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In that same situation, where you’re running out of tiles but have some awkward consonants left, house scoring model comes in. You’re so near the end, but everyone else has already gone Bananas. You’re stuck with the final few tiles and they weighs heavily on your round. It doesn’t have to be all-or-nothing; it could … Read more
In Scrabble, a bingo is worth 50 points, familiar to most players. Fifty points can be enough for victory in a club game or turn the tide of a close tournament match. But then you have one of those racks looking promising and you find yourself hoping against hope. You keep three letters, exchange four … Read more
When you spread out those five initial cards in Paperback, you’re being put to the test. They read: T, R, S, L, and N. They cost one cent each. Build words to create enough money to purchase better card. Use those improved cards to build longer word for even more money. It’s easy, right? Wrong. … Read more
In the last round of Quiddler, that particular panic can kick in where someone plays a 10-card hand and suddenly it’s not clear how much of a lead you have over them. Maybe you’ve got twenty points on the board and they play six word and they still have one low value card left. It’s … Read more
The essence of Scattergories is the creative spark mixed with competitive anxiety. This happens right after the time runs out and you have a blank line next to a musical artist name. That panic… You know the feeling. And that’s why the game has survived for decades. It rewards fast-thinking under pressure, not deep knowledge. … Read more
By turn three, you know: Upwords isn’t just like Scrabble. Someone plays CAR or TEA (a flat word), and another player puts a letter atop the A. Now that word’s twice as valuable. The game changes from spelling to spatial reasoning, specifically three-dimensional geometry. It catches people off-guard who don’t understand how important it is … Read more
The seemingly simple hexagonal board that Abalone plays on actualy makes for a very complex spatial geometry and momentum management game. With only fourteen marbles to begin, you need to figure out how to knock six of your opponents’ pieces off the rim. There is no straight line solution, as you have to learn what … Read more
