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Writer's Block
A Scrabble roguelike. Hire Scribes who bend the rules, rewrite tiles with Quills, outwit each chapter's Critic until a single word scores in the thousands. Get your book published or rejected... AGAIN!

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About This Game

Writer's Block is a word-building roguelike. Spell words from a bag of letter tiles, hiring help and using tools to either get published or be rejected... AGAIN!

A ruled notebook page with three abandoned opening lines crossed out in red pen, followed by the word QUIXOTIC spelled in letter tiles and 2,184 written in the margin.Dictionary entry: write, verb. To spell a word from your rack and score it.Every page has a score to beat. Each word scores Ink × Flair: Ink from the letters you play, Flair from premium squares, Tome levels and your Scribes. Discard what you can't use and play the odds.

The word JUKEBOX in letter tiles, with E on a triple word square and X on a double word square, scoring 218 Ink times 37.8 Flair for 8,229 points.

Dictionary entry: scribe, noun. A letter tile who sits beside your rack and changes how words score.

The Pedant pays out for every vowel. Long-Winded rewards length. Playing along with the scribes multiplies your score by granting you bonus flair or ink.

A ruled page titled Dramatis Personae listing four Scribes and their effects: The Pedant, Long-Winded, Alliterator and Q Without U.

  • Quills turn tiles into premium squares, wildcards and more

  • Tomes level up nouns, verbs, adjectives and more

  • Editions permanently upgrade your book

Dictionary entry: critic, noun. The last reader of every chapter, with a rule of their own.The Minimalist rejects words over five letters. The Deadline allows only two words. Plan your vocabulary around them or see your draft sent back.

A letter from the critic The Minimalist telling the author that "Quartz" is one letter too many, stamped REJECTED in red.Dictionary entry: publish, verb. To finish every page of a chapter and see it in print.

Published or rejected, every run is saved in Your Library with its total score, its best word and the full manuscript.

The word Published! above a wooden shelf of five books: Quixotic, Zephyr, Waltz, Blizzard and Jackpot, each marked published or rejected.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core 64-bit CPU with SSE4.2 (Intel Core i3 2nd gen / AMD FX or newer)
    • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 compatible graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4000 / GeForce GT 630 / Radeon HD 7000 or better)
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Mouse, keyboard or controller. Steam Cloud saves sync automatically when online.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 or newer)
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 / GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon RX 460 or better
    • Storage: 300 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Full controller support, including Steam Deck.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit or equivalent, SteamOS 3
    • Processor: Dual-core 64-bit CPU with SSE4.2 (Intel Core i3 2nd gen / AMD FX or newer)
    • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 capable GPU with up-to-date Mesa or proprietary drivers
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Plays well on Steam Deck.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 22.04+ / SteamOS 3
    • Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 or newer)
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 620 / GeForce GTX 750 / Radeon RX 460 or better
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: Any
    • Additional Notes: Plays well on Steam Deck.
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