balanced," or "Helpful" tile distribution methods to suit your play style.
- Tile Sorting & Shuffling: Easily sort tiles alphabetically, separate vowels and consonants, or quickly shuffle them with a double-tap.
Educational & Fun:
CrossCraze is a fantastic tool for improving spelling, expanding vocabulary, and learning new languages. It's ideal for children and adults alike, and serves as excellent practice for fans of anagrams, word jumbles, and other word games.
Free vs. Pro:
The free version includes minimal, non-intrusive ads. A one-time purchase unlocks the ad-free CrossCraze PRO version.
Version 4.01-FREE (Updated June 21, 2024):
- New BINGO effect added.
- Minor bug fixes implemented.