This evening my mother wanted to go to the store to buy a newspaper so she could kick back and relax while doing the Jumble, a scrambled word game that has been in publication since 1954. Instead of running off to the store, I ran upstairs and Googled for a site that had Jumbles for my mom to play. What I found was Jumble.com with a play-online section that features Jumbles done in Shockwave, with a new one added every day. This version of the classic puzzler adds a timer, scoring, and even a hint feature if you really get stumped. Word puzzles are a good way to keep your mind sharp, and to give your fingers a break from all those button-mashing games. Click.
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I can't figure out how to play online!
Posted by: Dee Land | June 30, 2005 1:48 AM
Dee Land - You must have the latest Shockwave player installed. Use the "Get Shockwave" link in the left sidebar if you don't have it installed.
If you do, then just click on the image, and a window will pop-up, select the date you want to play, and click PLAY.
Then, click in a grey square and type a letter (the letter must actually appear in the jumbled version for it to be valid).
Posted by: jay | June 30, 2005 3:07 AM
Hm: One year anniversary of this being on the site, and whaddaya know, it's the same puzzle as is in the screenshot...
Posted by: Tiralmo | July 18, 2005 2:13 AM
Not able to play. The window pops up, but nothing is displayed. If i right click on the window, i have the option of restart, adjust volume, etc.
Posted by: natalie | October 5, 2005 8:35 AM
Hi Natalie - I just checked and the link is still working. Jumble is a Shockwave game, and so it requires the Shockwave plug-in. Use the "Get Shockwave" button in the left sidebar if you don't already have it installed.
Posted by: jay
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October 5, 2005 9:12 AM
The answers to the puzzle in the picture are
These puzzles are awfully addictive :-)
Posted by: Erkki | February 21, 2006 5:19 AM
grr...i suck at stuff like this.
Posted by: nope | April 10, 2006 11:51 PM
is it me, or did this link stop working???
Posted by: rush
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March 17, 2007 4:32 PM
The game is a Shockwave game, you'll need the Shockwave player installed. Use the link to get Shockwave in the sidebar.
Posted by: jay
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March 17, 2007 4:38 PM
The link on the image doesn't work for me either. Something flickers once, then it goes blank.
I can get to the puzzles through the jumble.com site though.
Posted by: diddums | September 25, 2007 7:36 PM
Is it because you do not have Javascript enabled?
Because I can't reproduce the problem on any of my computers.
Posted by: jay
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September 25, 2007 7:47 PM
I have it enabled.
In the blank window, I can right click and I get a menu with "restart", "adjust volume" and so on (like natalie said) but I can't see anything.
Posted by: diddums | September 25, 2007 9:13 PM
Well, thank you for reporting it. I will look into trying a few things to see if it's a browser issue. I'm guessing you're using IE?
Posted by: jay
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September 25, 2007 9:15 PM
Well, I've tried it successfully on Windows XP in IE now, too.
Did you read my comment above about it being a Shockwave game? You may need to install the Adobe Shockwave player (not Flash, Shockwave is different).
Posted by: jay
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September 25, 2007 10:47 PM
yeah, I have the latest shockwave. I even redownloaded it to test this, even though I'm sure I had the latest version anyway.
I am using IE, and I'm on Windows XP too.
Posted by: diddums | September 27, 2007 7:32 PM
Jay This link doesn't work for me. http://jayisgames.com/images/jumble.html
I get a white window that doesn't load anything.
Posted by: Zeke
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December 1, 2007 11:17 PM
Zeke - this is a Shockwave game, not Flash, so you'll need the Shockwave player installed. Use the Get Shockwave button in the left sidebar to download it.
If you're running an Intel Mac, you'll need to run your browser in Rosetta compatibility mode for Shockwave to function since there is still no universal binary of the Shockwave Player available for it.
Posted by: jay
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December 2, 2007 12:03 AM