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Spellbound

Spellbound

Pepys (Castell Brothers) · 1954
2–460 min9+ yrs4.0 BGG9
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A word game with 160 letter tiles, 4 racks and 4 playing boards. Each player uses a hand of 8 letters, replenishing them at the end of his turn. In your turn, you hope to make a word from your collection of letters, the longer the better.

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official art · Pepys (Castell Brothers)

A word game with 160 letter tiles, 4 racks and 4 playing boards. Each player uses a hand of 8 letters, replenishing them at the end of his turn. In your turn, you hope to make a word from your collection of letters, the longer the better. However, some thought is needed because once a word is played, it can be added to, to make a longer word. Thus you would score some points for the first word, and yet more for the longer second word. So it pays to be thinking this through. The score increases as words get longer (1 for a two letter word, 2 for three, 4 for four, 6 for five, 10 for six, and so on. They obviously had AP in the 50's because the rules say "To save time, players should be considering their next play while their opponents are playing". A more advanced game "For experts" allows you to intrduce a little more interaction.

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BGG rating4.0 / 10
Play time
60 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
9+ yrs

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Q3How do you play Spellbound?
Spellbound is a word game game, for 2–4 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring tile placement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Spellbound — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Spellbound support?
Spellbound is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Spellbound take?
A game of Spellbound takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Spellbound for?
Spellbound is recommended from age 9.
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