Recently I discovered a unique vocabulary matching game, Virble. Virble can be described as a cross between Scrabble and Bejeweled. It is an upbeat and cartoony word game that is a lot harder than it looks. The player matches three or more letters in a string for points or to change their color to complete the game.

Virble quickly becomes exponentially difficult as the shapes the letter hexagons create make it hard to find any words to create at all. The game will soon have you doubting your vocabulary skills, but is a fun way to increase your verbal recognition skills.

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With the deadline for the next Independent Game Festival (IGF) awards passed, I thought I would go over some of the best games from last year’s awards. The IGF awards is an annual event for independent developers to compete for recognition and cash prizes. The actual award ceremony takes place during Game Developers Conference (GDC) in Febuary.

One of the most popular games from last year’s awards was a game called Desktop Tower Defense. Don’t let the simplistic graphics fool you, there is a lot of depth to this game. The player must prevent two waves of enemies from different directions from reaching the opposite side of the board. It takes a different twist to the normal one directional onslaught. It’s a solidly build TD with a very addictive aspect. Desktop Tower Defense was a new twist on something old, but games like World of Goo are completely unique.

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