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Word Nerds Playtest

For the past several months, I have been working on a word game that features strategic elements. The idea is to actually have to make meaningful decisions as you try to form high scoring words.

Elements that encourage this are:

• Card auctions where players bid to determine in what order they select letter cards from the available face up cards.
• Action cards that let you affect hand contents, word values, bids, and more.
• The ability to trump other players' words with your own higher scoring words.

I am now entering blind playtesting on the game and have decided to make a playtest available as print and play.

Word Nerds

Players: 2-6

Age: 13+

Length: approximately 60 min.

Provided in playtest zip file:

• 100 Letter Cards
• 54 Action Cards
• 1 First Player Card
• 6 Player Information Cards
• Score Tracker
• 48 Tokens (8 of each color)
• Rulebook

To be supplied by playtester:

• 2-6 pawns for score tracker
• Card sleeves (optional)

File Link:

• Zip file containing all Words Nerds PDF files.

Contact me at rjc_games@rodc.ca to provide playtest feedback or to ask any questions about Word Nerds.

Note:  On December 2, 2015, I updated the zip file to include a sightly redesigned (and larger) Score Tracker and an updated rulebook (now 5.5 x 8.5 with larger text and minor modifications).