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The object is for a player to eliminate all cards from their hand. [11] :8 When a player has no cards left in their hand, the round ends and the other players each tally the point value of the cards they hold. [8] :25 A player may challenge a word as being non-existent or mis-spelt. A successful challenge reduces the challenger's accumulated points by 10, and an unsuccessful one increases it by 10. [3] When a player has accumulated 100 penalty points over any number of rounds, they are eliminated from the game, and the last player remaining is the winner. [8] :25 Other games [ edit ]

a b c d e f Sharp, Richard (March 1973). "Games View". Games & Puzzles. No.11. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 22 February 2023. The original game was published by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom, and it was later distributed and licensed internationally, and has been published with various names and in different formats. The intellectual property for the game is currently owned by Winning Moves. The summer of 1932 saw the introduction of this game, when a small edition was produced and sold to test the market. This was an unprecedented approach in the stationery world and there was much opposition and criticism. a b c d "Lexicon". Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games. University of Waterloo Faculty of Health. 5 June 1998 . Retrieved 24 February 2023.The player on the left of the dealer commences. The next player on the left then plays and so on round the table. Each player, after examining his cards, can choose one of four alternatives:- Word, number and chess games". Games & Puzzles. No.55. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd. December 1976 . Retrieved 24 February 2023. Whilst these different games are all fundamentally similar to each other, they nevertheless offer a great amount of replay-ability. The game possibilities don’t end there either. Previous editions have included rules for as many as 20 additional variant rule sets, ranging from games of patience to Lexicon Bridge and more, so for the inquisitive there’s more to discover. Final Thoughts on Lexicon Only words found in any standard dictionary are to be used. Proper nouns are not permitted unless given in the dictionary you are using. The object of Lexicon is simply to have played all of your cards, so that you have none left in your hand. At the end of a round, players add up the score of the cards remaining in their hand. When someone reaches a total of 100, they are eliminated from the game.

Any of the 12 cards forming the circle may be moved, if desired, to help to form a word, but once a letter is moved, or if a second letter has been played on it, it cannot be moved again. have the text “Regd No.529991”. The words ‘Master’ and ‘Ltd’ are printed in a different typeface to the earlier edition.The first edition was sold through the stationery shops at 1s. 9d. each and sales were practically non-existent. a b Wintle, Simon (29 August 2015). "Lexicon". The World of Playing Cards . Retrieved 22 February 2023. A writer by the name of David Whitelaw persuaded the company to produce and sell a word game - Lexicon. a b c d e Bell, R.C. (December 1974). "Word games". Games & Puzzles. No.31. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 24 February 2023. Whilst these different games are all fundamentally similar to each other, they nevertheless offer a great amount of replay-ability. The game possibilities don't end there either. Previous editions have included rules for as many as 20 additional variant rule sets, ranging from games of patience to Lexicon Bridge and more, so for the inquisitive there’s more to discover. Final Thoughts on Lexicon

a b c "Weekend fun for the word game fans". Evening Times. 29 July 1983 . Retrieved 24 February 2023. discard one of his cards and take either the exposed card or the blind one from the pile. He must discard before taking up the exposed or blind card. The discarded card is placed on the top of, or in the place of, the exposed card and this becomes the exposed card on the table. No player is allowed to pass his turn without doing one of these four alternatives, but he is not allowed to do more than one in the same turm.

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The object of the game is to build up 12 words of four letters each round the circle and one word of four letters in the centre. The possible actions may seem limited. However, they allow for a sophisticated and surprisingly tactical game that rewards inventiveness, lateral thinking and critical reasoning. When a player chooses to add letters to an existing word, they aren’t restricted to placing them at the beginning or end. Instead, unlike Scrabble, they can insert letters anywhere in the word. Swapping letters out from an existing word for those in your hand allows you to gain the cards you need for a word you intend to play on a subsequent turn. However, by not getting rid of any cards you run the risk of running out of time to play that word.

a b c d e f Augarde, Tony (1994). The Oxford A to Z of word games. Oxford University Press. pp.133–135. ISBN 0-19-866178-9. On their turn, a player may lay down a complete word with their letters, extend a word already played, or discard one of their cards and draw one from the top of the draw or discard piles. [8] :25 The player may also choose to exchange one or more cards with those forming a word in play, so long as the exchange results in a complete word. [3]To determine who shall be first dealer, one card is given to each player and the player holding the highest card is the first dealer, A being high and Z being low, thereafter the deal is taken in rotation. Above: The rule book carries a date of October 1933, and a section on "How to Arrange a Lexicon Drive". With such a long history it is no surprise that Lexicon has undergone a number of transformations. It has also been marketed in a variety of ways during its life. At one point it was sold as ‘The Wonder Game’ and was envisaged as a rival for more establish social games like Bridge, Whist and Canasta. Rulebooks even came with instructions on how to arrange a Lexicon drive. By contrast, it’s now presented as a light travel or filler game aimed at a more causal gaming market, although the amount of table space it takes up may preclude its actual use as a travel game. The Game Soon Lexicon was published in a smart slip case and many different editions have followed, including foreign language versions.