Fiasco!
Platform: iOS
You have two minutes to turn a falling mess of letter tiles into words. Think you're up to the challenge? Fiasco! from Blinking Pixels combines Tetris with Scrabble in the most frantic way possible. Letters fall from the top of the screen and can be swiped and stacked below. Arrange them to spell words, then give them a tap to convert them into points. Work in as many long words as you can and you just might turn this fiasco into a triumph!
Fiasco! plays out in groups of three rounds at a time, each one played against a different Game Center opponent. A round last two minutes, so you don't have a lot of time to think or plan. See the letters at the top of the screen, chuck 'em to the ground, hope a word works itself out. That's Fiasco! The whole experience comes together after you get the hang of the speed tricks and long word hacks. Earning thousands of points isn't all that difficult, but anything beyond that will take some practice. It's a bit jarring not having a quiet solo mode to play, but otherwise Fiasco! delivers on its promise of two minute rounds of wild letter fumbling.
Fiasco! (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
Fiasco! Free (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad)
John, if you had to pick between this and Puzzlejuice, which would you prefer (personally)?
Hmm, tough one. I really like Fiasco's speed and frantic, almost desperate swiping mechanics. I also like the way Puzzlejuice splits itself into color matching and letter matching, forcing you to juggle both. I think I need to go back and play Puzzlejuice some more. For research!
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