Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Teachability
2.4/5
Harder to teach
Replay value
4.1/5
High replayability
Interaction
3.6/5
Highly interactive
Player scaling
4.4/5
Scales well
Strategic depth
4.7/5
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
Syzygy is a real-time crossword-puzzle building game. Each player starts with a number of tiles, and attempts to build them into a network of words.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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Syzygy is a real-time crossword-puzzle building game. Each player starts with a number of tiles, and attempts to build them into a network of words. The first player to use all his/her tiles calls 'Draw' and everyone must draw an additional tile. Repeat until all tiles (> 300) are used. Crosswords can be rearranged as needed until the game ends. Winner is person with fewest unused tiles.