Word Games Plaza: Last Word

Fueds between people who Want To have The Last Word in a quarrel about such important things as what's for dinner? or: we should have stopped at that village, spoil the atmosphere in many a fmily. This friendly game allows you to compete in a friendly way about having The Last Word.Beware though, that you don't start a new fued.

Number of Players: 2 or more.

Age: Adult.

Materials: Pencil & paper.

Time: About 10 minutes, but may vary upon the size of the grid.

Object of the Game: To write down the last word,

To start:

Both players agree on the size of a square or rectangular grid. In the sample game below, it is 4 x 4. After this, the players should agree on who starts.

How to Play:

• The players take turns to fill in a word in the grid.
• Every word must be at least 3 letters long.  
• Names of people, cities and abbreviations are not allowed.
• A new word may cross a previous word. However, all letter combinations formed must be valid words.
• In the proces, words may be written below each other, such as in this situation:

  	s
  	l	o	a	d
  	a
  	s
  	h

  
  it is allowed to add the word WANT:
  

  	s
  	l	o	a	d
  w	a	n	t
  	s
  	h

allthough this gives 2 two-letter words as a side result, the new word WANT is at least 3 letters long.

The end:

When a player does not see a way to fill in a new word the game stops.

Winning:

The last player to enter a valid word wins.

Variations:

Sample game:

Jennifer and John agree on playing in a 4 x 4 grid.

Turn 1:

Jennifer fills in the word Toe

Jennifer

T	O	E	S

John:

T	O	E	S
	N
	C
	E

Jennifer:

T	O	E	S
	N
A	C	E
	E

John:

T	O	E	S
	N
A	C	E	S
	E

Jennifer gives up, and John wins.