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People Who Play Word Games

- By Lance Hemenwaygames in general, and more specifically,
They're almost everywhere. Hidingword games, have increased dramatically.
within small libraries, or huddled inIn regards to online gaming, the
the dark-frightened of the daylight.situation is similar. Downloadable
-People who play word games; the raregames continue to find their way into
and talented individual who actuallyalmost every household. And it is in
delights in the flirtation betweenthis respect that word games have really
language and entertainment. But who arefound their niche. Computer gamers have
these bizarre people? Why do they playspent thousands of their free hours
these word oriented games? And are theonline stimulating their little brains
rest of us in any real danger?till their heart's content.
Word games have existed for a long time.For example, the game "Love Letters," a
Looking for words and phrases in anew title available on Jenkat Games. (
series of mixed up letters has been withThe game combines the flavor of Scrabble
us since civilizations have been able towith the framework of your typical video
put pen to papyrus. Anagrams,game experience. Released just in time
palindromes, lexigrams, and puns havefor Valentine's Day, Love letters allows
all found their way into our lives atplayers to search about in a box of
one time or another. People like beingcandy hearts, searching for the proper
able to engage their minds while beingletters to spell words provided them on
entertained. Of course, there are somea list. The farther you proceed, the
people who prefer not to be botheredmore words you have to assemble.
with "Intellectual stimulation" duringWord games are staging a bit of a
their entertainment. -And those peoplecomeback. And in many ways, they never
watch "Cops."lost favor at all. Many people have
For some time, games like Boggle, ordiscovered that word games have
Scrabble, did seem to disappear into theincreased their ability to focus, and
distant haze of our early childhoodconcentrate for longer periods of time.
memories. And it was true, that duringGamers have shown their love for word
the immense growth spurt of the videogames in all of its various forms, while
game industry, puzzle games, in general,game manufactures attempt to feed the
officially lost favor with the publicgrowing demand. Word games are not only
nation wide. But in the last few years,a big part of gaming as a whole, they
with the growing amount of importedare a growing part of video-gaming as
board games from countries like Germany,well. And that fact doesn't seem to be
board games have been through achanging anytime soon.
renaissance of sorts. Sales of board



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