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1986 Ranked #20,951

Swoggle

A crossword-building word game has players roll for how many letters to add and place them on a scoring grid. Players choose every letter themselves, then exploit space values and color-based bonus rolls to outscore rivals.

Word Game Dice Rolling

Players

1-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.4/5

Rating

5.66

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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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 3.7/5

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?

Players take turns rolling the die and writing that many letters on the crossword grid using a water-soluble marker. Each space on the grid has either a printed point value or a color that indicates points are to be determined by additional die roll(s).

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Players take turns rolling the die and writing that many letters on the crossword grid using a water-soluble marker. Each space on the grid has either a printed point value or a color that indicates points are to be determined by additional die roll(s). Players get to choose their own letters so they never get stuck with a letter they can't use. Best New Word Game 1991 -- Games Magazine

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
2
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.4/5
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Chieftain Products

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