
You are an author trying to finish kitschy paperback novels in this deckbuilding word game. Play against opponents offline or AI.
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Update: Paperback is now Free! Multiplayer server is offline, but you can play online the new sequel, Paperback Vol. 2
Word-building meets deck-building in the unique game Paperback. Players start with a deck of letter cards and wild cards. This is like their own bag of ‘scrabble’ tiles. With each hand of cards you make a word and score it. This score is how much money you have to purchase more cards for your deck. Collect cool letters with abilities, such as drawing more cards or double word score. Buy Novel cards to gain ‘fame’ points to win the game!
Features:
• Local play with up to 4 players
• 3 levels of AI opponents
• Tons of cool card powers
• Classic pulp novel artwork
• Win with wordsmithing or power combos - up to you!
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Languages: English
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Good Game with notable downsides: * Music and Sound Effects don't have levels beyond "on" and "off" * No resolution, fullscreen/window, or graphics controls. * If your settings don't match expectations you may have to chase down the window's title bar with "task view" and fingers crossed.
Great simple word game
A faithful translation of the card game, which for some reason did not grab my attention in digital form. I played it for 1.5 hours before uninstalling it.
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I cant spell why did i get this? Because its fun thats why. Words are hard.
Pretty fun. Easy recommend since it's free.
probably my new favourite deckbuilding card game, and it's free?!
This is a subtle and fun word game. The use of deckbuilding is very clever. Happy to recommend this game
[h1]Before I played Paperback: The Game, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
This is a fun and easy game that I play with my wife. I don’t have any issues with it.
Paperback is a game requiring both strategy and vocabulary
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