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Thought of a new idea for a pencil & paper word game. <br> | Thought of a new idea for a pencil & paper word game. <br> | ||
I'll call it LAST WORD, although it is completely <br> | I'll call it <u>LAST WORD</u>, although it is completely <br> | ||
different from the cross-word type game I worked <br> | different from the cross-word type game I worked <br> | ||
on some years ago. Played it with BB in the evening. <br> | on some years ago. Played it with BB in the evening. <br> | ||
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the placed letter and adjacent letters in any of the <br> | the placed letter and adjacent letters in any of the <br> | ||
four directions. (<s>up & down, a</s> horizontal, vertical, <br> | four directions. (<s>up & down, a</s> horizontal, vertical, <br> | ||
or either diagonal) | or either diagonal). The letters do not have to be <br> | ||
in order to form a word. Only the longest word <br> | |||
formed in any direction counts. <br> | |||
To score a player must form words in at <s>lea</s> <br> | |||
least 2 directions since the score is determined <br> | |||
by multiplying the length of each word formed. <br> | |||
Player <s>may</s> may not place a letter that doesn't score. <br> | |||
Play until at least one box on each of the <br> | |||
4 edges is filled.) <br> | |||
Other possible variants. 1) A player may not play in <br> | |||
a space next (including diagonally) to the space <br> | |||
filled by the other player. <br> | |||
2) Each player is given a set of letters, about 35, <br> | |||
which are written on the sheet of paper and crossed off as <br> | |||
used. There is a penalty for not using one of the difficult <br> | |||
letters. In this version it probably would be better to allow <s>form</s> <br> | |||
forming, and scoring, a word in one direction, - scored at the value <br> | |||
times 1. <br> | |||
Made reproductions of <u>SPELLBINDER</u> rules. After work brought <br> | |||
the game to Alice. | |||