TickerType 1.0

TickerType is a game that helps you practice your typing skills. Each game has five turns and each turn is 30, 60 or 90 seconds long, selectable by the user. Words are chosen at random from a built-in dictionary; the player can choose short (2 - 4 letters), medium (4 - 6 letters) or long (6 - 8 letters).

With the start of each game or turn, the words start marching across the window in tickertape fashion; the player can choose slow, medium or fast speeds. The goal is to type as many of the words as possible before the time runs out; a countdown is provided.

If you type a word correctly before it starts to run off the window, the word disappears and you get ten points plus one point for each letter. The top ten scores are saved.

TickerType supports sound and the player has the possibilty to turn sound on or off. Each setting that you change for word length, sound, turn length and speed are being saved between sessions.


The goal is to type as many of the words as possible before the time runs. This game is suitable for both adults and kids from age six.