Nice! It's been ages since I played a word search, and with medals especially this was a lot of fun. In difference from many other games it's one that anyone can complete, no matter how good they are, they just need to spend enough time on it. :) The intro animation was fun, though your animation doesn't seem as great as your coding. ;) The script works great, the three difficulty modes are just challenging enough too. Easy was easy, normal was a challenge, and I'll play hard later when I have time, it'll probably take a while. In two levels two of the words were found on two locations, and the duplicates could not be clicked, but it's nothing that really affects gameplay. Music was ambient and the layout simple. Only annoying thing was Santa popping up all the time in easy mode, blocking the words. Maybe he could pop up only when you complete a level? Or let out a Ho Ho Ho! instead of appearing? Anyway, lotta fun, keep up the good work!
-cd-