Developed by
Dean Software
Released
1983
Also For
Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Electron, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500
Published by
Postern Ltd.

Educational
Reading / Writing
Perspective
Top-down
Pacing
Turn-based
Genre
Educational, Puzzle
Gameplay
Board Game

Description

Xanagams is a single player educational word game that is something like a cross between cross-words and scrabble.

The game consists of a series of interlinked words in a crossword style grid. The player is supplied with all the letters that comprise these words and the object of the game is to place the letters correctly onto the play area to complete the words. Points are awarded for correctly placing a letter and are lost for either placing a letter incorrectly or asking the game to reveal what the correct letter in a given location is.

There are three levels of difficulty which are said to be for 'junior school children', 'senior school children' and 'adults and brighter children', and a game can consist of 1 - 5 words.

From Mobygames.com. Original Entry