diff --git a/cross/cross_class.php b/cross/cross_class.php
index 5c968db..fc1c738 100755
--- a/cross/cross_class.php
+++ b/cross/cross_class.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class Cross
 		}
 	}
 
-    function computedata( &$crossm, &$crossd, &$letters, $maxwords)
+    function computedata( &$crossm, &$crossd, &$letters, $minwords, $maxwords)
     {
         $t1 = time();
     
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ class Cross
             //selects the size of the cross
             $N20 = mt_rand( $this->m_N20min, $this->m_N20max);
       
-            if( !$this->computenextcross( $N20, $t1, $ctries, $maxwords, $nochange))
+            if( !$this->computenextcross( $N20, $t1, $ctries, $minwords, $maxwords, $nochange))
                 break;
-
+                
             $ctries++;
 
             if (time() - $t1 > $this->m_time_limit - 3){
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class Cross
         return $this->savepuzzle( $crossm, $crossd, $ctries, time()-$t1);
     }
   
-	function computenextcross( $N20, $t1, $ctries, $maxwords, &$nochange)
+	function computenextcross( $N20, $t1, $ctries, $minwords, $maxwords, &$nochange)
 	{
         $MAXW = $N20;
     
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ class Cross
 
 			if ($this->scan_pos($p[0], $p[1], false, $puzzle, $words, $magics, $poss, $cross_pos, $cross_dir, $cross_word, $N20)){
 				$n_words = count( $cross_word);
-				if( $maxwords){
+				if( $maxwords)
+				{
 					if( $n_words >= $maxwords){
 						break;
 					}
@@ -198,6 +199,12 @@ class Cross
 		}
 
     $n_words = count( $cross_word);
+    if( $minwords)
+    {
+        if( $n_words < $minwords)
+            return true;
+    }
+    
 	$score = $this->computescore( $puzzle, $N20, $N22, $N2222, $n_words, $n_connectors, $n_filleds, $cSpaces, $cross_word);
 
 	if ($score > $this->m_best_score)
diff --git a/cross/play.php b/cross/play.php
index c669ebb..fcf743f 100755
--- a/cross/play.php
+++ b/cross/play.php
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ function game_cross_new( $game, $attemptid, &$crossm)
 	
 	$cross->setwords( $answers, $game->param1, $reps);
 	
+	//game->param4 is minimum words in crossword
 	//game->param2 is maximum words in crossword
-	if( $cross->computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $lettets, $game->param2)){
+	if( $cross->computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $lettets, $game->param4, $game->param2)){
 		$new_crossd = array();
 		foreach( $crossd as $rec)
 		{
diff --git a/cryptex/cryptexdb_class.php b/cryptex/cryptexdb_class.php
index d2d3ea4..dbee26f 100755
--- a/cryptex/cryptexdb_class.php
+++ b/cryptex/cryptexdb_class.php
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ class CryptexDB extends CrossDB
 		return Cross::setwords( $answers, $maxcols, $reps);
 	}
     
-	function computedata( &$crossm, &$crossd, &$letters, $maxwords)
+	function computedata( &$crossm, &$crossd, &$letters, $minwords, $maxwords)
 	{	
-		if( !cross::computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $letters, $maxwords)){
+		if( !cross::computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $letters, $minwords, $maxwords)){
 			return false;
 		}
 		
diff --git a/cryptex/play.php b/cryptex/play.php
index 7603957..842f715 100755
--- a/cryptex/play.php
+++ b/cryptex/play.php
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ function game_cryptex_continue( $id, $game, $attempt, $cryptexrec, $endofgame, $
 
 	$cryptex->setwords( $answers, $game->param1, $reps);
 	
-	if( $cryptex->computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $letters, $game->param2)){
+	//game->param4 is minimum words
+	//game->param2 is maximum words
+	if( $cryptex->computedata( $crossm, $crossd, $letters, $game->param4, $game->param2)){
 		$new_crossd = array();
 		foreach( $crossd as $rec)
 		{
diff --git a/lang/en/game.php b/lang/en/game.php
index bad1784..0db7ba5 100755
--- a/lang/en/game.php
+++ b/lang/en/game.php
@@ -209,13 +209,12 @@ $string[ 'bottomtext'] = 'Text at the bottom of page';
 $string[ 'cross_layout'] = 'Layout';
 $string[ 'cross_layout0'] = 'Phrases on the bottom of cross';
 $string[ 'cross_layout1'] = 'Phrases on the right of cross';
-$string[ 'cross_maxcols'] = 'Maximum number of cols of crossword';
-$string[ 'cross_maxwords'] = 'Maximum number of words of crossword';
+$string[ 'cross_maxcols'] = 'Maximum number of cols/rows';
+$string[ 'cross_maxwords'] = 'Maximum number of words';
+$string[ 'cross_minwords'] = 'Minimum number of words';
 $string[ 'cross_options'] = 'Crossword options';
-$string[ 'cryptex_maxcols'] = 'Maximum number of cols/rows in cryptex';
 $string[ 'cryptex_maxtries'] = 'Max tries';
-$string[ 'cryptex_maxwords'] = 'Maximum number of words in cryptex';
-$string[ 'cryptex_options'] = 'Cryptex ofptions';
+$string[ 'cryptex_options'] = 'Cryptex options';
 $string[ 'gameclose'] = 'Close the game';
 $string[ 'gameopen'] = 'Open the game';
 $string[ 'grademethod'] = 'Grading method';
diff --git a/mod_form.php b/mod_form.php
index 7f1cf43..f74c26d 100755
--- a/mod_form.php
+++ b/mod_form.php
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ class mod_game_mod_form extends moodleform_mod {
             $mform->addElement('header', 'cross', get_string( 'cross_options', 'game'));
             $mform->addElement('text', 'param1', get_string('cross_maxcols', 'game'));
             $mform->setType('param1', PARAM_INT);
+            $mform->addElement('text', 'param4', get_string('cross_minwords', 'game'));
+            $mform->setType('param4', PARAM_INT);            
             $mform->addElement('text', 'param2', get_string('cross_maxwords', 'game'));
             $mform->setType('param2', PARAM_INT);
             $mform->addElement('selectyesno', 'param7', get_string('hangman_allowspaces','game'));
@@ -238,9 +240,11 @@ class mod_game_mod_form extends moodleform_mod {
 
         if($gamekind == 'cryptex'){
             $mform->addElement('header', 'cryptex', get_string( 'cryptex_options', 'game'));
-            $mform->addElement('text', 'param1', get_string('cryptex_maxcols', 'game'));
+            $mform->addElement('text', 'param1', get_string('cross_maxcols', 'game'));
             $mform->setType('param1', PARAM_INT);
-            $mform->addElement('text', 'param2', get_string('cryptex_maxwords', 'game'));
+            $mform->addElement('text', 'param4', get_string('cross_minwords', 'game'));
+            $mform->setType('param4', PARAM_INT);
+            $mform->addElement('text', 'param2', get_string('cross_maxwords', 'game'));
             $mform->setType('param2', PARAM_INT);
             $mform->addElement('selectyesno', 'param7', get_string('hangman_allowspaces','game'));
             $mform->addElement('text', 'param8', get_string('cryptex_maxtries','game'));