I love playing with words. I am a Scrabble enthusiast. Same as scatology. I’ve been obsessed with Wordle for most of 2022. Of course, Powgi was looking forward to his Letterbox anagram style. It brings simple and addictive word puzzles to Nintendo Switch.
The premise is simple. Each puzzle consists of nine blank tile blocks surrounded by letters on all sides. You’ll see his 9-letter words like “superhero,” “boomerang,” and “sunscreen.” Your challenge is to create six of his five-letter words by rearranging and filling in the blanks with your current nine-letter word. The trick is to make them fit, and there is only one possible solution.
Letterbox comes with 120 puzzles, enough to keep you busy for hours. Depending on how fast you work and how often you use the built-in checker to check your answers, it takes only a few minutes to resolve each question.
Yes, you can check your answer while working on each anagram. If you press the L+R buttons at the same time, the presence or absence of errors will be displayed. There is also an option to fix them. This will remove the wrong characters from the grid. It makes the puzzle much easier to complete, but I tried not to rely on it too much. can’t figure out the answer in Using a unique process of elimination puts your brain to the test a little more and the game lasts a little longer.
The interface is very basic. On the plus side, it’s clean and easy to operate. On the downside, there isn’t much to do other than complete the anagram. There are no menus to speak of, just 4 pages of 30 puzzles each.
This simplified approach also applies to controls. Thankfully, handheld mode has touchscreen controls. On large screens, you can move the grid of tiles by moving the left joystick. On the other hand, a quick tap on the A button will move the cursor to a 9-letter word. The B button deletes characters, the + button pauses, and the – displays instructions. understand. nice and simple.
I appreciate that you can solve the puzzles in any order you like. Completing one gives you a glimpse of the missing functionality. A handy popup tells you how long it took you to complete the current puzzle. very! Wait, how can I look back on the best times? Unfortunately, the time is not recorded anywhere. No star ratings or leaderboards. It doesn’t motivate you to try again or compete with yourself or anyone else. Once the puzzle is solved there is no reason to repeat it.
There is another frivolous feature. Completing the anagram reveals a humorous quip based on the 9-letter word. These are mostly the types of groan-worthy puns found in other POWGI titles, but some make me laugh and give the game some personality. If Iron Man teamed up, we’d make a great alloy.” But my favorite saying was, “It’s as hard trying to lose at rock-paper-scissors as trying to win.” It actually blew my mind. Try it; it’s true.
Overall, POWGI’s Letterbox is simple and fun. The no-frills style doesn’t last long after you’re done, but if you like word puzzles, this is fun. increase.
