The HIDDEN Word Game

I am currently hooked on this word game that I play online for free. The title of the word game is HIDDEN, and as the name suggests, it is a hidden collection of words where you have to guess as many words as you can before the clues run out. You are given 30 clues in each game, and every time you answer incorrectly, you will lose points and/or a clue is deducted from you.

The goal is to guess all the words associated with each clue and win prizes such as achievement badges and compete for the top spot on the international leaderboard. As of this post, I am on Top #7 of the leaderboard.

Now, the tricky part of this game is that not every clue is exactly synonymous to the "hidden word". It could be that the clue is somehow associated with the hidden word. For example, the clue is "tuxedo", but guess what the hidden word is: "PENGUIN".

Rules of the Game

When you start a game, you will see your first word appear. Your adversaries, which are the foxes, cover all the letters but only the first letter is revealed.

For example:

Below the word that you have to guess is a hint for the word. (In this case, "snatch" is the first hint.) If you think you know the word, then click the "Guess" button and type in your guess.

Caution: If your guess is wrong at any time, 50 points and 1 clue will be deducted from you. The game is over when you run out of clues.

In the above example, my first guess was wrong, so I lost 50 points and a clue, then I had to use random clues to reveal more letters and hints.

Then I knew what the answer was: SEIZE.

If you're not confident in your guess and because you don't want points to be deducted from you, you may want to use one of the 30 free clues that each game starts with.

The blue Clue button provides a RANDOM hint (it will either display another letter or give you another word hint) and costs one (1) Clue.

The green Clue button allows you to choose the next letter you want revealed. Revealing a LETTER costs two (2) Clues.

The game continues after every successful answer and until all the clues run out.

Play and Win Limits

There are ten HIDDEN games that you can play daily. There is NO COST to play HIDDEN, in other words, it is FREE and you can win prizes, too!

TIP: After a successful word guess, you may purchase additional Clues. Ten Clues cost just 1 TCredit (a token that can be purchased on the TripleClicks website). You may purchase Clues ONLY ONCE per game. But this is entirely up to you. You can still win prizes even if you don't purchase TCredit.

Prize Points

PRIZE POINTS
While the objective of the game is to guess as many words as you can, you are also earning a separate set of “Prize Points”, which are points for earning recognition and prizes.

Earn 35 Prize Points per letter for each correct guess.
Earn a speed bonus of up to 200 bonus Prize Points for how fast you can guess your first 10 words.
Earn Prize Points for some rare fox sightings.

PRIZES

1. FREE DRAWING ENTRIES

When you finish a game with 10 or more correctly-guessed words, you will achieve an "Outfoxer" badge. You will also recieve a free entry in the Daily Crown drawing for the next day where you can win up to 1000 Rewardicals.

2. RARE FOX SIGHTINGS

Each time that guess a word correctly, you will "sight" a fox. If that fox is a rare red, silver, or white fox, you will earn special bonus prizes!

A red fox sighting instantly earns you 3 free Clues + 150 Prize Points.

A silver fox sighting instantly earns you 1 Rewardical + 500 Prize Points.

Two silver foxes in one game instantly earns you 10 Rewardicals + 1000 Prize Points.

Three silver foxes in one game instantly earns you 25 Rewardicals + 1500 Prize Points.

A white (albino) fox sighting earns you a bonus Daily Crown entry + 2000 Prize Points.

Two white foxes in one game earns you 250 Rewardicals + 4000 Prize Points.

3. REWARDICALS

Even if you don't spend a TCredit playing HIDDEN, you will earn Rewardicals in Random. However, win or lose, for each TCredit that you spent playing HIDDEN, you will earn 10 Rewardicals. The Rewardicals are redeemable for free Bitcoin, gift cards, silver bullion, and more!

4. CHAMPION T-SHIRT

To be in the top 10 for most HIDDEN Prize Points scored during each month, a free HIDDEN “Word Champion” t-shirt will be awarded. (Note: Only 2 Hidden Word Champion t-shirts per player/year.)

And since I finished Top 5 on the leaderboard in the month of September, I won the Hidden "Word Champion" T-shirt and I received my T-shirt two weeks ago. Yay!!!!