Scrambler

A word game for one to four players taking turns. Each turn rolls 13 letter dice, so a letter can come up twice, and the player makes as many words as possible from them before the timer of 1, 3, 5 or 7 minutes runs out. A word uses each rolled letter at most once, must be at least two letters long, and must be in the built-in word list; a word not in the list is refused and costs 3 seconds, and a repeated word is thrown out. In a WORDS game each word scores 1 point. In a POINTS game longer words score more, up to 9 for six letters or more. After the last player the scores and the winner are shown. A high score is kept for each timer and game type.

Controls: Use either controller. The stick moves the cursor and repeats when held; the left button picks a letter or OK sends the word, and the right button takes back the last letter. On the title, up and down choose a line, left and right change it, and a button starts.

ColecoVision version credited in the source to Claude (an AI made by Anthropic) for Amy Studio, in Amy, the language by Amy Bienvenu, 2026: a reimagined adaptation of the published rules. From COMPUTE!'s Gazette, July 1988: original Commodore 64 program (no author named in the issue). This is a modern homebrew adaptation, not a commercial Coleco release.