Perquackey is a word game played with dice, produced by Cardinal Industries, Inc. of Long Island City, New York, United States. It was previously produced by Lakeside Toys, a division of Lakeside Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1][2] and originally by The Shreve Company of Los Angeles, California. It is similar to the 1956 game Spill & Spell.[3]
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| Designers | Hollingsworth Bros. |
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| Publishers | Cardinal Games Long Island City, New York |
| Publication | 1956 |
| Players | 2 or more |
| Setup time | Brief |
| Playing time | Short |
| Chance | Medium |
| Age range | 7 and up |
| Skills | Spelling Word creation from random letters |
| Includes: shaker cup, 10 black dice, 3 red dice, timer, instructions | |
Gameplay
editThe game is played with 10 black-lettered dice and three red-lettered dice.
Each player, initially, rolls the 10 black-lettered dice. The player must rearrange them into as many words as possible within a certain time while reusing the letters repeatedly. Points are scored according to the length of each word and the number of words made. Once a player reaches 2,500 points (2,000 points in some versions), all 13 dice are used; all words must now contain at least four letters. A player with at least 2,500 points is considered vulnerable; at least 500 points must be scored in a turn, or 500 points are deducted from their score.
The first player to reach 5,000 points is the winner.
Distribution
editThe dice are labeled as follows:
- Black dice:
- A,A,A,E,E,E (2)
- B,H,I,K,R,T
- F,H,I,R,S,U
- G,I,M,R,S,U
- E,J,Q,V,X,Z
- F,I,N,P,T,U
- C,M,O,O,P,W
- D,L,N,O,R,T
- B,L,O,O,W,Y
- Red dice (classic):
- Q,S,S,V,W,Y
- B,F,H,L,N,P
- C,D,G,J,K,M
- Red dice (post-2004?):
- B,F,P,Q,S,Y
- C,D,G,J,K,M
- H,L,N,S,V,W
Reviews
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Perquackey Word Game - How To Play". Centralconnector.com. 2007-04-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Perquackey Review". Gamereport.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- ^ "The Playboy winner's guide to board games". 1979.
External links
edit- Cardinal Industries Perquackey Page
- BoardGameGeek.com Perquackey page
- How to Play Perquackey
- online word generating program, for use with the game
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