Today's post is a recommendation for a fun game involving words. If anyone gets 'Writing Magazine' you may have already discovered it, as this is the only place I've seen an advert for it, and even that was only once I believe. It seems to be a well kept secret.
The game is called 'Le Cardo', and it's basically a sort of scrabble with words. You have a pack of cards, each of which has a short word on it, such as 'under', 'back', 'drive', etc. Each player takes seven cards and you have to make two word phrases, in a grid, with those cards. You can go as many times as you can make a word, until you run out of options and it's then the next person's go. You then pick up as many cards as you need from the deck to get back up to your seven. Each card has a number on it, and you total up the score for each word you made and keep a tally. Whoever has the highest score at the end, when the cards are gone, wins.
I don't know if I've explained it very well, but I really do recommend it. We've had a lovely time playing it and it helps stretch the old brain, but not too hard, which is what we like (well, I do anyway!).
It's a great way to while away the odd hour, and being the size of a pack of cards, easy to take with you on holiday for those rainy moments! And all the while, exercising your brain and helping you keep thinking of worms!
I'm with you in liking my brain stretched but not too hard.
ReplyDeleteYou'd have to find the pack as well as several people willing to pit their wits against a word-smith (or should I say worm-smith?) Think I'll stick to the Telegraph Toughie crossword to keep the grey cells challenged.
ReplyDeleteThe Telegraph Toughie? That definitely sounds like a challenge too far for my little grey cells! Good luck :)
DeleteSounds interesting - I've never heard of it before.
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