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2011 Ranked #13,777

Wayword

Word game has players create and extend words, steal rivals creations, and score the best vocabulary. Special tiles and blocking pawns make positioning as important as linguistic skill.

Word Game Word Games: Spelling / Letters

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.89/5

Rating

7.07

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

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Game description from the publisher: In Tom Jolly's WayWord, players go head-to-head to score points by finding and creating the best words from the letter tiles. WayWord is not a standard word-building game.

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Game description from the publisher: In Tom Jolly's WayWord, players go head-to-head to score points by finding and creating the best words from the letter tiles. WayWord is not a standard word-building game. Attempt to outmaneuver your opponents and use the special tiles to gain the advantage. Make use of your pawn to block other players from creating words. Optional rules and the unique game play also allow for sentences and phrases to be completed and scored for points.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3–4
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.9/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Tom Jolly

Artists

1
Edward Wedig

Publishers

1
Battle Bunker Games

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