I’ll be honest here – I’m not particularly good at word games. My vocabulary is decent enough, but throw six random letters at me, and my brain turns into scrambled eggs. Still, I decided to try Text Twist 2, because everyone kept telling me how fun it is. Spoiler: they were right, but also, I’ve never felt dumber in my life.
The rules are straightforward: you’re given a set of letters, and you need to make as many words as possible before time runs out. To advance, you must find at least one word that uses all the letters. Easy in theory, brutal in practice.
The first round lulled me into a false sense of security. I made “rat,” “tar,” and “art” and thought, “Ha, I got this.” But then the clock kept ticking, and I couldn’t see the big word. When time ran out, the game smugly revealed “ratio,” and I wanted to throw my keyboard out the window. Continue reading Text Twist 2: The Game That Outsmarted Me
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