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Thought of Pencil and Paper word GAME. First | Thought of Pencil and Paper word <u>GAME</u>. First version : - <br> | ||
At random from a book take a letters which are put in a 3x3 | At random from a book take a letters which are <br> | ||
Second version | put in a 3x3 grid. Players in turn add a letter next <br> | ||
for each word formed using the new letter, either up | to one already down. Using this letter but in any <br> | ||
6 letters - 20 points; etc. A | position, they form the longest word they can, tracing <br> | ||
can be formed, count the longest. Not every set of letters must form a word, or even be capable of being formed into a word. | the letters in any direction, including diagonally. <br> | ||
Limit the size of the layout to an initial 13x13 grid (with 3x3 start) on 12x12 grid (with 2x2 start). | Score for length of word. ( This will conflict with <br> | ||
Play to a definite score Dale checked at stands on 42nd St and the Aug. <br> <u>PSYCHOLOGY TODAY</u> should be out about the beginning of August. | <u>RED LETTER</u>. so I thought of another version). <br> | ||
Second version : - Start with the same 3x3 grid (later <br> | |||
reduced to 2x2) and in turn place new letters. Score <br> | |||
for each word formed using the new letter, either up and <br> | |||
down or side to side, or diagonally and also in either <br> | |||
direction. Cannot place an "s" which only ends a word, but <br> | |||
if it is used in one word in another position it also scores <br> | |||
for the "S" at the end of another word. A <s>four</s> 3 letter word <br> | |||
scores 5 points; 4 letters - 10 points; 5 letters -15 points; <br> | |||
6 letters - 20 points; etc. A word containing a "J", "Q", "X" or <br> | |||
"Z" scores double. If in one direction more than 1 word <br> | |||
can be formed, count the longest. Not every set of letters <br> | |||
must form a word, or even be capable of being formed <br> | |||
into a word. <br> | |||
Limit the size of the layout to an initial 13x13 <br> | |||
grid (with 3x3 start) on 12x12 grid (with 2x2 start). <br> | |||
Play to a definite score. | |||
Dale checked at stands on 42nd St and the Aug. <br> | |||
<u>PSYCHOLOGY TODAY</u> should be out about the beginning <br> | |||
of August. |