Great UI... worth picking up – Wordology Review

I think the gameplay is pretty clear from the thorough description (think WordJong without the Mahjong style limitations), so I just want to list a few unique pros and cons for feedback. Pros: - Fantastic theme. Beautiful and clean. One of the reasons I took the leap and downloaded this one. - Sounds. There’s no music, but subtle, appropriate sound effects have not been neglected. - Thorough tutorial. - Game modes. It’s great to see an untimed mode (in addition to three different timed modes). - Special tiles (helpful & harmful). - Intuitive “deselect” method. - Different score values for different letters. Concerns: - What happens when there are no vowels left on the board? I’ve run into this issue a couple of times already (while playing in freestyle mode). I understand if it’s a part of the strategy to not end up in this situation, but the consequences need to be more clear when it does happen. When it happened to me, I had to randomly try all-consonant combinations until I used up all my “lives.” Is there a prompt when no further words can be made? - During some times when I’ve run out of vowels, I managed to continue by using the “words” *ST* and *PH*. Does this mean that abbreviations are accepted? I’m not sure what words these are otherwise. Despite my “concerns,” I would still recommend Wordology to fans of word games (no matter how many you currently have!). I would like to see these concerns addressed quickly because it can be frustrating to end up staring at an unusable board with no idea what to do next (I’ll be back to add another star and amend my review once this gets sorted out). This is otherwise an enjoyable and remarkably complete game (graphics, sounds, modes, score tracking). These developers did a great job implementing their idea. I can’t get over how eye-catching the interface is.
Review by pct1818 on Wordology.