This game combines card and board play. At its heart, it's a letter-by-letter word game, where you spell words from your hand to get points. The Spellway track of the board keeps track of your total points, and the game is won by reaching the castle at the end of the track. Several other features make it more like a board game race: a) What you can do in...
You must guess the secret word before the opponents push you to the center of the board. From the back of the box: THIS MOST THRILLING GAME IS MOST FUN FOR PLAYERS OF MOST AGES! In the game you score points by discovering letters in a "secret" word. The points are then used to drive the opponents further and further into the spider's web towards the...
Award-winning educational board games helping children to practise reading and spelling. These board games come in a variety of themes ranging from sport, space, nature, vehicles etc. The board games focus on children learning common exception and high-frequency words in English. The games themselves are simple - just roll the dice, move your counter...
Spill and Spell was originally published by Phillips. Parker Bros. also published this game. It is a word dice game where players make words to score points. Scoring is determined by squaring the number of letters in the words spelled (e.g. making a 3 letter word and a 4 letter word would net 25 (9+16)) and subtracting the square of unused letters. The...
A word dice game where players roll the dice and make words to score points. The player with the most points after 10 rounds is the winner. This 2003 edition by Endless Games includes 22 (14mm, white) letter cubes, rather than the 15 in the original version. The scoring in this edition is also different. Rather than squaring the letter count for each word...
Children's game, aimed at improving their spelling. In a turn, the player spins the spinner and this will indicate two letters. He writes them down and, if it is the very first turn, he spins again and notes two more letters. If he can now make a word, using the letters, he tells the other players and he scores some points. If he cannot make a word, he...
A small clear plastic cylinder contains six tiny letter cubes. Players spin the cylinder and attempt to form words with the letters that appear. Points are awarded based on the length of the word. First person with the highest score over 200 points is declared the winner. The game is entirely self-contained with the cylinder permanently mounted inside the...
Players spin a spinner to select a category ("Sexy Sayings", "Gidgets and Gadgets", "Fantasies", "Hot Spots" and "Opponents Choice"). The opponent then draws a card with a phrase on it and must list out the number of words and letters with a series of dashes as if it were a game of hangman. The player then gets to select five letters of the alphabet, which...
From the patent description: "A multiple player word forming game is disclosed. The game uses a board, a cup and a plurality of cards. The cards are randomly transferred to and from the players. The players use the cards to form words. In the best mode, a game board defines a flat surface bounded by a peripheral wall upon which the cup freely travels...
Spin to Win Words is a simple spelling game. Two to four players make words by spinning letters on an everchanging board. Three-letter words are the primary target, however two- and -four letter words are possible. Gain points by aligning arrows in lines similar to tic-tac-toe but with letters. SETUP: Start with one of the random 3x3 game boards and two...