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1994 Ranked #11,459

Wordthief

Word-building game has players form words, steal and extend rival words, and score the most points. Single-suit words become locked against theft, turning suit choices into a defense as well as a scoring plan.

Card Game Word Game Set Collection

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1.86/5

Rating

6.07

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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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 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

Players are dealt cards (with a letter & suit on them). They form words like in scrabble but words can be "stolen." If someone can take an entire opponents word and make a new one/s out of it, they get additional points and the previous owner loses points.

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Players are dealt cards (with a letter & suit on them). They form words like in scrabble but words can be "stolen." If someone can take an entire opponents word and make a new one/s out of it, they get additional points and the previous owner loses points. Words can also be "locked" (unstealable) if made all from one suit. Interesting Scrabble variant with poker style chips for scoring.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
3
Play time
45 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.9/5
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Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

2
Faby Games Outset Media

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