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2007 Ranked #18,642

Tai Chi Chuan

This escalating word game has players draw letters, propose words containing them, and outlast rivals in extending the sequence. Stopping preserves a claim, but another player may add a letter and build a longer word.

Card Game Word Game Push Your Luck

Players

3-5

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

5.96

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A card containing a letter is turned over. The active player proposes a word starting with this letter then, if he wishes it, turns over a new card and must propose a new word starting with the first turned over letter and containing the new letter.

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A card containing a letter is turned over. The active player proposes a word starting with this letter then, if he wishes it, turns over a new card and must propose a new word starting with the first turned over letter and containing the new letter. He proceeds, as long as he feels able to include the next letter. Of course, if you cannot find a word containing all the letters, you do not have to turn a new card over. If the active player decides to stop, the other players can try to do better while drawing a new letter at their turn... When you are the last to propose a word, you gain all cards including the same symbol. When the game ends, the player who has the most cards is declared the Winner.

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Category

2

Mechanism

1

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–5
Best with
2
Play time
30 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
William Attia

Artists

1
Arnaud Quere

Publishers

1
Cocktail Games

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