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Quick Look: Word Snap
Publisher: SD Toyz
Year Published: 2024
No. of Players: 1-4
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 30-60 minutes.
From the Publisher:
WordSnap, the word-building, puzzle game that doesn’t restrict your play with the confines of a gameboard. Octogonal soft-snap pieces let you craft words vertically, horizontally, and diagonally; creating a crossword puzzle-like grid. As you build words, unique patterns emerge, offering players unlimited scoring opportunities. Whether you are a seasoned wordsmith or a newcomer to word games, WordSnap promises a challenging, immersive experience that invites you to flex your vocabulary from multiple angles.
Disclaimer: The publisher provided the copy of Word Snap. The opinions expressed in the review are completely my own.
Review:
Initial Thoughts:
I have always had a real interest in the English language; the spelling and definitions of words. I like to think of myself as a bit of a wordsmith, not novelist level but well-versed. I enjoy a good game of Scrabble or Upwords, so this game just called to me. I was intrigued to find out how they were going to make spelling words fun.
Rules & Setup:
The rules are on a single page printed front and back, but then there doesn’t have to be a bunch of rules, just a good grasp of the English language and spelling. The rule book includes instructions for what constitutes a legal move / play; words must read left to right or top down or top down diagonally and all letters must face the same direction. Examples of different situations are provided, are easily understandable, and help to clarify situations that may be encountered.
The setup is super simple. The tokens are placed face down and shuffled. Players draw and reveal one token and the player with the token closest to ‘Z’ is the start player. Those drawn tokens are shuffled back into the pool. Each player then takes 8 tokens.
Theme and Mechanics:
Wordsnap is a tile based game of spelling. You have a hand of tiles that you play into the center of the table to form words and score points.
On a player’s turn they may play tiles that make a valid word of 2 or more tiles. Their word is scored and that is added to their overall score. The player then draws new tiles to replace the ones that were used. If a player cannot make a valid word, they may discard any number of tiles and draw new ones, but that is their turn. Play continues until all tiles have been drawn and a player either uses all of their tiles or cannot form a new word. The player with the highest score wins.
I have a degree in English Literature and have always considered myself a bit of a linguist, so a tile laying spelling game is a very natural thing to me. Some people may find it frustrating trying to put letters together to form words or just see the letters as some random group, but that’s what I love. I highly enjoyed this game and would recommend it to anyone that also enjoys language, spelling, or crosswords.
Word games, tile laying games, and spelling type games
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Thomas Shepherd – Reviewer
Grew up loving to solve puzzles, play games. In younger years he had fun playing pencil games, playing D&D with friends, and hanging out with others. His favorite thing to do was to make puzzles, mazes, word games, picture games, etc. Sadly his career took him in a different direction. Gaming came back into his life, though, about 15 years ago & held onto it since. He enjoys designing games and has 9 published titles, through, Toresh Games. Sadly he wasn’t able to sustain the company. He would love to see a return to games as the best social media platform for the masses.
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