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==Gameplay== | |||
Build words using letter cards to earn money and stock. | Build words using letter cards to earn money and stock. | ||
Use money to buy letter patents. Patents earn royalties when their letter is used. Some patents grant additional abilities. | Use money to buy letter patents. Patents earn royalties when their letter is used. Some patents grant additional abilities. | ||
The final round is triggered when one player's patents sum to a given value. (See Goals.) At the end of that round, the player with the highest combined value of patents, money, and stock wins! | |||
==Components== | |||
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<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Player Hand</div> | <div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Player Hand</div> | ||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Each player has a hand of 7 letter cards. Players always draw back to 7 at the end of their turn to replace any | <div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Each player has a hand of 7 letter cards. Players always draw back to 7 at the end of their turn to replace any cards they have played or discarded.</div> | ||
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<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Royalties</div> | <div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Royalties</div> | ||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">The owner of a letter patent earns $1 for each matching letter played by another player. | <div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">The owner of a letter patent earns $1 for each matching letter played by another player. Players don't earn royalties on their own words, or for special letters generated by patent abilities.</div> | ||
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==Player Turn== | |||
On your turn, you may build a word using letter cards from your hand or from the community pool. Each word must contain at least one card from your hand and be at least 3 letters long. | On your turn, you may build a word using letter cards from your hand or from the community pool. Each word must contain at least one card from your hand and be at least 3 letters long. | ||
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Other players earn royalties for the patents they own (see Royalties). | Other players earn royalties for the patents they own (see Royalties). | ||
Then, you may buy a patent. You many only buy | Then, you may buy a patent. You many only buy one patent per turn, and its letter must match a letter in the word(s) you just played. You must also have enough money to purchase the patent. Each patent can only be owned by one player; once a patent has been purchased, it cannot be purchased by another player. | ||
The community pool is refilled, and then you may choose to discard any number of the cards in your hand. Finally, your hand is refilled to 7 cards. | The community pool is refilled, and then you may choose to discard any number of the cards in your hand. Finally, your hand is refilled to 7 cards. | ||
==Special Abilities== | |||
Some patents grant special abilities: | Some patents grant special abilities: | ||
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<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">You may add an ‘S’ to the end of your word. This must form an acceptable word. You may not purchase the ‘S’ patent without using a real ‘S’ letter card. Other players do not earn royalties on this generated ‘S’.</div> | <div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">You may add an ‘S’ to the end of your word. This must form an acceptable word. You may not purchase the ‘S’ patent without using a real ‘S’ letter card. Other players do not earn royalties on this generated ‘S’.</div> | ||
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Patent abilities may be used at most once per turn. | |||
Some letters also have special abilities: | Some letters also have special abilities: | ||
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==Challenges== | |||
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<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Automatic Challenges</div> | <div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Automatic Challenges</div> | ||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">This version implements a challenge variant to smooth online play. In the automatic challenge variant, players may not challenge. Instead, every play is automatically challenged by the system. If the word(s) are in dictionary, play proceeds. If not, the player may be allowed to retry (depending on the variant configuration; default is 3). If they run out of retries, they lose the rest of their turn and must discard a card as penalty.</div> | <div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">This version implements a challenge variant to smooth online play. In the automatic challenge variant, players may not challenge. Instead, every play is automatically challenged by the system. If the word(s) are in dictionary, play proceeds. If not, the player may be allowed to retry (depending on the variant configuration; default is 3). If they run out of retries, they take back their cards, lose the rest of their turn, and must discard a card as penalty.</div> | ||
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==Word Scoring== | |||
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==Goals== | |||
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==Dictionaries== | |||
Two dictionaries may be used: | |||
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<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">NWL 2018</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">NASPA (North American Scrabble Players Association) Word List 2018</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">See https://scrabbleplayers.org/w/NWL2018</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">(This is the default.)</div> | |||
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<div style="font-weight:bold; margin-bottom:0.1em;">CWL 2019</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">Collins Scrabble Words 2019 (formerly SOWPODS)</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">See https://scrabbleplayers.org/w/SOWPODS</div> | |||
<div style="margin-left:1.6em; margin-right:0; margin-bottom:0.1em;">(This contains more obscure words than the NWL.)</div> | |||
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Note that this game is designed to be played with English (American or British) words. Playing words in other languages isn't supported by the game design. |
Revision as of 13:44, 31 January 2021
Gameplay
Build words using letter cards to earn money and stock.
Use money to buy letter patents. Patents earn royalties when their letter is used. Some patents grant additional abilities.
The final round is triggered when one player's patents sum to a given value. (See Goals.) At the end of that round, the player with the highest combined value of patents, money, and stock wins!
Components
Player Turn
On your turn, you may build a word using letter cards from your hand or from the community pool. Each word must contain at least one card from your hand and be at least 3 letters long.
If your word is not challenged successfully (see Challenges), you earn money and stock depending on its length. (See Word Scoring.) Some patent or letter abilities may increase earnings; see Special Abilities.
Other players earn royalties for the patents they own (see Royalties).
Then, you may buy a patent. You many only buy one patent per turn, and its letter must match a letter in the word(s) you just played. You must also have enough money to purchase the patent. Each patent can only be owned by one player; once a patent has been purchased, it cannot be purchased by another player.
The community pool is refilled, and then you may choose to discard any number of the cards in your hand. Finally, your hand is refilled to 7 cards.
Special Abilities
Some patents grant special abilities:
Patent abilities may be used at most once per turn.
Some letters also have special abilities:
Challenges
Word Scoring
Word Length | Money | Stock |
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3 letters | $1 | 0 |
4 letters | $2 | 0 |
5 letters | $3 | 0 |
6 letters | $4 | 1 |
7 letters | $6 | 1 |
8 letters | $6 | 2 |
9 letters | $6 | 3 |
10 letters | $6 | 4 |
11 letters | $6 | 5 |
12 letters | $6 | 6 |
Goals
Players | Patents Value | Minimum Number of Patents |
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2 | $45 | 6 |
3 | $34 | 5 |
4 | $26 | 3 |
5 | $21 | 3 |
Dictionaries
Two dictionaries may be used:
Note that this game is designed to be played with English (American or British) words. Playing words in other languages isn't supported by the game design.