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[diagram of a 3 x 3 grid with the bottom right square starred.] | [diagram of a 3 x 3 grid with the bottom right square starred.] | ||
There are 77 white letter tiles including (I believe) 2 "wild". There are also 4 sets of differently colored tiles - 44 each - allowing from | There are 77 white | ||
2 to 4 to play. When a player makes a word he removes the tiles except "wild" -and replaces them with tiles from his own color set. | letter tiles including (I believe) 2 "wild". There are | ||
White tiles he keeps. Tiles belonging to an opponent are returned to him. Players score the length of the word squared. There is a penalty for moving a tile that puts empty spaces next to each other : 2 - 10 pts., 3 - 25 pts., 4 - 50 pts. Only white tiles can be | also 4 sets of differently colored tiles - 44 each - allowing from | ||
moved to an empty space. If a player doesn't have a letter of | 2 to 4 to play. When a player makes a word he removes the tiles | ||
his color after he forms a word he can use a white letter which | except "wild" -and replaces them with tiles from his own color set. | ||
he almost always will have. After ten rounds each player scores | White tiles he keeps. Tiles belonging to an opponent are returned to | ||
additional 5 points for each tile of his color on board. <br>Played about half a game and liked it. Told Alan and Felicia | him. Players score the length of the word squared. There is a | ||
that I liked it and that there is a little of the flavor of | penalty for moving a tile that puts empty spaces next to each | ||
<u>RED LETTER</u> about it. Felicia may try to find someone to show it to, | other : 2 - 10 pts. [points], 3 - 25 pts. [points], 4 - 50 pts. [points] Only white tiles can be | ||
moved to an empty space. If a player doesn't have a letter of | |||
his color after he forms a word he can use a white letter which | |||
he almost always will have. After ten rounds each player scores | |||
additional 5 points for each tile of his color on board. | |||
<br>Played about half a game and liked it. Told Alan and Felicia | |||
that I liked it and that there is a little of the flavor of | |||
<u>RED LETTER</u> about it. Felicia may try to find someone to show it to, | |||
but not Hallmark. <br> | but not Hallmark. <br> | ||
Alan bought a copy of <u>HIJACKED</u> at a discount store in Brooklyn. They <br> | Alan bought a copy of <u>HIJACKED</u> at a discount store in Brooklyn. They <br> | ||