Haiku Journey

Haiku Journey

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Create words by linking letters to release the butterflies that fill in a poet's ancient haiku word puzzle for you to solve. Earn special bonuses that will help you along the way. Solve the haiku and progress on your journey to the ultimate destination of Mount Fuji.
  • 10 landmark backgrounds.
  • 2 gameplay modes.
  • 10 ranks to progress through.
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OS: Windows 2000/XP/VISTA/7/8

CPU: 600MHz or faster Processor

RAM: 128 MB

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Haiku Journey

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Loved it!
5 / 5
42 of 44 found this review helpful
Another Great Word Game! And You'll Learn About Haiku!
PostedMay 22, 2012
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purpleporpoise
 
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fromUSA
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Family, Word, Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Strategy, Time Management, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
My hour trial play went by before I knew it! Oh, no, and I was just about to guess my second haiku, too! Definite buy for me, so I can finish my game! Worth it at either game club price or with a game credit. I really enjoyed this fun letter matching game where you form words and then solve a haiku.
There are two modes, easy and challenge. I was playing in easy mode. Another reviewer here says ...Show more
My hour trial play went by before I knew it! Oh, no, and I was just about to guess my second haiku, too! Definite buy for me, so I can finish my game! Worth it at either game club price or with a game credit. I really enjoyed this fun letter matching game where you form words and then solve a haiku.
There are two modes, easy and challenge. I was playing in easy mode. Another reviewer here says expert mode is very challenging, so I see good replay value. It's basically you matching letters either in a straight line, diagonally or any combination thereof to make words. You earn bonus points for finding bonus words and also symbols that you can use as any letter within a word. As you match words, letters begin to fill in the blank spaces in the haiku on the left-hand side of the playing area (think word-fill). If you think you can guess the haiku before all the letters are filled in, you get more bonus points.
You can play timed or per try. I played the timed mode, but I found the timer generous and not stressful. The music is pleasant and has an Oriental flavor. The dictionary seems substantial. I used a few words not commonly used and it accepted them, unlike some other word games I've played with dictionaries that are not quite as complete. The graphics are nice and the game runs smoothly on my 64-bit Windows Vista desktop with 19-inch flatscreen. Definitely a game you could play while listening to a radio program or watching television. If you love word games, like I do, I think you'll like this one. Plus, you'll learn what a haiku is! Show less
I recommend this game!
+40points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
17 of 17 found this review helpful
I always like to come back to this game
PostedAugust 18, 2012
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Lao_Zi
 
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fromOstend, Belgium
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
Haiku journey... I keep it installed on my computer and I always like to come back to it, just to play with words, or to get inspiration to write my own haiku's.
I find it soothing and play in puzzle mode... why stress myself with a timed mode? This is not about rushing, running, speeding... this is all about having a good time, playing with words, relaxing, going with the flow of the great
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Haiku journey... I keep it installed on my computer and I always like to come back to it, just to play with words, or to get inspiration to write my own haiku's.
I find it soothing and play in puzzle mode... why stress myself with a timed mode? This is not about rushing, running, speeding... this is all about having a good time, playing with words, relaxing, going with the flow of the great Tao.
Haiku journey... just a must.
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I recommend this game!
+17points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
13 of 13 found this review helpful
Haiku journey has to be the most interesing word game
PostedMay 3, 2012
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maxadoll
 
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fromBrisbane, Queensland, Australia
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Puzzle
Fun Factor 
Good
4 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
This game can able you to have a relaxed ejoying finding words and the phrases that comes with it in regarding taking certain letters to reach the phrase!
The expert mode is quite challenging so if you like competition this is the one for you
I recommend this game!
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Loved it!
5 / 5
12 of 13 found this review helpful
Great Word Games
PostedJanuary 26, 2012
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Dottyj06
 
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fromAB, Canada
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Match 3, Puzzle, Mahjong
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Put your thinking cap on! This is great fun.
I recommend this game!
+11points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
5 of 5 found this review helpful
Asian Setting Word Puzzles
PostedSeptember 1, 2014
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ptbfish
 
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fromPacific Northwest, Oregon
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Word, Hidden Object, Match 3, Mahjong
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
I tried this game based on a reviewer's mention of it, as one of their favorite match-3 games, and it has turned out to be one of my continuing favorites, for the gentle scenery, and soothing Asian music. To me it is a cross between word search and scrabble, where you compose words out of random letters which must be adjacent. There is challenge and reward to use longer and more unusual words as ...Show more
I tried this game based on a reviewer's mention of it, as one of their favorite match-3 games, and it has turned out to be one of my continuing favorites, for the gentle scenery, and soothing Asian music. To me it is a cross between word search and scrabble, where you compose words out of random letters which must be adjacent. There is challenge and reward to use longer and more unusual words as the levels increase. There are several ways to advance besides composing words, so don't worry if your spelling skills are average; you can guess the missing letters in the haiku, you can shuffle letters, and you can utilize bonus options to add tries, or to wipe out rows of letters all at once. It is relaxing brain exercise for this granny gamer. Show less
I recommend this game!
+5points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent game
PostedJuly 11, 2015
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Mazeo
 
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fromAustralia
Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
Good
4 / 5
I think this is a great game ...... at least for those who like "word games." I didn't play the timed mode because I prefer to relax and think about word options. This one is a keeper.
I recommend this game!
+2points
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Loved it!
5 / 5
wonderful!
PostedSeptember 3, 2019
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Marja67
 
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fromSpokane, WA
Skill Level:Expert
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
Excellent
5 / 5
This sits on top of my computer to be played all the time.
Love it.
I recommend this game!
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Loved it!
5 / 5
Haiku na matata (Sorry, couldn't resist)
PostedMarch 25, 2019
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PeaGreenish
 
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Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
This is a really nice game for the original Bookworm lovers. It adds a whole new aspect to word building and solving word puzzles. It is a really lovely game to look at and I find it very relaxing. (what ironing??) Time goes by so quickly when fun is being had. Solve the haiku and feel like a real smarty . . . . fail and feel like a nitwit for thinking you were so smart. This is my favourite game ...Show more
This is a really nice game for the original Bookworm lovers. It adds a whole new aspect to word building and solving word puzzles. It is a really lovely game to look at and I find it very relaxing. (what ironing??) Time goes by so quickly when fun is being had. Solve the haiku and feel like a real smarty . . . . fail and feel like a nitwit for thinking you were so smart. This is my favourite game of the moment. Show less
I recommend this game!
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Loved it!
5 / 5
DON'T BUY THIS IF YOU NEED THINGS ACCOMPLISHED
PostedApril 1, 2018
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azenalyn
 
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fromHartselle, AL
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Card & Board, Match 3, Word
Fun Factor 
Excellent
5 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Excellent
5 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Excellent
5 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
I could not quit playing this game. It is absolutely addicting but such fun!! If you love word games, get this one for sure. I'm just discovered this game so it may be a little old, but so glad I found it. Only one thing that could be improved is more variety of music. Wordaholics, give it a try.
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It was OK.
3 / 5
4 of 4 found this review helpful
Journey to the base of Mt. Fuji.
PostedSeptember 2, 2014
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mrm2006
 
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fromBelton MO
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Large File, Match 3, Card & Board, Mahjong
 
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Fun Factor 
OK
3 / 5
Visual/Sound Quality 
Good
4 / 5
Level of Challenge 
Good
4 / 5
Storyline 
OK
3 / 5
We must remember, while playing this game, that the ultimate goal is to COMPLETE THE HAIKU which is silently passing time way off the to left side of the screen. Just sayin'.
There is a board game consisting of a variety of letters. Stringing letters together to form words you earn points in which you may level up. That's how to do it - level up - by earning points. Obviously, the bigger the ...Show more
We must remember, while playing this game, that the ultimate goal is to COMPLETE THE HAIKU which is silently passing time way off the to left side of the screen. Just sayin'.
There is a board game consisting of a variety of letters. Stringing letters together to form words you earn points in which you may level up. That's how to do it - level up - by earning points. Obviously, the bigger the word, the more points. Five letters or more in a word and you will get a bonus in the form of a letter that will a variety of things, depending of what magic the game decides to bestow upon you.
If at any time you think you can solve the haiku, go ahead and try it, I dare you. I wrote extensively in high school (ok, so it was when dinosaurs roamed the Earth but I was GOOD) and even with the haiku over 70% completed, I still missed it by one letter. So, not as easy as you think.
And, you get a lesson in haiku. It's not the summation of the words that make it a haiku, but the significance of an event, a happening in the writer's life in a sheer moment of time that has the meaning. It's stunning in its simplicity.
Anyway, the game itself was boring to me. No "mmph" to grab me in any way, shape or form so it's definitely not a purchase for me. I'd definitely recommend it for intermediates and experts and wordies.
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I recommend this game!
+4points
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