''Quarrel'' is a video game developed by
Denki
Denki is an interactive television and console game developer based in Dundee, Scotland. The company is the developer of over 180 console and interactive television games, covering a range of platforms. Denki has worked extensively in the di ...
and published by
UTV Ignition Entertainment
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. It is a word-based strategy game, described as "
Scrabble
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Risk
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Countdown
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[http://www.square-go.com/feature/354] It was released for
iOS
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devices on August 25, 2011 and on January 25, 2012 for
Xbox Live Arcade
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.
Gameplay
In Quarrel, the aim of the game is to take all the territory from the other players (up to four). To do this, the player 'invades' neighboring territory and then must make a higher-scoring word than his or her opponent. Opponents include Dwayne, Caprice, Biff, Troy, Damien, Malik, Rex, Helena, and Kali. Dwayne is the easiest and Kali is the hardest.
Scoring
As with other word games, letters have individual scores. These range from 1 to 15, and value is based on commonality in spoken-word communications rather than written-word communications.
Letter scores are as follows:
Awards
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BAFTA Scotland 2011, Best Game
British Academy Scotland Awards Winners in 2011 - Awards - Scotland - The BAFTA site
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References
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External links
Denki homepage
Guardian Gamesblog
Square-Go.com
2011 video games
Digital tabletop games
IOS games
Video games developed in the United Kingdom
Word puzzle video games
Xbox 360 Live Arcade games
UTV Ignition Games games