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'{{Infobox video game |title = 4 Pics 1 Word |image = File:4 Pics 1 Word logo.jpg |caption = App icon |developer = [[RedSpell]] (iOS)<br />[[LOTUM GmbH]] (iOS/Android) |publisher = RedSpell (iOS)<br />LOTUM GmbH (iOS/Android) |designer = |engine = |released = February 13, 2013 |genre = [[Word game]], [[Puzzle game|puzzle]] |modes = [[Single-player and multiplayer]] |platforms = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] }} '''4 Pics 1 Word''' is a [[word puzzle]] game created by LOTUM GmbH, available for free on [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]].<ref name="PCAdvisor">{{cite web|title=4 Pics 1 Word (What's The Word?) review|publisher=PC Advisor|url=http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/google-android/3425589/4-pics-1-word-whats-word-review/|date=February 12, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2013|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215172638/http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/google-android/3425589/4-pics-1-word-whats-word-review/|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Screenshot of 4 Pics 1 Word.png|thumbnail|Screenshot showing switch for in-game ads in lower left corner.]] ==Gameplay== 4 Pics 1 Word's gameplay is very simple: each level displays four pictures linked by one word - the player's aim is to work out what the word is, from a set of letters given below the pictures.<ref name="ISG">{{cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/4-pics-1-word-iosandroid-review/|title=4 Pics 1 Word (iOS/Android) review|publisher=[[AdWeek]]|first=Pete|last=Davison|date=February 20, 2013|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> The game is said to follow the [[freemium]] model: although the game is free, [[microtransactions]] are available to help the user progress through the game more quickly.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bildderfrau.de/spass-unterhaltung/spiele/article210077857/Wer-findet-die-gesuchten-Begriffe-in-4-Pics-1-Word.html|title=Wer findet die gesuchten Begriffe in 4 Pics 1 Word?|publisher=[[Bild der Frau]]|date=March 28, 2017|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref> ==Effect on cheating== The game is written from an English dialect perspective, as well as contains some unfamiliar words, causing some people to turn to cheating sites or apps to get the correct answers. According to psychology PhD Jamie Madigan, "people are more likely to cheat when they are anonymous and that they’ll cheat less the more they are connected to other gamers — the more, in other words, that they are known."<ref name="WordPlays.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wordplays.com/why-do-people-cheat-at-word-games/|title=WHY PEOPLE CHEAT AT WORD GAMES|publisher=WordPlays.com|access-date=January 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108190155/http://www.wordplays.com/why-do-people-cheat-at-word-games/|archive-date=January 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Reception== 4 Pics 1 Word has received mostly positive reviews. [[PC Advisor]] gave the Android version 4/5, praising its entertainment value, but stating that the social aspect could be improved.<ref name="PCAdvisor"/> Pocket-lint featured it as their "App of the Day" on the 25th February 2013, praising both its simplicity, and its social aspect.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/50101/4-pics-1-word-review|title=APP OF THE DAY: 4 Pics 1 Word review (Android/iPhone)|publisher=Pocket-lint|date=February 25, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2013}}</ref> What Mobile also gave it 4/5, praising its simplicity and execution, whilst criticizing its frequency of highlighting the "hint" button.<ref name="WhatMobile">{{cite web|url=http://www.whatmobile.net/2013/02/19/game-review-4-pics-1-word/|title=Game Review: 4 Pics, 1 Word|publisher=What Mobile|date=February 19, 2013|access-date=March 21, 2013|first=Alex|last=Walls|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215171956/http://www.whatmobile.net/2013/02/19/game-review-4-pics-1-word/|archive-date=February 15, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Portal bar|video games}} [[Category:Word games]] [[Category:IOS games]] [[Category:Android (operating system) software]] [[Category:Word puzzle video games]] [[Category:2013 video games]] [[Category:Video games developed in Germany]]'