Epellelemele

This game looks a bit like Yum, Boggle and Scrabble while being unique.

Goal

Get the most points by composing words from the letters on the face of the dice. - 12 years old and over - 1 to 6 players - 30-60 minutes

Box contents

• 6 dice
• 1 rules document

Preparation

Each player must bring a paper and a pencil. An electronic timer is also required. Choose a player who will roll the dice in the first round. For subsequent turns, the player to the left will roll the dice.

Players decide how to end the game

• Fixed number of laps
• Scoring to reach

Variation

Players can decide on a theme each turn. For example: "winter" or "food". Each word formed as part of this theme will be worth 5 additional points.

Course of the game

Conduct of a tour

Roll dice

The player rolls the 6 dice. Another player starts the timer for 2 minutes.

Word discovery

All players must secretly form words from the letters on the face of the dice: + Each letter can only be used once in a word. + The asterisk (*) is Wild and can be replaced by any letter in a word. It can be replaced by another letter in another word. + The words must have 3 or more letters. Maximum of 12 letters. + Proper names, abbreviations, acronyms, or chemical symbols are not accepted.

End of a tour

After 2 minutes, the players reveal their words and count their points: + If more than one player has the same word, the word is rejected. + The use of large letters is worth the points written on the top left of the face. + The use of small letters is worthless. +The use of the asterisk (*) is 0. +The number of letters of a word is worth its number of points. Example a 5-letter word is worth 5 points. A word of 11 letters is worth 11 points. + If in doubt about the veracity of a word, the use of a dictionary is allowed between turns only.

Game over

The game ends according to the choice of players determined at the beginning of the game after a fixed number of laps, the player with the most points wins, while for a score to reach, the first player to reach this score wins. .

Credits

• Original concept Gaétan Lanthier
• Graphic design Gaétan Lanthier
• Playtesting Nicole Leclerc.
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© Gaétan Lanthier, 2019. All rights reserved.