The kind people from Communicado sent us Take 2. A Scrabble variant that combines the fun and race of competitive card games with the brain teasing power of crosswords. It was perfect timing as we have almost exhausted all forms of entertainment now that we're at the last leg of the school break.
Take 2 can be played by anyone regardless of spelling and vocabulary levels. It was the perfect game to complement the Spelling exercises I have been subjecting Anya to this past weeks.
The husband readily opened the box upon seeing the word "game" and declared well, a game night. The box contains 120 tiles.
The rules are simple.
Make words using 8 letter tiles which you fashion into a crossword. Person to use up all her tiles say "Take 2!" which signals to all players to take 2 more tiles from the center. Again, everyone attempts to use all of the tiles they have to make words. This goes on until there are no more tiles in the center. The winner is the person who has no unused tiles or has the lowest total score of unused tiles. See a better explanation of the rules here. Or better yet, try the game online here!
Game developer, Martin Rodenberg said that the idea for the game came one night with a group of friends playing a well known word based board game. “We wanted to have a faster option that meant more time enjoying the game and less time checking the rules and waiting for a turn”.
And it was quite simple and fast which, I honestly prefer as I get bored easy and hate it when games drag on for hours. In just 20 minutes, Anya declared herself the winner . Notice the husband sulking. Such a sore loser.
The game box is compact and small enough to take with you on holidays or sleepovers. Quite versatile as you only need a flat surface to play it on - the floor, the table, or in our case, the bed (which is almost flat).
The game can be purchased online here and will only costs you $37.50 including shipping (within Australia). Cheaper than bringing the kids to the movies (which inevitably includes a bill at the snack bar). Plus, it's a good regimen to check and improve everyone's spelling & vocabulary. Also a good gift idea and is fitting for small gathering of family and friends. Spark the competitive spirit!
And for the fun bit, I have one Take 2 game to give away to a loyal reader. Ends Feb 1, 2012. T&C here.
1 comments:
Take 2 looks very interesting. I've started a new list of gifts to start buying for next Christmas and this is now on the list.
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