Quiddler
QUIDDLER Rules and Instructions
QUIDDLER® incorporates the wordplay of Scrabble with the strategy and 'runs' of the card game gin rummy. It also has the addictive quality of a narcotic, so be prepared: Once you learn the ropes, you might want to play obsessively, convinced the very next card will present you with the letter to rule all words.
First, let's check what we've got: 118 cards, each of which has a letter (a few have two letters) and a point value. The game is eight hands long, and during each hand, one more card is dealt. The first hand is three cards, the next four cards and so on. The overall point of the game is to create words with two or more cards in your hand. So each hand, you'll attempt to put together as many words as you can -- or as many point-heavy words as possible.
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Quiddler Challenging for rookies and wordsmiths alike. Quiddler, winner of over 20 Best Game Awards, is easy to learn and fun for everyone! Arrange dealt cards into one or two words to score. This Quiddler card game makes a thoughtful gift for a birthday, holiday or just about any other occasion. Quiddler: Fun game to play with friends and family; Contents: 118 cards and instructions, Solitaire instructions included; Helps to exercise vocabulary and skills with making words; Quiddler word game is fast-paced and entertaining. Quiddler, winner of over 20 Best Game Awards, is easy to learn and fun for everyone! The goal is to arrange all the cards in your hand into one or more words. The number of cards dealt increases each round – starting with three cards and ending with 10 cards. High score wins, so use your high point letters and Quiddler’s unique double. Quiddler challenges players to create words from an ever-increasing number of letter cards in their hand. The game lasts eight rounds, with three cards being dealt to each player in the first round, four cards in the second, five in the third, and so on. Each card has one or two letters on it as well as a point value. On a turn, a player draws the top card from the deck or discard pile, then.
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Let's play a round to get the idea (up to eight people can play). First, the dealer will deal three cards (first hand, remember). The rest of the cards are placed face-down in the middle. Flip one card over, leaving it next to the face-down pile. Looking at your cards, now decide if you want the flipped-up card or if you want to take your chances and choose one from the face-down deck. After you make your selection, discard a card; you can only have as many cards as the hand initially deals.
Quiddler Dictionary
Now, see if you can form a word. If you can, great! If you can't, hold tight. And if you can make a word with all your cards, congrats. But don't get too smug; after you use all your cards, each player gets another turn to take the top or the face-down card. After everyone has gone, all the players must lay down all the words they can muster and tally their points. Unused cards (those not able to make it into a word) count against your point total. There are a couple of bonuses: the longest word and the most words will get you 10 points per hand, respectively. (Note that the longest word is the most letters, not cards.)
Quiddler Score Sheet
And so play continues on to the next hand, where four cards will now be dealt. At the end of the eighth hand, the player with the most points wins.
Even cooler? You can play a solitaire version. Deal eight stacks of five cards face-down, followed by a face-up card on each stack. Make a word from the eight cards, removing it to reveal another face-up card. (When a stack is used up, move another card there so there are always eight stacks.) If you can use all the cards to make words, you're a winner!