Quarrel (video game)

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Quarrel
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Developer(s) Denki
Publisher(s) UTV Ignition Entertainment
Platform(s) iOS, Xbox Live Arcade
ReleaseXbox Live Arcade
January 25, 2012
iOS
August 25, 2011
Genre(s) Word, Strategy
Mode(s) Single player

Quarrel is a video game developed by Denki and published by UTV Ignition Entertainment. It is a word-based strategy game, described as "Scrabble x Risk x Countdown." [1] It was released for iOS devices on August 25, 2011 and on January 25, 2012 for Xbox Live Arcade.

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Gameplay

In Quarrel, the aim of the game is to take all the territory from the other players (up to four). To do this, the player 'invades' neighboring territory and then must make a higher-scoring word than his or her opponent. Opponents include Dwayne, Caprice, Biff, Troy, Damien, Malik, Rex, Helena, and Kali. Dwayne is the easiest and Kali is the hardest.[ citation needed ]

Scoring

As with other word games, letters have individual scores. These range from 1 to 15, and value is based on commonality in spoken-word communications rather than written-word communications.[ citation needed ]

Letter scores are as follows:[ citation needed ]

A-MA-M ValueN-ZN-Z Value
A1N1
B5O1
C2P3
D3Q15
E1R2
F5S1
G4T1
H4U3
I1V6
J15W5
K6X10
L2Y5
M4Z12

You can also take others' troops.

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