Link-Up for learners of English is an exciting and educational vocabulary game for people learning English and who would like to practice and expand their vocabulary and improve their spelling. In the game, players have to enter two letters which complete one word and which also begin another word. Words are displayed randomly and taken from a database containing over 11,000 combinations. Any unknown words can be looked up in the onboard dictionary. The game is an excellent way of testing your existing knowledge, of learning new vocabulary, of brushing up your spelling and of challenging your brain!
The game can be played by one player only, in Individual Mode or against other players or teams, in Competition Mode.
Individual Mode:
In Individual Mode you play the game on your own. When you have entered your name, or selected it from the menu, press Start to begin the game.
You will see the beginning of one word and the end of another, for example:
carr__ and __herwise
You have to enter two letters which will complete the first word and start the second, in this example, you enter ot and then you will see the words:
carrot and otherwise
If the letters you enter are not correct, you will see a message that tells you that your input is wrong and that you can try again.
If you dont know which letters are correct, you can press Show answer and you will see the two complete words with the two missing letters entered.
You can click on to any word and see its meaning in the onboard dictionary.
You can see your current score as you play, and your total score when you want to exit the game.
All of your scores are saved and you can see them the next time you play.
There is no time limit in Individual Mode.
Competition Mode
In Competition Mode, the game is played by 2, 3 or 4 people or teams.
Here also, you will see the beginning of one word and the end of another, for example:
carr__ and __herwise
You have to enter two letters which will complete the first word and start the second, in this example, you enter ot and then you will see the words:
carrot and otherwise
If the letters you enter are not correct, you will see a message that tells you that your input is wrong and that you can try again.
If you dont know which letters are correct, you can press Show answer and you will see the two complete words with the two missing letters entered, or, to save time, you can press Next and the next set of letters will be displayed.
There is a time limit of 40 seconds for each player/team for each round and each player/team is given 5 words in each round. There are 5 rounds per game.
At the end of each players/teams turn, you will see all of the completed words. You can click on to any word and see its meaning in the onboard dictionary.
You win one point for each correct set of letters that you have entered. At the end of the game, you will see the total scores and who the winner is.
We hope you enjoy playing Link-Up.
There is also a very advanced version at native speaker level. In this game, some of the vocabulary is very challenging!
Link-Up for learners, - educational and fun, and addictive!