W.E.L.D.E.R. developers, if you are counting the responses, please add me to the "hates the upgrade" set. I simply do not have any desire to participate in a game where you can buy your way to a better score. It would be like playing Scrabble with the ability to buy tiles you want. What's the challenge in seeing who has the most money?

I have a second problem. I was nearing the end of potentially my best score ever when I "upgraded.".I quickly learned the rules for the "upgrade" and surmised it is to my advantage to use the gigawatt tiles, preferably in groups. I made a word with two such tiles and scored...zero points. I ignored it and made another word with no such tiles...again zero points.

Someone help me out here. Is this a glitch in the game, or am I supposed to do something so my words count for points again?

P.S: if a version w/ no gigawatts isn't restored, I will most likely delete W.E.L.D.E.R. and go on to Words with Friends or something else (you can't buy tiles there, right?) That would be a shame, because I have really have enjoyed W.E.L.D.E.R. Even gave a few for gifts.

kingarthur,

I suspect there was one of the dreaded green Toxic tiles on the board at the time. Until that tile is played in a word and removed you will score no points nor "earn" any Gigawatts.