Objective

The objective of Piffle Connect is to change the word made by your opponent into a new word using as many letters as possible, as quickly as possible.

Start a Game

To start a new game:

• Select the number of rounds you want to play.
• Select what type of competition you want:
• Solo Play - Just play for fun to see how high a score you can get.
• Local Multiplayer - 2, 3 or 4 players compete against each other by passing you mobile device to each player when it becomes their turn.
• Social Play - Compete against an opponent remotely, anywhere in the world.  You can invite an existing Piffle Connect player you know, invite a Facebook friend or ask Piffle Connect to set you up with a random opponent.

Tapping the Play Piffle button starts your new game.

Game Play

Each player receives 6 letters that may be used to make a new word on his next turn. 
A player must drag letters from his station and drop them on the existing word to change it in some way to form a new word.  Letters may be placed:

• At the beginning of the current word.
• On top, covering one of the letters in the current word.
• In-between any two letters of the current word.
• At the end of the current word.

Once letters are in place, tap the “I’m Done” button to submit the word.  Your score will be automatically calculated. 

Scoring

A player is awarded one point for each letter used during a turn. If a player uses all 6 of his letters in a single turn, he makes a PIFFLE and receives an additional 5 point bonus, in addition to the 6 points earned, one point for each tile played.

Players also receive the following time bonus for playing a word quickly:

• 3 bonus points if the word is played within 0-20 seconds.
• 2 bonus points if the word is played within 21-40 seconds.
• 1 bonus points if the word is played within 41-60 seconds.
• 0 bonus points if the word is played within 61-80 seconds.

If a player does not make a new word within 80 seconds, the turn is forfeit and no points are awarded for that turn.

At the end of the game, a player is awarded an additional 3 points for each unused wild.  See Wilds section below.

Wilds

Each player has 3 wilds to use during each game. Each wild may be used only one time per game.
Players may use a wild by tapping the wild buttons.

• Flick - Allows a player to remove letters from the board by flicking them away with their finger. At least one letter must remain on the board.  Once the player is done flicking away letters, tap the "Done" button.
• New Draw - Allows a player to discard all of their letters and receive 6 new letters.
• Clear Word - Allows a player to clear the current word and automatically replace it with a new 3 letter start word.