About Scramble Scrolls
In the libraries of Orenvalt a sealed scroll keeps its words scrambled until a reader finds them. Each scroll lays out five to eight carved runes and an empty slot for every word they hide; spell a word and it inks itself into its place. A word that uses every rune cracks the wax seal.
Ten libraries, from a monastery scriptorium to a dragon's hoard of books, bring longer racks, golden runes that double a word and ember runes that feed the candle. Every scroll keeps a top ten for score and for the fastest time to find all its words.
How to play
- Goal
- Make words from the scroll's runes before the candle burns down, and find a word that uses every rune to break the seal.
- How it ends
- The scroll ends when the candle burns out or every word on it is found; it is passed if you found a word using every rune.
- Record
- For every scroll, the ten best scores and the ten fastest times to find every word on it, each checked by replaying the run.
- Type the letters of a word, or tap the runes, then press Enter or Read. Words are three letters or more, and each rune is used once a word. A word on the scroll inks into its slot; another real word still scores and drops into the bonus jar.
- A word that uses every rune breaks the seal and passes the scroll. Find every slot word and the scroll is cleared at once, with points for each second of candle left. When the candle burns out, the scroll ends.
- Shuffle (Space) mixes the runes for fresh eyes; Backspace takes a rune back and Clear empties the word. Hint shows a letter of the shortest word you have not found, three times a scroll, for fifty points each.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| a–z | Spell with the runes |
| Enter | Read the word |
| Backspace · Delete | Take a rune back · clear the word |
| Space | Shuffle the runes |
| Escape | Clear the word, or pause when there is none (the scroll waits, hidden) |
| Tap the runes | Spell on a touch screen; tap the word to take a rune back |
Good to know
Only your first reading of a scroll is sent to the records, and ranked runs are checked by playing them again. The Gentle candle in Settings burns at half speed for young readers, as practice. Your progress stays in this browser.
