There are two parts to the game: Create and Solve. This guide will tell you how to play the game, what to expect from each mode, and how to have fun with your words.
What to Do
From a top-down view, you play the game by making and solving phrases with the mouse and keys. If you'd rather, you can also use a device.
How to play the phrazle game is:
• W, A, S, D, and the control keys: Move the mouse pointer over the letters or words
• To choose a letter or word, click on it with the mouse.
• Type in: Confirm your choice or send us your answer.
• Backspace: Clear your answer or get rid of the choice you made.
• Pressing Esc will stop the game or take you to the settings screen.
The game's user interface is made up of:
• A phrase board: This shows you the phrase you need to make or solve. It has blank spaces where letters or words should be. You can fill them in by choosing letters or words from a pool of letters or a bank of words.
• A letter pool shows the letters you can use to fill in the blanks in the phrase. Each phrase can only use a certain number of letters. You can click on them or use the mouse keys to choose them.
• A word bank is a list of words that can be used to fill in the blanks in a phrase. Each line only has a certain number of words. You can click on them or use the mouse keys to choose them.
• A timer tells you how much time you have left to come up with a phrase or solve the puzzle. When you start the game, it will start to count down. If you press Esc, you can stop it.
• A score counter tells you how many points you've won by making phrases or solving them. You can get points if you fill in the blanks quickly and properly. You can lose points if you fill them in wrong or take too long.
• A menu button lets you get to the main screen, where you can switch between modes, save or load your game, or quit the game.
The rules of the game are:
• Create: In this mode, you can make your own sentences with letters or words missing. You can make phrases in different groups and levels of difficulty, like animals, movies, sports, easy, medium, hard, etc. You can also choose from one to five letters or words to take out of your sentences. Then you can type in your phrase and choose which letters or words you want to get rid of. Your phrase's letter pool and word bank will be made for you by the game. Then, you can save your phrase and share it with other players online or play it yourself when you're not connected to the internet.
• Solve: This is the mode where you can figure out what words or letters are missing from a phrase. You can make phrases in different groups and levels of difficulty, like animals, movies, sports, easy, medium, hard, etc. You can also choose from one to five letters or words to take out of each phrase. You can then see a phrase with spots where letters or words are missing. You have to fill them in by choosing letters or words from a pool of letters or a bank of words.
