In the face-off rounds, the two players enter their acronyms and everyone else votes not knowing which acronym is from which player. Each face-off round lasts about 20 seconds and consists of: a 3-letter round a 4-letter round a 5-letter round The player with the most points from the face-off round wins the game. Reception Acrophobia was a runner-up for Computer Gaming Worlds 1997 "Puzzle Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Smart Games Challenge 2. However, it won GameSpot's 1997 "Best Online-Only Game" award; the editors wrote, "Besides being a fun and very addictive game, the great thing about Acrophobia is the social experience." Similar Games Acrofever, an Acrophobia clone for the modern web. Acrozilla is another clone, but with the unusual caveat that it is only available to play certain unpublished hours. Wacronyms is a mobile version of the game available for Android and Apple devices. References External links Wired article about Acrophobia Baltimore Sun article Video of Acrophobia gameplay 1995 video games Windows games Word games Online games Internet Relay Chat Video games developed in the United States