General Description
This is the traditional wordsquare puzzle played on the computer. You are given half a dozen topics whose words you may wish to have hidden in the wordsquare. You select the topic and wait while the computer generates the wordsquare. When the computer is ready it displays the wordsquare and you have to move a cursor with the four cursor control keys around the screen picking out the letters. When you think that you have found a letter you may use the copy key to change its colour to yellow. You will then notice that the letter is 'docked' from the word displayed at the bottom which you had to find. Of course it is possible to cheat and uncover every letter, in which case you will inevitably score the points for the letters found, but I am sure none of you would be that unsporting. This program runs on a Model 'A' and you will notice that the final score is given in terms of letters found rather than words. This is because it was quite a squeeze to fit it into a Model 'A', and those with Model 'B's may wish to enhance the program. Let me know if you succeed.
Detailed Description
See Printer Wordgame.
Educational Notes
The educational value of wordsquare hunts is dubious. It familiarises youngsters with the words in the subject under study but that is probably the limit. I have generated wordsquares for other departments as requested and the other 'wordgame' program by Ian Clarke generates your chosen words onto a printer. I think that this program is more for use at home for general educative entertainment. You are free, of course, to change the data. Ian has chosen music as one of the wordsquare subjects as it is one of his own interests.