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HOW TO PLAY -
SUPER SENTENCE
- GAME
RULES
Object:
To make grammatically correct sentences
using the WHO (green), WHAT (blue), WHERE
(yellow), and WHEN (red) tiles. The sentences may be
nonsensical but they must be grammatically correct: that is, the tenses
and singular or plural forms must agree and be consistent throughout
each sentence.
Example of a correct Sentence: The
peaches sparkled like jewels over the mountains in the morning.
Example of a incorrect Sentence: The
salesman pick apples for my mother a few days ago.
In the incorrect example, 'salesman' and
'pick' don't agree. It should read 'salesman' 'picks' or
'salesmen' 'pick' in order to be correct.
Before You Begin: Separate the
die-cut word tiles. It is helpful to place each color in a
separate zip-lock bag or small box. This facilitates the random
drawing of the word tiles since they must be drawn by color.
How to Play:
1) Each player selects a pawn and places it in the color-matched
corner. If there are only two players, opposite corners are
preferable. Determine order of play by spinning the spinner
The highest number goes first.
2) The first player spins the
spinner and moves his or her pawn clockwise along the white track the
number of spaces shown, then draws one tile of each color indicated by
the spin. The player may place his or her tiles at this time or
retain the tiles for use on a subsequent play. On all subsequent
plays, players place tiles before drawing replacement tiles.
Players may only retain four tiles at any given time and may place up to
three tiles during any given turn. For example, if the spinner
land on '6', the player moves six spaces then decides if any tiles in
the hand can be placed. If, after placing tiles, one or two tiles
remain in the player's hand, then both a yellow and a blue tile are
drawn. If three tiles remain in the hand then either a yellow or a
blue tile is drawn. If the player is holding four tiles and none
are able to be placed, the player draws no tiles and play moves to the
next player.
3)
Players must always match tile colors with gameboard space colors.
For example, yellow tiles cannot be placed on green spaces, etc.
If only a green space is open and the player has no green tile, then not
tile is placed. The player draws as many tiles as possible as
indicated by the spin, and play moves to the next player.
Sentences are always read vertically and must contain one each of the
four differently colored tiles.
4)
When a grammatically correct sentence is completed, the tiles are
removed from the gameboard and retained by the player who finished the
sentence. Play continues until one player completes five
sentences. An incorrect sentence may be challenged by other
players if this is done before the next player spins. If the
challenge is successful, the tiles are returned to their respective draw
piles and the player loses the next turn. Challengers must
indicate why the sentence is incorrect.
Variations:
Correct sentences may be restricted to those that make sense or are
factual. Since this is often somewhat arbitrary, a judge needs to
be appointed at the beginning of the game to make these decisions when
questions arise.
To extend the interest of the game,
players may record the sentences they have completed. When the
game is over, they may write short stories containing their completed
sentences.
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