Step-by-Step Instructions
- In advance, visit the Resources tab to download a set of Print+Play alphabet cards, modelled on the letter tiles of the commercial board game Scrabble.
- Form teams of 2 to 4 people.
- Spread the alphabet cards in a central pile face-down on a flat surface, eg table or floor, situated in the middle of all teams.
- Ask one person from each team to collect 7 letters (cards or tiles.)
- Every group is permitted to view their letters.
- Challenge each group to be the first to successfully use all of their letters to form a series of interconnected words, ie similar to Scrabble.
- The typical rules of Scrabble apply, ie no nouns, pronouns, contractions, abbreviations or acronyms are permitted.
- Announce three unique parameters to add pace to the game:
– Each group applies their words to an independent ‘board;’
– Groups are entitled to change the formation of their words at any time; and
– When a group successfully uses all of their letters to form a series of interconnected words, they will call “TAKE TWO” which requires every group to take two new, random letters from the central pile. - This process continues (integrating new letters at frequent intervals) until all of the letters have been taken from the central pile.
- Play continues until when one group announces that they are the first to use all of their letters.
- Allow a few moments for each group to observe what other groups created.
- Play two or more rounds, or introduce a new variation.
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