The Great Wall of Words screenshots

The game's title screen and main menu

This is the menu that allows the player to choose from the three individual game types

This explains how the game is played. These instructions apply to all the games

These are the instructions for the Classic mode of gameplay

Playing an individual game. All games start with a 'Ready-Set-Go' countdown This is Classic mode

Playing in Classic mode Here a simple word 'TOP' has been selected Other words POINT, JOINT, WIGEON are available but were not spotted

The word TOP which was identified in the previous screenshot has been submitted. It scored bonus points because it included a gem

The end of the first level of the Classic mode. You think you've done well until the computer points out bigger words than you thought possible

Playing in Classic mode This is a level two screen and the game area is smaller which really makes the game harder

Playing in Classic mode Individual games continue until the player runs out of time, then the bomb goes off and it's all over

The high score table comes pre-loaded with some hard to beat scores The score here is 109700, the score on the previous screen was 138700. I guess the final screen does not count

These are the rules for Battle mode

Playing in Battle Mode Identical gameplay but a different way to score. By scoring points the player helps push the Mongols from the screen

Playing in Battle Mode As with Classic mode, later levels have fewer letters to make them harder

These are the rules for Conquest Mode

Playing in Conquest mode Once a tile has been used in a word tiles in that position are shown as red

This shows how combining bombs and gems can generate high scores

Playing in Conquest mode Having the tiles split like this really makes the game harder

This screenshot outlines the underlying story behind the Adventure mode

This map is used to record progress throughout the Adventure mode of the game. On the right there's always a journal entry that precedes each game

At the end of the adventure mode game there's a nice 'Thank you' letter from the emperor

The final score at the end of an adventure mode game

The pre-loaded scores on the high score table will take some beating

The Great Wall of Words

Windows screenshots