A fun game I play when bored…
I’ve always loved word games. One that I’ve recently became addicted to and that I have got some of my friends addicted to is Acrobabble!
What is Acrobabble?
It all started in the mid 90’s with an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) game run by a bot called “Acrobot.” The idea was simple: Players are presented with an acronym between 3 and 7 letters long and their task is to concoct the funniest, whackiest, witiest acronym expansion in the alloted time. Players then get to vote on the best entry and points are awarded based on the entries.
A few years later, a downloadable PC version of the game called Acrophobia was released by Bezerk (Berkeley Systems). Never before had such mindless creativity generated so much entertainment and fun! The game caught on quickly with its innovative use of graphics and voice prompts and in-game advertisements, creating a T.V. show like effect. The game exploded in popularity and people started to become addicted to Acrophobia. However, shortly after the Internet bubble burst, the game was taken down.
Acrobabble is a reincarnation of the game with its own twists and tweaks. The game is Flash based, which means it can run on any browser and on any operating system that supports Flash. It also means that the user interface is interactive and fluid. The goal of acrobabble is to present a fully functional, immersive acronym game experience including music effects and voice prompts. If you have any suggestions to improve the game, please do post it in our forums.
Examples:
Category: General
Letters: PDDE
Sentence: Pay day, definitely excited!
Category: Romance
Letters: DLRGNS
Sentence: Dating, lovely romantic guy, not superficial. :)
Category: Side Effects May Include …
Letters: ADC
Sentence: Accidental death! Caution.
Notice there’s a category you play by. You use the letters to make a sentence to fit each category!
Acrobabble also consists of a leaderboard, which I’m currently ranked #39. It keeps track of how many games you play, win, votes and points. If you have really good ones that get a lot of votes, they go into what’s called the hall of humor. Acrobabble now even has a twitter account that posts funny acros.
I used to play Acrophobia back in the 90’s, before it was taken down. I’ve always loved the game. Acrobabble is a great replacement and is only getting better and better. So check it out and look for me! Let’s play sometime! :) My user name is ASHLEY MARiE. I’m sure once you get the hang of it you’ll love it too! Have fun and enjoy!
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