Aileen's Game

East Suffolk u3a member Ian Clarke has created a game. Ian has called the game ‘Aileen’s Game’ in memory of his Mum.

Ian has shared the game with us, so we can share it with you. We would love you to have a go and let us know how you get on. 

Our Aileen's Game leaderboard for May is now published so please do have a look to see our top players!

We are building a u3a leaderboard to showcase the best scores across the membership. Here's how to submit your score for the leaderboard:

When you have completed the game you will be presented with your score and statistics,

Select 'Share'

Then select the option for your email, for example, Gmail, as seen in the image to the right.

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When sending the email, be sure to add your name and your u3a to email subject

When you go to the Aileen’s Game website you will see a 6x6 grid on screen with letters underneath the grid.

You go first!

Click/tap on one of the green Alphabet Buttons to select a letter. The button will turn blue to show that you have selected it. If you change your mind you may click on another Alphabet Button.

Click/tap on the square you would like to put the letter in. Your chosen letter will appear in the square and all the Alphabet Buttons will change to red.

The Random Letter Button (the button with a ‘?’) is now green to indicate that you should select the random letter next.

Click/tap on the Random Letter Button. The button will turn blue to show that you have selected it and will show you the first random letter.

Click/tap on the square you would like to put the random letter in. The random letter will appear in the square and the random letter button will revert to red and the Alphabet Buttons will turn green.

It is now your turn to choose a letter. Keep playing until the grid is full.

Once you have placed the last letter into the grid your game will automatically be scored and a green ‘Share’ button will appear below the Alphabet Buttons.

By clicking/tapping on the ‘Share’ button, you can see your stats and can compare your score against everyone else who has played the same game.

You will also see three words, of three, four and five letters, that aren’t frequently used. These words change each day at midnight UK time and may be helpful next time you play!

If you would like to play again, refresh your browser and the grid will clear ready for another game.

When you click/tap the ‘bar chart’ icon you will see a screen that tells you how many times the game has been played, the overall average score and the highest ever score since the given date. When you click/tap the ‘Show Score Distribution’ button you can see the distribution of all the scores by emoji group.

This screen tells you how many times the game has been played, the overall average score and the highest ever score since the given date. When you click/tap the ‘Show Score Distribution’ button you can see the distribution of all the scores by emoji group.