Greedy Words is now on Twitter and Game Center

Follow Greedy Words on twitter @GreedyWords and add "Word a holic" as a friend on Game Center.

Greedy Words tweets about itself, other word game apps, and sometimes other types of apps. Also, the player with the highest score of the day versus Greedy gets a shout out on twitter.

If you get your first win, or beat your high score, take a screenshot, post it on twitter and mention @GreedyWords and Greedy Words will retweet it and add it to Favorites list. To take a screenshot on the iPhone just hold down the home button and tap the power button and the image will appear in your library.

Today, ''coachqueenbaby" (Game Center id) notched her first win and posted a shot on twitter. Nice Work!

Newly Released Greedy Words Fills Void for Word Game Addicts

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif (July 13, 2011) - Given that the App Store is filled with everything you can think of and many things you never would care to, the lack of free Words With Friends™/Scrabble™ style single player games is especially irritating to word game addicts. One such addict, independent developer Arlo Randall, took his irritation to the extreme and developed a new app, Greedy Words, to fill the void. Greedy Words is a recently released single player word game app for the iPhone (iPad compatible) that offers players addicted to games like Words With Friends and Scrabble a new way to satisfy their appetites for word games when their friends don't meet the demand.

The developers of Words With Friends made the conscious decision not to include a single player mode in either the free or pay version as it would go against their core concept of a social game and it is difficult to argue with the decision considering their success; however, the most addicted players want a single player alternative while waiting for their friends to play. The free version of Scrabble has no single player mode, but it is one of the additional features in the pay ($2.99) version. There are other similar style pay apps that offer single player modes, but Greedy Words is the first free app in the category.

Pricing & Availability

-Greedy Words is free to download and play and also free of annoying popups asking you to rate it, buy something, or otherwise do anything other than play the game.

-Download directly on iPhone by searching "Greedy Words" in the App Store.

-Download through iTunes at:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/greedy-words/id422624138?mt=8

Game Play

- The opponent, Greedy, always plays the highest scoring word possible.

- Players share the rack with the computer player Greedy.

- Games are played in five rounds. Greedy always plays first and the human player always plays last.

Features

- Learn new obscure words in the context of a fun single player game.

- Fast game play: Greedy plays in ~3 seconds on iPhone 3GS.

- Smooth tile animations.

- Game Center enabled: compare win totals, scores, and other stats to your friends and players from around the world.

Additional Information

-For additional information about Greedy Words, including screenshots, answers to frequently asked questions, and promotional contests, visit:

http://greedywords.blogspot.com/

Greedy Words Reviews

"No other word game has single player for free..."

"Great way to learn obscure words, especially if you play words with friends or scrabble"

"I like this game. You can play a scrabble like game without waiting for days till the other player goes…The greedy pig is also funny when he laughs and has gold teeth..."

"I am absolutely addicted to this game. If you enjoy word games, this is definitely a must have!!!"

"…Definitely a cool spin on a pretty classic word game…"

"A new angle on a classic word game that can be a real challenge!"

Contact

greedywords@gmail.com

Developer Finally Gets Respectable Score at Own Game

After playing my own game for a couple of weeks I finally managed to crack the Game Center Top 10 in Game Score and Round Score with the game screenshot shown here. Game Score of 246 (currently 5th highest score) and Round Score of 124 (currently 2nd highest score) with "CHEZ" hitting the quad word and the 'Z' on the double letter.

Greedy Words 1.1 Available in App Store

Greedy Words version 1.1 is now available in the App store: Greedy Words 1.1 in itunes

The changes from the initial version include:

*The human player's rack is now balanced to always include vowels and consonants.
*If Greedy cannot make a valid play, he is given a score of 0 for the round and the human player get's to draw all new tiles.
*The occasional failure to load properly has also been fixed.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Are the words Greedy plays real words?


All of the words Greedy plays are in the ENABLE2K word list:
http://www.morewords.com/enable2k.txt

If you suspect Greedy of cheating please check the list and if the word is not there, send a screenshot (hold down Home button and tap Power button) to greedywords@gmail.com and Greedy will be punished accordingly.


Greedy is too hard to beat. Can you make difficulty levels?


Yes!

Starting with Greedy Word 2.0 you can select from 6 difficulty levels. The level you select on the home screen (2,3,4,5,6, or 7) defines the maximum number of tiles Greedy can play in a given turn.

About Greedy Words

Screenshot of complete Greedy Words

Game.

Greedy Words is a single player word board game App for the iPhone where your opponent, Greedy, is all offense and no defense. He always plays the highest scoring word with no regard for defense. Since you can't surpass his vocabulary you have to rely on your superior strategy in order to win.

Compete Against Everyone

Greedy Words utilizes the Game Center to let you compare your game scores, round scores, and win totals with your friends as well as players from around the world.

Improve Your Skills

Playing Greedy Words you will learn and remember new words in the context of the game since Greedy, unlike a human player, is just as likely to play an obscure word as a commonly known word.

Greedy always plays the highest scoring word possible, and you get to see the tiles before the play. This will help you spot new ways to maximize your scoring.

Rules

A game consists of five rounds. In each round Greedy plays the first word and the human player plays the last word.

The human player and Greedy share a rack of 7 tiles.

Words are played on an 11 x 11 board using standard placement and scoring rules. 15 bonus points are awarded for plays using 6 tiles and 50 bonus points are awarded for plays using all 7 tiles.

The tiles are drawn with replacement using the following letter likelihoods:

A-9.0%, B-2.0%, C-2.0%, D-4.5%, 12.5%, F-2.0%, G-3.0%, H-3.0%, I-8.5%, J-1.0%, K-1.0%, L-4.0%, M-2.0%, N-5.5%, O-8.0%, P-2.0%, Q-1.0%, R-6.0%, S-4.5%, T-6.5%, U-4.0%, V-2.0%, W-2.0%, X-1.0%, Y-2.0%, Z-1.0%.

The letter values are:

A-1, B-2, C-6, D-2, E-1, F-4, G-4, H-4, I-1, J-11, K-6, L-2, M-4, N-2, O-1, P-4, Q-13, R-2, S-1, T-2, U-2, V-7, W-4, X-8, Y-4, Z-10.