#A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE GAME RULES PLUS#

At this point everyone turns their tiles over and begins to form words into crossword-like grids. Collect your tiles and wait for someone to yell Split to start the game. After that, every word must connect with at least one of the letters already on the board. Here are the guidelines: 2 to 4 players: 21 tiles to each player. This first word gets a double-word score.

#A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE GAME RULES PLUS#

The first word played must include the center space, designated by a plus symbol. These rules must be followed unless a player can complete The Backwards Trick. The game was inspired by Scrabble, so if you’ve played that game, you’re already familiar with Word With Friends’ core mechanics. When a card is played to a descending pile, it must be smaller than the previous card.

Each team rolls the die highest roll selects the first card. When a card is played to an ascending pile, the card must be bigger than the previous card played to the pile. selects a picturist, one who will sketch clues for the first word. The two piles beside the 100 cards are built in descending order. The two piles beside the 1 cards are built up in ascending order. This classic word game probably needs no introduction One person thinks of a word and draws dashes along a paper to represent each letter in the word. After the first player takes their turn, play continues left until the end of the game.ĭuring the game, players will be building one discard pile beside each foundation card. The first player combines two or more of his or her letters to form a word and places it on the board to read either across or down with one letter on the center square. Again, communication is key but do not talk about exact numbers. All players draw seven new letters and place them on their racks. Avoid flipping between you and player and they and he or she in close proximity. Avoid using lingo or words that you have not defined in important instructions. Using a diagram or picture can aid written descriptions. Examples of legal communication include, “Don’t place any cards on the first pile,” or, “I have some great cards for the second pile.” Legal communication is encouraged to better the team’s chance of winning.Īfter all of the players look at their hand, they may decide who goes first. Use bullets and numbered lists where possible. However, players are not allowed to talk about the exact numbers they are holding. THE PLAYĭuring the game, players are allowed to communicate in order to maximize their winning potential. Place the rest of the cards face down as a draw pile on the left side of the foundation column. Shuffle the numbered cards and deal the correct amount to each player based on the number of players in the game. The discard piles beside the 1’s will be built up in ascending order, and the discard piles next to the 100’s will be built down. During play, a discard pile will be formed beside each of these foundation cards. The 1’s should be the top two cards, and the 100’s should be the bottom two cards. You can play back and forth, of course, with the element of surprise missing, and eventually, someone cannot think of anything in time, or experiences a 'fail,' by calling out an item in the wrong category, such as 'butter,' when the category was flowers.Set up the game by forming a foundation column with the 1’s and 100’s. This is one of those games to play at home or in your car. However, if they beat the clock, it is their turn to call a category. If they cannot think of something before the time runs out, they lose, and it is again the first player's turn to call out a category.

I say 'shout out,' as, in the urgency presented, shouting is usually what happens. NOTE: During the game, you are allowed to exchange five letters (see Rule 10 above) without a' penalty. Make words, one at a time, and score points for every word yu make. The other person(s) have only until then to name such an item.įor example, I call out, 'Flowers! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10!' If the other player is on their toes, they may make it by the time '5' is called to shout out the name of a flower-'zinnia,' for instance. SOLO PLAY RULES Follow setup and gameplay rules as explained above.

Once you have stated the category, immediately begin counting quite rapidly from one to ten it should take you 5 seconds or less.

A quick word about the game rules