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AapoRantalainen	2012-08-20 , 11:36
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Quackle, crossword game, is now in extras-devel.

Quackle is a world-class crossword game artificial intelligence and analysis tool. It includes a move generator, simulator, and Qt-based user interface and can be used with any board layout, alphabet, lexicon, and tile distribution.

-- http://people.csail.mit.edu/jasonkb/quackle/

Game can be played against computers and humans (locally). It supports several rules/boards/alphabets. Installed size is 150MB.

Gameplay: New game, create human/computer players, tune boards and rules, start game.

Click on the grid and use keyboard to type word you want place. Click again in the grid to toggle between horizontal/vertical. Press commit when ready.

You can reorder letters on the rack with drag-and-drop.

--
Summary of academic research, which used Quackle
http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/computin...e-anyone.shtml

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Last edited by AapoRantalainen; 2012-08-23 at 19:19. Reason: reverting back

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