A Lover's Complaint:
Confounded
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2.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About A Lover's Complaint:
This is the Confounded version of Shakespeare’s “A Lover’s Complaint”, originally published as a companion to his sonnets.
Confounded shuffles up the words, and it’s up to you to put them right. It shows them to you in order—you just have to remember briefly and touch the words in sequence. Which is not always as easy as it seems.
But if it does seem too easy for you, the words can appear all at once, so you have to work out the sequence yourself. Still, it’s simply a matter of thinking like Shakespeare. Or memorizing the poem beforehand. (Or, perhaps, reading along with a book, though that would make it easier than ever.)
There are other variations too: change the display speed, have the words appear beat by beat instead of a whole word at a time, even not shuffle the words at all. And if you sometimes just want to watch the words go by, you can do that too.
Confounded shuffles up the words, and it’s up to you to put them right. It shows them to you in order—you just have to remember briefly and touch the words in sequence. Which is not always as easy as it seems.
But if it does seem too easy for you, the words can appear all at once, so you have to work out the sequence yourself. Still, it’s simply a matter of thinking like Shakespeare. Or memorizing the poem beforehand. (Or, perhaps, reading along with a book, though that would make it easier than ever.)
There are other variations too: change the display speed, have the words appear beat by beat instead of a whole word at a time, even not shuffle the words at all. And if you sometimes just want to watch the words go by, you can do that too.
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What's New in the Latest Version 2.0
Last updated on May 22, 2019
Old Versions
A bit kinder now about resuming where you left off, renamed some buttons.
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Version History
2.0
May 22, 2019
A bit kinder now about resuming where you left off, renamed some buttons.
1.8
Oct 23, 2018
dealing differently with dashes
tidied the variations screens
tidied the variations screens
1.7
Nov 8, 2017
Screenshots for iPhone X.
1.6
Sep 30, 2017
Better support for the iPad Pro
Small fixes in the settings display.
Some name changes to make things clearer.
Small fixes in the settings display.
Some name changes to make things clearer.
1.5
Jul 8, 2015
Added a switch to unconfuse the words, and another to restore the despair.
1.4
Apr 19, 2015
Display by word, instead of by syllable.
(You can switch it back in variations.)
Mistakes are not quite so punishing.
(Sorry, there's no switch to restore the despair.)
(You can switch it back in variations.)
Mistakes are not quite so punishing.
(Sorry, there's no switch to restore the despair.)
1.3
Nov 22, 2014
tiny improvements, including slightly more dramatic failures
1.2
Aug 28, 2014
gave the words a bit more room to breathe
1.1
Jun 20, 2014
tiny tweaks
- Brightened controls in the main menu.
- Speed now can be set even when “no hint” is on.
- Brightened controls in the main menu.
- Speed now can be set even when “no hint” is on.
1.0
Jun 5, 2014
A Lover's Complaint: FAQ
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iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
A Lover's Complaint: supports English
