Collective Hangman is something of a cross between Hangman and Ghost. It can be played by two people or teams, or in theory by more than two individuals. The game begins with a player writing a number of blanks representing a word. The players or teams then alternate asking each other if a given letter appears in the word; the opposing side may answer...
(from the rules booklet) The purpose of College Pursuit is to make studying for the Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SATs) a little easier, a lot more fun, and consequently, much more valuable to you. It is both a game, which encourages repeated play and review, and an educational tool that: Increases your comprehension and retention of material; Pinpoints each...
Each rounds, 3 colored letter tiles and 1 bonus tile are revealed. Each player must then write down one word on their own grid, trying to score the most points. Each of the 3 letters written in a space of the matching color scores points (you can use – and score– the same letter multiple times!), as well as completing the bonus for the round (for example...
The Colourable Words Game is a word based competitive family game of 2-4 players played over two phases. In the first phase, players try to score letters with the help of a D6 or D4 on a circular board. Each letter provides points as mentioned on the letter. The letters are divided in 6 colours and the phase enters its last round once a player manages to...
Two players/teams compete to make anagrams. A phrase is drawn and a minute timer set for the recommended length. Tiles are used to spell the phrase on each console. Players/teams then try to rearrange the letters into successful anagrams of the phrase. 2 points are scored for every "self explanatory" anagram, with 1 point for anything demanding explanation...
Combilet is a combination letter game consisting of 76 cards. Each card has four selections of single and two letter combinations. The red side is made up of consonant-vowel, and vowel-consonant combinations, such as SA-AS, and the black side is made up of either two single letters, or a single letter and a double consonant, such as PR, TH etc., with some...
In this Scrabble like cross word game the goal is to get rid of your tiles. Each player starts with 10 letter tiles. On your turn you try to play as many letters as possible, connecting to a previously played word. A player who is unable to make a word has to draw new tiles up to a maximum of three and has to pass if still unable to make a word. On the...
Combo Cards - the Only Combined Playing and Word-building Cards. [From a 1934 Australian newspaper advert.] The Combo deck is a traditional card deck with a letter in its center and below the suit symbol in the corners. Back in 1934, it might well have been the only such deck available. The deck comes with rules for 3 games: Lexical: A rummy game. Each...
Common Ground is a board game in which players or teams compete to come up with words from different categories that contain matching sequences of letters. The longer the sequence, the more you score. Here's a quick example: Category 1 = "Transportation" - Item 1 = "CAR" Category 2 = "Vegetables" - Now try to think of a vegetable that contains "CAR"? If...