Wordworkers

Matt Haberfeld  



3-5

30

8+

Wordworkers is a clever little word game played in five rounds where players make a word and score points based on the letters in the center of the table and the letters they own in their collection. Over the course of the game, players will add letters to their collection and make one final word scoring a bonus if they can use the letters they have accumulated.

How to Play:
1) Each player starts with a vowel and receives 2 letters.
2) The top card of the condition deck is flipped, defining the parameters for the first word and providing an extra letter for everyone to score with.
3) Each player places a card in the center of the table face down. When everyone has placed a card, they are all simultaneously flipped up.
4) Make a word! You are not limited to the letters on the table, you can make any word that you want. However, only the letters in the center and the letters in player's collections are worth points.
5) Score each word. If you used a letter in someone's collection they score points, and if anyone used a letter in your collection then you score points.
6) Starting with the player with the lowest score, draft one of the letters in the center to add to your collection.
7) Everyone draws 1 card and repeats the process for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th word.
8) For the 5th and final word, there are no letters in the center of the table, just the 5 letters each player has collected. Make one final word and score a bonus based on how many of the letters in your collection you can use: up to 15 points if you can use all 5 letters.
9) The player with the highest score is the winner.