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Balderdash Board Game

admin — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:01:20 +0000

How to Play the Balderdash Board Game The Balderdash board game is a different kind of word game from Scrabble and Upwords, two of the other game titles I’ve discussed this week. Balderdash tests your knowledge of words and the meaning of words, but it also helps to have a gift for (convincing) writing and bluffing. I’ve heard Balderdash described as a trivia game, too, and I suppose t...

The Scrabble Upwords Game

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:25:59 +0000

Upwords, these days known as “Scrabble Upwords,” is both a board game and a word game derivative of Scrabble, but it’s different enough to be considered its own game. Upwords is marketed by Hasbro in over 20 different language. In fact, Hasbro has full rights to market Upwords internationally, which means it has rare control over the Internet publishing rights for Upwords. Scrabb...

How to Play Boggle

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:33:45 +0000

Boggle is a word game about finding as many words in a small grid of letter cubes in a short period of time. Boggle tests word knowledge and your ability to quickly find words in the grid, as each player has the same 3 minute interval to find those words. Unlike many popular word games, Boggle is a test of pure word skill without a whole lot of randomness or luck added in. That’s because all...

Three Popular Word Games

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:14:46 +0000

Three Popular Word Games Word games are good distractions because they’re educational and fun at the same time. I remember playing word games in school when the teacher needed to kill some time or when I would finish an assignment early. Word games train your brain to think more clearly about words and language, and allow for a little friendly competition. There are all sorts of word games, ...

Apples to Apples

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:32:45 +0000

How to Play the Apples to Apples Board Game Apples to Apples is one of the most popular board games at family gatherings around my house these days. Apples to Apples lets the people with big vocabularies show off (a little) without alienating those who aren’t wordsmiths. Without turning the game into a complete luck fest, Apples to Apples lets all kinds of people–including kids–c...

V Words in Scrabble

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:04:41 +0000

Scrabble Terms Using V in Them “V” is another of those Scrabble letters which present problems for newcomers to the game. If you’ve memorized the list of V words, though, the V becomes an opportunity to score big points. Here are the lists of 3-letter, 4-letter, and 5-letter words containing the letter “v”, so you can capitalize the next time you have the good luck to...

J Words in Scrabble

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:01:09 +0000

Using J-Words in Word Games The letter “j” is one of the pivotal letters in Scrabble, due to its relatively high point level and its rare usage in the English language. Because so many of our names start with “J”, you tend to think there are a lot of words you can build with the letter. But once you have a j in your rack, the unstudied Scrabble player suddenly realizes how ...

X Words in Scrabble

admin — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:56:07 +0000

Scrabble Word Lists Contain the Letter X Anyone who has ever played Scrabble knows the “x” can be a troublesome tile to possess, especially in an endgame scenario. While there are worse letters to possess, the high score value of the “X” should encourage you to learn the best x-words to play in the high-scoring spaces of the board. Below is a list of the words you’ll ...

How to Make Crossword Puzzles

admin — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:26:55 +0000

How to Make Crossword Puzzles for Free Online If you’re a teacher, a Sunday School instructor, a tutor, or just an overworked parent trying to find something to keep your kids busy, knowing how to make crossword puzzles is a great skill. My son loves to do crossword puzzles, and when I sit him down with a crossword I created based on his school vocabulary lessons, he doesn’t even real...

Printable Crossword Puzzles for Free

admin — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:08:26 +0000

Online Printable Crossword Puzzles for Free I’m a crossword puzzle addict. I got the bug when I was in my early teens, and like lots of other crossword junkies, I came by my addiction honestly. My parents are New York Times subscribers, almost exclusively for the crossword puzzle. They like to relax before and after work by working that famous puzzle together, and as I grew up I became as f...