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player does not have the letter his opponent calls he does not place <br> | player does not have the letter his opponent calls he does not place <br> | ||
a letter that turn (which with 60 dice hardly ever happens), Play till all filled. <br> | a letter that turn (which with 60 dice hardly ever happens), Play till all filled. <br> | ||
Players score for words as follows, horizontally or vertically - <br> | |||
each intersection of two letter words. We played a game and I won by a big | only one in any row or column : - 7-15 points, 6-10 points, 5-6 points, <br> | ||
could be played with pencil & paper. I made the following | 4-3 points, 3-2 points. There is also a bonus of 5 points for <br> | ||
each intersection of two 7-letter words. <br> | |||
proper die for a letter important. When the opponent calls a letter a player doesn't have he cannot place a letter but he also must choose a die and discard it. Play until | We played a game and I won by a big margin. <br> | ||
Nat had "Mark I" which has a 5x5 grid and two sets of dice each. There are larger marks up to a 23 x 23. I suggested that Nat | I told him it wasn't commercial since it would be expensive and <br> | ||
former in the center of the 7x7 grid | could be played with pencil & paper. I made the following <br> | ||
They suggested writing to | suggestions which might make it a little more commercial : - <br> | ||
<s>Use</s> Make a set consist of 17 dice instead of 20 so <br> | |||
that with 3 sets there are 51, only two more than the <br> | |||
99 spaces on the grid, This will make choice of the <br> | |||
proper die for a letter important. When the opponent <br> | |||
calls a letter a player doesn't have he cannot place <br> | |||
a letter but he also must choose a die and discard it. <br> | |||
Play until 4-9 dice have been used. <br> | |||
Nat had "Mark I" which has a 5x5 grid and two sets of dice each. <br> | |||
There are larger "marks" up to a 23 x 23. I suggested that Nat <br> | |||
forget anything over "mark II. He has separate equipt. for each and I <br> | |||
suggested that the rules include both "mark I" and "mark II", the | |||
former in the center of the 7x7 grid. <br> | |||
Called the vis, playing card co, and asked where to get <u>FUN WITH GAMES OF RUMMY!</u> | |||
They suggested writing to Cincinnati and ordering a copy for 50 [cents]. |