About Runegrid Weaver
In the scriptoria of Orenvalt a scribe is dealt a hand of carved runes and an empty vellum. Lay a word, hang more words off its runes, cross and tuck them until every rune in the hand is down in one connected crossword where every line reads as a word, and the hand is woven.
Ten scriptoria, from a novice's desk to the grand weave of a cathedral, deal hands of twelve to thirty runes and add one twist each: gilded runes that double every word through them, ink blots that close cells, words already inked to build from, heavy runes, a narrow vellum. Every hand keeps a top ten for points and for the fastest weave.
How to play
- Goal
- Weave every rune in your hand into one connected crossword in which every line of runes reads as a word.
- How it ends
- The hand is won the moment the last rune locks into a complete weave; it is lost if the hourglass runs dry first.
- Record
- For every hand, the ten best weaves by points and the ten fastest weaves, each checked by replaying the run.
- Drag a rune from your hand onto the vellum, or tap a rune and then a cell. On a keyboard, click a cell and type: the runes go down across, or down after Space. Every line of two or more runes must be a word, and every rune must join the one crossword.
- The hand is woven the moment the last rune is down and every line is a word. Each word scores its runes, two more for every letter past the third, and a gilded rune doubles it; a rune shared by two words counts in both. The hourglass runs out and the hand is lost, though you may weave on for practice.
- Drag a rune off the vellum or press Backspace to take it back; Return takes them all. Whisper asks the scribe for a word that fits, three times a hand, for fifteen points each.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Drag a rune | Put it on the vellum, move it, or drag it back to your hand |
| Tap a rune, then a cell | Put it down on a touch screen |
| a–z | Type runes from the cell you clicked |
| Space · arrows | Type down or across · move the cursor |
| Backspace · Delete | Take back the last rune typed · the rune under the cursor |
| Escape | Let go of a rune, or pause (the hand waits, hidden) |
Good to know
Only your first weave of a hand counts for the fastest-weave board, and ranked runs are checked by playing them again. A paused hand becomes practice. Your progress stays in this browser.
