Hearken back to the days of yore, when the folks who brought us “You Don’t Know Jack” unleashed upon the ‘net the outrageous competitive acronym-creation game called “Acrophobia.” I remember it well, long hours spent wracking my feeble brain for an outstanding acronym to suit random letter combinations. On a couple of occasions there’d be half a dozen of us who would camp out at work, gang up on a room, turn on our speakerphones and cheat the system like a band of pirates.

Oh wait, maybe I wasn’t supposed to tell you that last bit. Ah well.

Every now and then I look for someone to resurrect the game I loved, and I’ve always been disappointed… until now.

First I discovered Acro2, free but still in beta.

Then I found AcroChallenge, free but advertising-encumbered.

Finally I stumbled across the fansite called Acrophobia Flashback which directed me to the legitimate holders of the Acro name, Uproar.com.

I shall try them, and I shall hold forth about the blessings and shortcomings of each, in the days to come. Oh yes, I most certainly will. (Correction, I’ll probably try out Acro2 and AcroChallenge, and I may try out the official version at Uproar if they don’t want my money or permission to fill my inbox with spam.) Stay tuned, duck fans…