Good Time Word Seek -- Seeking Words Every Which Way!
Written: Nov 10 '07
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Pros: portable digest-sized magazine, lots of word seek variety
Cons: best used with gel ink or ballpoint pen (highlighters don't work well)
The Bottom Line: This magazine provides plenty of inexpensive word search entertainment.
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| dlstewart's Full Review: Good Time Word Seek Magazine |
Words are fun, which is why I enjoy the Good Time Word Seek magazine published by Penny Press.
What Is A Word Seek?
A typical Word Search puzzle contains a letter grid. Search the puzzle for words going across, down or diagonally without skipping letters.
Go a step further for more entertaining Word Search puzzles. Some provide no word list, replace the letters with numbers, have the words go in zigzag patterns, leave out all the vowels. I prefer Word Search puzzles with a twist, and this magazine provides lots of entertainment.
Magazine Description
This magazine measures 8 3/4” high x 5 7/8” wide and contains 130 pages. The Table of Contents lists the type of puzzle with the page number. The puzzle solutions are at the back of the magazine (each puzzle includes the page where the solution is located).
The front and back covers are in color. The rest of the pages are similar to newspaper, only a thicker quality. The black ink does not rub off on the fingers. About four pages of advertising are sprinkled throughout the magazine.
My Experiences
This magazine is sized to easily slide into a carrying bag, large pocket or car glove compartment. I like to fold the magazine when solving puzzles. After handling the Good Time Word Seek magazines for awhile, the spine cracks. The pages don't fall out, though.
I prefer using ink when doing puzzles. Pencil isn't dark enough for me. I find gel pens and ballpoint pens work well and the ink doesn't show on the opposite side of the page. On occasion, I enjoy using colored highlighters. However, the highlighter will seep through to the other side of the page. So I only use highlighter when the opposite side of the magazine page has been solved using ink. As a note, yellow highlighter is difficult to see against the pages.
The puzzles in this magazine are fun. There is a large variety. Some of my favorites include the following:
Zigzag -- The words form an angle instead of going in a straight line.
Two for One -- Two diagrams are on the page with one word list. The word only appears in one of the diagrams.
Patchwords -- Like a crazy quilt, the words form irregularly shaped blocks. Every letter in the puzzle is used.
Quotable -- The word list when read is a quote. The quote is broken into groups of one to three words that are found in the puzzle.
Here and There -- Two letter grids are provided with no word list. Six-letter words are hidden in both diagrams, but only seven six-letter words are hidden in both diagrams. Find the words.
Letter Boxes -- This is challenging. The grid is filled with mostly empty squares and looks somewhat like a crossword puzzle. Determine which words fit where to fill every square.
Places, Please -- Another challenge. Groups of words are assigned a number. Find that number in the grid and insert the words correctly to complete the puzzle.
This magazine also has puzzles with no word lists, where the vowels are removed from the grid, where numbers and letters are mixed (like license plate numbers), puzzles where the last letter of one word forms the first letter of the next word. There are also plenty of themed puzzles, many of them relating to television, movies, songs or history.
Pricing
The per issue cost is $2.99 in the United States and $3.79 in Canada. According to the inside of the magazine, a year subscription (6 bimonthly issues) in the United States costs $17.94, and is $22.94 in other countries.
My local pharmacy often sells this magazine on sale for 89-cents an issue. So I prefer to buy it from the store at that discount price.
Summary
The Good Time Word Seek magazine is fun. I enjoy the huge word search variety. It's hard to become bored when circling words in this magazine!
I hope you found this review useful.
Enjoy your day,
Dawn
http://dlstewart.com
Please read my other reviews:
Approved Variety Puzzles Plus Crosswords (magazine)
Family Variety Puzzles and Games (magazine)
Sudoku and More! (magazine)
Dell Pocket Crossword Puzzles (magazine)
Pogo.com (online games)
Mahjongg Master Deluxe Suite (software)
Hoyle Card Games 2007 (software)
Puzzle Master Deluxe Suite (jigsaw puzzle software)
Copyright 2007 Dawn L. Stewart
This review is part of the Lean-n-mean VI write off. (663 words)
Recommended:
Yes
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