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1972 Ranked #2,726

Boggle

Timed word game where players trace connected letters to discover as many words as they can. Shared answers cancel out after the timer, so every search must favor longer or less obvious words other players may miss.

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Players

1-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.47/5

Rating

6.22

Harder to teach Low interaction Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 1.3/5

Low interaction

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Boggle is a timed word game in which players have 3 minutes to find as many connected words as possible from the face up letters resting in a 16 cube grid. When the timer runs out, players compare their lists of words and remove any words found by multiple players.

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Boggle is a timed word game in which players have 3 minutes to find as many connected words as possible from the face up letters resting in a 16 cube grid. When the timer runs out, players compare their lists of words and remove any words found by multiple players. Points are then awarded for remaining words, depending on how many letters are in the word. (In the original Boggle, all words must contain 3 or more letters to score points.) An example grid given in the French Canadian rules (of Deluxe Boggle) holds an amazing 459 words! A number of variants have been produced by Parker Brothers over time, including Big Boggle (which uses a 5×5 grid of letters and forces players to search for longer words). Boggle is a word dice game.

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Play and group

Players
1–8
Best with
2–7
Play time
10 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

2
Bill Cooke Allan Turoff

Artists

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

4
Alga Basic Fun, Inc. Borras Plana S.A. Brite Power International Ltd

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