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A Bog Standard Guide To Getting Decent Scores On Keyword. 11/4/10 4:00 PM

Hello folks. From the outset I shall tell you that I have rarely read a guide on ANY game, let alone written one, but there is always a first time, so here goes.......

All the games on King require certain aptitudes. Some are sharpness of eye, as in Carnival Shootout, others need the application of logic, as in Aztec Drop and many others. Some require good eyesight and memory skills, as in those utterly horrid Mahjong games, but then again, each to their own. . Numeracy as well as logic is required in Sudoku Sweep. I particularly hate that one.

You may know that my own personal favourites are Big Bang and Keyword (there are a couple of others but hey ho.....there are far better guides elsewhere).Regarding Big Bang, I tend to play that one by instinct and so far that has served me quite well.

Keyword is a different kettle of fish.... you cannot really blag it on this one, so given the number of people who have asked how I regularly get half-decent scores I thought I'd let you know how I approach the game.

Before I begin, thanks to Dan (thank the lord that he is not currently in the challenges list) Barb, who has always had something constructive to say, Rockin Robyn who nags me to bits, Amy whose own word blog is rather splendid, and quite a few others.

OK.... here's what you need first of all.

No use playing this unless you have a decent vocabulary and a reasonable ability to spell.

You need to be able to look at a grid of letters as a whole, not just pick out one word and start from there - doing this may prevent you from finding higher scoring letter combinations.

1. Grids

try to identify one word which will send you through to the next round with the possibility of reaching the bonus round still intact - that's one word of 5 letters or more. Failing that, 3 words of 4 letters will do the trick.

look for options to get gold letters - 6 letter words will give you a gold letter in the next round. 5 letter words will also increase letter values as well. 3 letter words are of least value, but can still be useful.

2. Words

Always look for words with which you are familiar.... "e"s and "d"s together are always useful, as are "ing"s.

Don't rely on english spellings - for example, "color" and "tumor" are acceptable.

Comparatives are good if you can add "er" to the end of an adjective.

3. Using dictionaries.

this is my bug bear - I never do it !!!!!

If a word sounds right, try it - you can always check it out later (or variants on that word). It's rare that a really obscure word found via a dictionary will bring you masses of extra points. Unless you are the Einstein of words, just go with what you know.

4. The Bonus Round.

Crucial to high scoring. Accumulate as many 5 & ^ letter words as you can in the previous rounds, thereby giving you the highest possible number of gold tiles at the end. That's where I make most of my points.

Ok, this has been short and sweet but I hope it helps. Any other tips are welcome.

Thank you for reading.

Comments

  • lynncecile

    Did I miss something? i never see my word lists from Keyword????

  • gsleader1471

    oh...and we get our word lists after the game, i mark the 6's - then replay for better words!! you always can find better!! rare that you don't see something new!! I know most of us all play it the full 5 times to maximize our scores & learning...right bal?? Ok, maybe 4 so you have one left to beat?


    Yeah, forgot about that one....the one thing I always do is write ALL my words down after each game - so I can make adjustments to maximise my score (if possible). And it IS important to know all of the words used in each round, 3 and 4 letter ones as well as the bigger efforts.

  • gsleader1471

    Hey..that's my line!! hehe....!!

  • landc

    What they said.

  • fattybums

    Good guide bal but, with respect, I do all that already and you usually score about double what I get. Your vocabulary must be much better than mine and I consider mine to be pretty good. Perhaps your job means you use more long words than I do, although 6-letter words arent that long and I get ma


    my job has bugger all to do with it. I just know a lot of words (with respect).

  • largetoe

    Didn't mean to bring "bad wibes" by ranting about the different language things here at your fine guide. Would just be a great change to play some word games here. @r-r: Could be...maybe king brainwashed me to forget that ;P