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Play Margot's Word Brain (US edition · English / French / Spanish) Online
Margot's Word Brain
Play Margot's Word Brain online and explore its Nintendo DS gameplay. Build, find and rearrange words across six short, timed stylus puzzles. See how to start and use the original controls.
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Nintendo DS (NDS) — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| START / SELECT | Enter / V |
| Microphone | Not assigned |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Margot's Word Brain
Quick start
Turn the DS to the book-style orientation shown at startup. Choose Word Mine on its own and watch Margot's short explanation. Select letters from the scramble to compose a word, then tap the check mark to submit it. Find another combination before time expires. After practising individual activities, choose the combined Word Brain challenge.
Controls
Use the stylus on the touch screen to choose activities, letters and the on-screen check mark for a composed word. In Word Safe, move the letter rings with the stylus to bring neighbouring letters together. Hyper TXT uses the displayed phone-style keypad. In Word Search, read the targets while shown, then select their letters on the grid. Watch the timer for the current activity.
Margot's Word Brain — About this game
Margot hosts six word games that you can play separately or combine into one full challenge. Each changes how you use letters: Word Mine asks for words from a scramble, Word Safe makes you turn letter rings to connect neighbours, and Word Search briefly shows targets before you search for them. Other rounds bring falling letters, a phone-style keypad and a small crossword contest against the computer. The DS is held like a book, with instructions beside the playing area. Success comes from reading each round's rule quickly and submitting useful words before time runs out. Try one activity until its input feels comfortable, then tackle the sequence of all six and work on your own high scores.
Margot's Word Brain Game manuals
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- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · nds
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