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(More customer reviews)I first played this game around my birthday in February 2009. There's a board with all 26 letters on it and some "definition" spaces (more on that later). The letter you land on determines the first letter of the word you will spell on your turn. Each letter is worth points, not all the same. Q and Z are worth more than N or R. Keep in mind that the more letters in your word, the more you'll score, and the longer it will take for you to add your points. You get 50 points for each syllable in the word you spell out. A dictionary is not included but should be used. A Scrabble dictionary is fine, but if you want to dig up a hard cover Webster's or Funk & Wagnalls, knock yourself out.
The definition spaces require picking one of two words on each of the definition cards. There are easy ones (meant for children) and harder ones that the adults should try. Give one of the definitions listed on the card and you score.
You can play individually or in teams. This makes an excellent team game, the team aspect makes it move faster. Like Scrabble, anyone can challenge the spelling of a word. If the word is not listed as it's spelled, the team loses the points scored for it. The only problem is there's no penalty for incorrectly challenging a word, so someone could challenge words just because they can, which slows down the game and can get annoying. You can get around this like I did. Incorrect challengers lose their next turn or lose points, between 200 and 300 is probably best.
Overall, a good game where you can decide how many points it will take to win a game (5,000 to 10,000 recommended) or have everyone take a certain number of turns (five to seven). Highest score after the last turn wins. You might need a calculator to add the scores, but otherwise a good game that can teach young children how to spell.
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Learning doesn't have to be boring. This board game helps kids improve vocabulary and spelling skills while having fun with friends. Players move pieces around the game board until they land on a letter, then everyone has to come up with a word that starts with that letter. The more syllables the word has, the more points the player gets! The game includes Spelling Bee and Thesaurus challenges as well. Cadaco. Ages: 8+
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