Make sure all players are using the same List #. If both lists on one side of the card have been used, flip the card over and use the lists on the back. Then Insert It Into the folder again with a new category list faceup. To start a new game, remove the category card in your folder and turn it around. The player who scores highest in that round is the winner. In Case of a Tie: The players who tie play one more round using a new key letter. End of the GameĪfter 2 rounds have been played, all players add up the circled scores on the tops of their answer sheets. In case of a tie, the challenged player's vote does not count. Players who do not accept the answer give a thumbs- down sign. Players who accept the answer give a thumbs-up sign. When an answer is challenged, all players (even the challenged player) vote on whether or not to accept it. While answers are being read, players who question an answer may challenge It. But If a player challenges your answer, the group must vote on its acceptability. For example, you could write Turkey for Stuffed Animal. For example, if the key letter is M and the category is Songs or Singers, Michael Jackson and George Michael both use the key letter.Ĭreative answers can be acceptable. If your answer is a person's name, the first or last name can begin with the key letter. For example: If you write Hot Dog for Picnic Things, you cannot write Hot Dog again for Things at a Baseball Game. You cannot use the same answer twice in one round. Example: For Movies, B is the key letter for The Black Stallion. The words A, An and The cannot be used for key letters. To score 2 points, the first word of your answer must begin with the key letter. Note: If the same letter is rolled twice in a game, reroll the die for a different letter.

Fill in the next column with your new answers. Starting The Second Round: Roll a new letter, start the timer again and continue playing, using the same category list as In the first round. Write the total at the top of your sheet and circle it, as shown. Score your other 5 answers the same way, then add up your points. If your answer does not start with the key letter, score 1 point. If your answer starts with the key letter, score 2 points! Write '2' next to your circled answer. If no one matches your answer, score it as follows: Players circle their answer if it DOES NOT match any other player's answer. Scoring A Round: Players, in turn, read their number 1 answers aloud. NOTE: If all players agree, the timer may be flipped over again to allow more time. When the timer runs out, all players must immediately stop writing. Notice that the player couldn't think of a Valentine's Day Thing starting with P, so the player answered Cards. However, less points are possible for this kind of answer.Įxample:The key letter is P. If you can't think of an answer that starts with the key letter, you can write an answer that begins with any other letter-as long as It fits the category. Answers must fit the category, and should start with the key letter. Start the timer by turning it upside-down.Īll players now quickly fill in the first column of their answer sheets. Rolf it only on the die-rolling board to prevent possible damage to table tops. Rolling a Wild Star: Whenever a star Is rolled on the die, the die-roller can choose any letter as the key letter - as long as It hasn't already been used in that game.Ĭaution: The die is heavy. The rolled letter is the key letter that will be used in this round of play.

One player rolls the letter die on the board and calls out the rolled letter. Make sure all players have the same List # faceup in their folders. To play a round, do the following steps in order:Īll players take a folder and a pencil. You can insert the other 2 cards per folder now, for easy storage. Note: Each folder should hold cards with Lists #1 to # 12 (3 cards per folder). Then, slide a category card with List #1 behind the answer pad, as shown. The player with the highest score after 2 rounds of play wins the game! Setupĭo this for all 4 folders: Assemble an answer pad into a folder by sliding the cardboard backing into the slot. Score points if no other player matches your answers. Quickly fill out a category list with answers that start with the same letter.

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