Krazy Wordz Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Game Contents
• Setup
• How to Play
• How the Game Ends
• Word Creation 101

Game Contents

• 56 guess cards (in seven colors, each numbered 1 to 8)
• 7 word boards
• 156 task cards with topics (including 9 blank cards for your own topics*)
• 8 number cards (numbered 1 to 8)
• 48 scoring chips (1, 3, 5, 10 and 20)
• 64 letter tokens (22 vowels, 42 consonants)

* You can use the 9 blank task cards to add your own topics! Just write them on the cards and shuffle them with the others. If you don't want to play with them, just put them back into the box.

Setup

Each player receives the following items in his or her chosen color:

• 6 to 8 guess cards (see below for details);
• 1 word board

Lay out the number cards in the center of the table:

Players	Number cards	Guess cards per player
3–5 players	1 to 6	1 to 6
6 players	1 to 7	1 to 7
7 players	1 to 8	1 to 8

Shuffle the Task Cards and put them in a face down pile in the center of the table. Spread out all 64 letter tokens, face down and in easy reach of all players.

Place the supply of scoring chips next to them.

How to Play

Each game consists of 6 rounds, and each round consists of 11 steps, as described below. Before you start, choose a starting player, for example the player with the most vowels in his or her first and last names. Each round, the next player clockwise around the table is the starting player.

1. The starting player shuffles the letter tokens. Then each player (including the starting player) takes a task card from the face down pile. Important: Players are only allowed to see their own task cards!

2. Each player takes 9 face down letter tokens from the supply—6 consonants (dark back side) and 3 vowels (light back side). Place your 9 letters face up next to your word board.

3. Each player creates a word that does not exist, but still fits the topic listed on your task card.

   Example: Your topic is "Science Fiction Character". You may use "ABEVAN" or "PRINSS L" but not "SOLO" or "LUKE".

   More detailed rules for word creation can be found under "Word Creation 101" below.

4. Once you are done, turn your word board so it's facing the other players.

   Important! Don't read your words out loud or give any other hints until the scoring step 8, otherwise you might be giving away too much!

   Put any unused letters back into the supply, face down, in the center of the table.

5. Hand your task card (still face down) to the starting player. Once he or she has received all the cards, he or she adds one or more face down cards from the pile:

   • For 3 to 5 players: Add any number of cards to make it 6 task cards in total;
   • For 6 or 7 players: add 1 card to make it 7 or 8 cards, respectively.

6. The starting player shuffles those (6 to 8) task cards face down, and places them, one by one, on the number cards in the center of the table. The numbers should remain visible (see picture). Now all players can see which topics are in play.

How the Game Ends

The game ends after 6 rounds. The player with the most points wins. If there is a tie, there are multiple winners.

Word Creation 101

• To create your word, you may use any number of letters from your personal supply. You can use only one letter, several letters, or all 9 letters. You may create multiple words by adding a small space between the respective characters.

• Don't use words that exist in the English language. You also can't use words that imitate, abbreviate or translate part of your topic.

  Example 1: Your topic is "scary movie title". You can't use "MUVY" or "SKARY" (because they're imitations of the topic), nor can you use "SCARI VILM". You would be allowed to use "SKREEM", "GRMLIN" or something like "SKREACH" or "SHIVR" …

  Example 2: Your topic is "TV game show". You can't use "DV" or "TIFI" or "GEM SHAW" (because they can sound like "TV" or "game show"); but you can use e.g. "MLLYON" or "JOPDY" or "W O F" or "PRC RGT" …

• Remember, "Krazy Wordz" is all about creativity, imagination and, most of all, fun. Winning and competition is secondary. It's ok to use trickery once in a while, but never be boring or unimaginative!

• Never give any hints regarding your own word. Do not read it out loud before the scoring step.

• Don't "think aloud" while placing your guess cards. Sentences like "Does 'GROGUX' sound more like an Indian goddess or more like a scary monster" show the other players that neither is your current task.