Very good variant of Scrabble. Scoring is easier and allows for tactics in trying to outscore your opponent. The game can be forced to an end by reaching the bonus end-fields. Lingua was also published in the Ravensburger Casino Series. The game is played on a 17x17 board, the squares being one of four colours or white. A "Start" square is near one corner...
The game is comprised of eight, ten or twelve card decks depending on which language is being presented. A deck is made up of 65 to 75 cards, with each card bearing one or more words, semi-sentences, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, etc. The phonetic pronunciation is written in the mother tongue beneath the words or sentences of the foreign language. The...
Linguishtik is a creative language game using dice with letters to form words. Letters are added sequentially to a pool until one player challenges the others to form a word using just one more letter and use it in a sentence. Players earn points by correctly forming words. The advanced game allows for "demands" to be placed on the words, such as "The word...
A Scrabble variant, published in Israel in the 70's (guessing). In this version, plastic letter tiles can be connected three dimensionally, so words can be formed vertically and horizontally, creating a 3-D "sculpture" of words. Letters have values as in regular Scrabble. Double word score is given for a word on a "new" dimensional plane. Triple word score...
Millions of words, 100 categories and only 26 letters make Link 26 one of the most challenging new games of the year! Players must quickly think of words that link together using the letter drawn for a specific category. For example, the category is "Things That Make Music." The letter "F" is drawn. Player A says "Flute". Now player B must use the last...
This word association game, both simple and clever, tests your ability to synchronize with your partners. The concept? Find a common word between two cards without speaking and grab the string as soon as you find an association, hoping that your partner on the other end of the string has the same word in mind! If not, start over with the two words that...
A twist on Scrabble that includes two game kinds using a roulette: Firstly, you can play using the included roulette that obliges you to play your next word under a specific restriction: Begging of an already placed word Middle of an already placed word End of an already placed word Secondly, you can start the game with the tiles upside down and turn as...
Every player starts with 7 cards and each card has a letter. The first player plays a card and announces a word that starts with that letter. Then any player can throw down another card as long as they can announce a word that starts with the letter on their card AND that has some relationship to the card previously played. Poor associations can be...
The Linkology game is a fast and fun card game that links science concepts together in a way that reinforces vocabulary and classification skills. The deck of 100 self-checking cards contains word cards and beautifully illustrated photo cards. Each player starts with a hand of 5 cards. One card starts the discard pile. On your turn, try to find a card in...
Linkwords a game played with 2 players facing the same side of the vertical grid. A player is chosen to start the game, each player then takes it in turns to make words. Played on a vertical grid the object of the game is to score points - one point for each letter of any word formed or word within the words formed in any direction. The player can either...