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WordSmith

A fun and simple word game great for parties and groups.

Requirements

<30
1-10
12+

Description

** Kickstarter ended 6/29/13 WordSmith, The Card Game Thank you for all your support.

While the Kickstarter may have ended, you can still purchase a copy of WordSmith here at TheGameCrafter!

In WordSmith, players continuously smith together cards to build words and score points. The game will challenge your literary skills and test your reflexes. Smith off against your friends and family to see who's the best WordSmith.

WordSmith comes as a deck of 108 cards (including 1 instruction card) each labelled with two letters and a point value. Using a dictionary word frequency algorithm, we came up with letter combinations to form these cards. More common occurring letter combinations are worth fewer points and are bronze colored. High scoring cards are gold and much more difficult to make words with.

Because of the nature of the cards, WordSmith can be played with many kinds of rules and variants. From single player, to turn-based, to even half cards to unlock the full range of words. Play WordSmith the way you want to and whatever brings you the most joy.

The game is great for word building and family-game nights. It's a great vocabulary word building tool to teach English.

Gameplay Video:

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  • Note pictures are using an old design. Please see thumbnails from GameCrafter preview in the Component Section. Card back may vary depending on the edition of WordSmith. The card back of the TheGameCrafter edition comes in a granite-teal box with granite grey card backing. Card design has been updated to make card readable from both sides.

Components

Component Quantity Photo
Poker Deck 1 deck of 108 cards Poker Deck component icon
Poker Tuck Box (108 cards) 1 Poker Tuck Box (108 cards) component icon

Vitals

Average Rating 2 reviews
Publish Date April 16, 2013
Edition Second
Department Games
Tags Medieval Family Real-time Scrabble
More Info WordSmith web site

Why buy this?

One of the most versatile games I've ever played. 8 players or 2 players, Wordsmith is always a good time.

  • Brain Teasing
  • Party Icebreaker
  • Simple Fast Fun

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Ratings and Reviews

Posted 12 years ago
Own It Played It Fun Priced Well High Replay Value Nice Artwork

This is a great game. It's core mechanic relies on finding combinations of words using two letters at once as opposed to one. This is a unique mechanic that I have never seen in any other word game, w...

Posted 12 years ago
Own It Played It Fun High Replay Value

I'm the creator of this game. I've had nothing but fun with all the groups I've played with. For those not too wordy, it takes some time to get used to thinking in 2-letters to make words. After a tri...

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