UPWORDS (Hasbro Upwords)

Member Name: LIZS383

Product:	Hasbro Upwords
Date:	22/06/09 (16 review reads)
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Advantages: Twist on scrabble, good challenge, give lots of options

Disadvantages: Getting stuck with bad letters!!!

For anyone who likes word games this is an interesting twist on some classics.

The idea of upwords like many word games is to score the highest points. Points are counted by the number of tiles on or under the word (the balance is between getting a word on the flat (double points) and counting a stack (to a max of 5 per stack)

The games is, like scrabble, set up in a traditional crossword fashion and players take turns to lay some or all their seven tiles on the board.

This games checks out logical basic maths (worth more flat or on stacks), knowledge of words (what is similarly spelt, howe many changes you need to make to change the word, how many changes you can possibly make and still make a word). If you can change several words at once you can score tonnes more.

This game is a challenge not only against your opponents but also against your mental acuity. The more used to this game you become, the more easily you can see the possibilities.

Summary: Build up your score!