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Spread the Word

Spread the Word

2008

Designed by Mike Woods

Published by Parksons Games & Sports

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Description

Word game in the style of crossword puzzles. You have 9 cards in hand and try to play as many connected words as possible. Then you draw back up to to 9 cards in hand again. Next turn, you can lengthen words, transform them into new words, or skip your move to swap cards in hand from the draw pile. A player can appeal the word of another player. If the appeal is justified, the player loses 10 points. Words scores points depending on the length, from 20 points for 2-letter words to 90 points for 9-letter words. No word can reach over a red barrier on a card. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins.

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