THIS IS A BRIEF GUIDE ON HOW TO PLAY
Perhaps the easiest way to understand the game is to make the illustrated stack, starting with the words STACK/TACK.
Score is now 5+4 = 9 points
This simple twisting move can only be done with horizontal (across) words !!.
It forms the basis of 'Inwords', a simple game which helps teach younger children that there are words within words.
Please e-mail if you would like more information
In a 'Stewart' move (named after the person who first showed it), three words can be formed in one line of cubes:
Score is 7+3+3=13
The next player must join their word to one already present
If a 'multi-word' is placed at the end of one already played then many new words can be made.
Suppose we had the word RISE and the next player had a 'double-word' to join on to that.
Below, we can see that 3 new words are made in one play: RISEN, FIN and FIND :
Each new word scores, so they would get 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 points
The word RISE could have been placed vertically from the start, being read downwards !
The next player could then play the word FIN above the playing surface by using support blocks
(letter blocks with their letters hidden from view):
Note that the words are read along a straight line of cubes !
By placing one vertical line of cubes, the next player could then make two new words : EDIT and FIND (score = 8):
Apart from the first word played, words do not have to touch the playing surface.
See the word CASH in the next picture :
As you can see, you can form words 'across' and 'down' on the playing surface (as in a traditional crossword) and also vertically downwards and 'across' and 'down' above the playing surface
More pictures and moves will follow, but in the meantime there is more information and FUN on our company website .
To go there, click on the image above and, when there, click on 'BUY' to return.
©2005-2009 Game Ideas Ltd
Perhaps the easiest way to understand the game is to make the illustrated stack, starting with the words STACK/TACK.
Make sure that the correct coloured letters are visible as seen.
Here are two videos followed by some details!
This could be the first word played in the game (words must have at least 3 letters) :
The word START scores one point per letter, but duplicate words don't score twice:
Score is 5 points
However, because the cubes have letters on only 2 sides you can twist the last T cube forwards to show two words :
STAR and START
Score is now 5+4 = 9 points
This simple twisting move can only be done with horizontal (across) words !!.
It forms the basis of 'Inwords', a simple game which helps teach younger children that there are words within words.
Please e-mail if you would like more information
In a 'Stewart' move (named after the person who first showed it), three words can be formed in one line of cubes:
Score is 7+3+3=13
The next player must join their word to one already present
If a 'multi-word' is placed at the end of one already played then many new words can be made.
Suppose we had the word RISE and the next player had a 'double-word' to join on to that.
Below, we can see that 3 new words are made in one play: RISEN, FIN and FIND :
Each new word scores, so they would get 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 points
The word RISE could have been placed vertically from the start, being read downwards !
The next player could then play the word FIN above the playing surface by using support blocks
(letter blocks with their letters hidden from view):
Note that the words are read along a straight line of cubes !
By placing one vertical line of cubes, the next player could then make two new words : EDIT and FIND (score = 8):
Apart from the first word played, words do not have to touch the playing surface.
See the word CASH in the next picture :
As you can see, you can form words 'across' and 'down' on the playing surface (as in a traditional crossword) and also vertically downwards and 'across' and 'down' above the playing surface
More pictures and moves will follow, but in the meantime there is more information and FUN on our company website .
To go there, click on the image above and, when there, click on 'BUY' to return.
©2005-2009 Game Ideas Ltd