## Description

Five kids have to retrieve stolen parts of their science fair project.

_Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper_ is a word game with 37 stages. On each level
the player must build paths on a grid making words with the letter tiles
available at the top of the screen. The kid moves automatically on the field,
collecting the items laying on the word paths. The objective is to retrieve
the machine parts needed, listed at the bottom.

Only words with more than two letters are accepted. After laying the tiles on
the grid, they turn green if it is a valid word. They can be transformed in to
a path by clicking the submit button. After each path is created, a tab pops
up on the side with the definition of the word, taken from the WordWeb
dictionary.

There are two mini-games that appear between chapters. One is a hangman
variation, where words have to be guessed with only 6 mistakes allowed. The
other is a competition against the ninja thief for the parts on the field.

Power-ups are scattered on the grid. Balloons allow the kid to collect objects
that are outside any path. Bombs destroy barriers and stun the enemies. The
word creator makes the longest word possible with the letters available.

Some stages have enemies wandering about. The bully breaks parts of the path,
dogs move the parts around the grid and ducks eat everything they see.

Lex Venture: A Crossword Caper