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2011 Ranked #17,372

Dabble

A timed word-tile game where players build a two-, three-, four-, five-, and six-letter word from their tiles. Finishing first scores unused rival tiles, while optional categories reward themed words with extra points.

Real-time Word Game Word Games: Spelling / Letters

Players

2-4

Play time

30-60 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.29/5

Rating

5.98

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.1/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

To play Dabble, two to four players pick 20 tiles each, then attempt to create a 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-letter word in five minutes. The first player to accomplish the goal receives the points from the tiles that his opponents were unable to use (incomplete words).

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To play Dabble, two to four players pick 20 tiles each, then attempt to create a 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-letter word in five minutes. The first player to accomplish the goal receives the points from the tiles that his opponents were unable to use (incomplete words). If no one can create all five words, each player is allowed to trade in whichever tiles he does not want for new tiles and another round begins. Players may add another element by picking a "Subject Category", such as "clothing" or "foods". If a player is able to spell a word from that category, the point value for that word is added to his total score.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
30–60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
George Weiss

Publishers

1
INI, LLC

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