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1980 Ranked #21,699

Spingo

Mark choices on a sheet to build patterns and complete objectives.

Dice Word Game Paper-and-Pencil Dice Rolling

Players

2-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

5.51

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.8/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

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?

This scrabble-related game is played using a special twelve-sided die called the Spingo die, containing several different letter combination. The player who rolled then chooses a letter, and everyone must write down that letter on their paper sheets.

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This scrabble-related game is played using a special twelve-sided die called the Spingo die, containing several different letter combination. The player who rolled then chooses a letter, and everyone must write down that letter on their paper sheets. When the sheets are filled, each complete word is counted, and points are awarded. Re-implements: Word Nerd (Which uses 3-4 letter English words)

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Play and group

Players
2–8
Best with
2
Play time
20 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

4
Kärnan Kirjalito Schmidt International Schmidt Spiele

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