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Merriam-Webster's Word Sweep!
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- Replay Value (1-10): 9
- Fun Factor (1-10): 7
- Worth Buying (1-10): 7
This game has a pretty simple premise: you're read the definitions of three consecutive words in the dictionary, and your goal is to figure out what words those definitions belong to. If you miss, the other players can steal the answers. There are three sets of cards, holding words from three dictionaries of different sizes; the full unabridged tends to have harder words than the junior dictionary.
One of my initial ridicules of this game was that the game used a two foot square gameboard to serve no purpose other than a way to see who has 20 points first. But after playing, I was forced to admit that the gameboard had a second purpose: to help players remember what order the letters of the alphabet were in. But seriously, I found this game rather entertaining, although that might be because I was better than my opponents at it. If you play this game, note that seating order can cause small inequities based on differing skill levels, so you might want to make a house rule that treats all steals equally.
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