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Upwords (1982)
2–4 players · 90 min · age 8+ · ★ 5.7 on BGG
- Players
- 2–4
- Play time
- 90 min
- Age
- 8+
- Complexity
- Medium-light
- BGG rating
- 5.7/10
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About Upwords
Players take turns forming words on either an 8x8 (original and Winning Moves "new classic" versions) or a 10x10 (most later versions) grid. Words may be formed horizontally or vertically, as in Scrabble, but, as the title suggests, the letters may also be stacked. This allows already played words to change into different words by stacking new letters (up to a limit of 5 high). For example, LATE could be changed to CATER and then to BELATED. Instead of having differ…
Mechanics: Hand Management, Layering, Tile Placement · Designer: Elliot Rudell