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Availability: Usually
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Object of the Game:
Be the first player to make three correct words!
Set Up:
Separate the consonant cards (orange cards with yellow letters) from the
word family cards (purple cards with green letters). Stack the purple
cards face-down in the center of the table. Deal out all the orange
cards to the players. Players start with 3 orange cards in their hands
and stack the rest of their orange cards face-down to their right (this
is their draw pile).
Game Play:
One player turns the top purple card face-up in the center of the table
and says, “Go!” All players simultaneously try to make words using one
or more of their orange cards and the purple card in the center. If a
player cannot make a word, he discards one orange card to his left, and
takes a new card from his draw pile. He continues drawing and discarding
until he can make a word. Players may not have more than 3 orange cards
in their hands at any time. If a player can make a word, he takes the
purple card from the center and immediately turns over the next purple
card. Then he sets all the cards used to make his word aside, draws new
orange cards, and continues playing. All players are drawing and
discarding at the same time – as fast as they can. If a player’s draw
pile runs out, he draws cards from the player on his right’s discard
pile. Players yell “snap” as they take the purple card to make their
first word, “it” when they make their second, and “up” when they make
their third. All play stops when one player yells “up.” Then that player
shows the three words he has made. If the words are spelled correctly,
he wins! If any word is incorrect, the purple card from that word is
returned to the center pile and play continues.
Wild Card:
This card may be used to represent any orange consonant card a player
chooses.
Simplified Game Play:
Play is similar to above, but instead of passing the orange cards out,
they are spread out face-down in a circle around the stack of purple
cards. Each player takes one purple word family card and places it face
up in front of him. Each player will use his own purple word family card
to make words. One player says, “go” and all players draw 3 orange cards
and try to make words. If a player can’t make a word, he discards one
orange card by returning it face-down to the circle of cards and draws a
new orange card. Players may not have more than 3 orange cards in their
hand at a time. If a player makes a word, he sets the word aside and
draws a new purple word family card. Players continue drawing and
discarding, trying to make three words. Players yell “snap,” “it,” and
“up” as they make each word. The first player to make three correctly
spelled words wins!
Note – Both game variations work great in teams!
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