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2004 Ranked #16,524

Crossword Pyramids

A three-dimensional word game has players make increasingly ambitious words from their own, shared, and stolen letters. Every removal changes the available choices, so opponents can open opportunities or spoil a planned word.

Word Game Category: Crossword Games Word Games: Spelling / Letters

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

2.13/5

Rating

6.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

From the company's Website: If you enjoy crossword games and puzzles, you'll love Crossword Pyramids! If you want to improve your family's and friends' spelling, strategic thinking, and mathematical abilities, then Crossword Pyramids is the game for you!

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From the company's Website: If you enjoy crossword games and puzzles, you'll love Crossword Pyramids! If you want to improve your family's and friends' spelling, strategic thinking, and mathematical abilities, then Crossword Pyramids is the game for you! Crossword Pyramids will provide endless hours of fun allowing players to really use their crossword and spelling skills. If you want to spell a 12-letter word and dazzle your opponents, go ahead! Bigger is better in this game! Use your own letters! Steal your opponent's letters! And, use the letters on the board! The unique design of this game allows players to make words from a constantly changing selection of 60 letters! Waiting for your next turn has never been so exciting! Will your adversaries offer better choices or spoil your plan? Every word that your opponents remove from the board offers new opportunities and challenges. Challenging? Of course! Complicated? Not at all! Crossword Pyramids is a superbly planned, easy to play, three-dimensional board game. In the tradition of all CardChess International games, we are sure that you will feel as if you have played Crossword Pyramids before. Share in the excitement and remember our motto, "spell to win".

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
35 min
Age
8+
Complexity
2.1/5
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Credits

Designers

1
Jeff Widderich

Publishers

2
CardChess International Ísöld ehf.

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