Twizmo! Words

By Twizmo! Games
Price $14.99
Age 8+

Kids and adults alike enjoy the playful competitiveness and mental stimulation brought on by this invigorating jaunt into the world of words. The letter cube displays 9 letters per side and has rows and columns that can be rotated with a quick twist of the wrist. At the start of each turn the cube is shuffled and a letter card is flipped. The player whose turn it is must use that letter, combined with any of the 9 letters on the top face of the cube, to come up with a word at least 4 letters long. The longer the word, the more cards that player wins. The letters on the cube do not need to be adjacent and can be used as many times as needed. Don't think too long, though. Opponents can steal your turn by calling out a 7-letter (or longer) word before you've called out yours, a fact that keeps brains in high gear and makes for brisk, exciting wordplay. And, as if that's not enough, each player holds Game Changer cards that can upend the playing field when you least expect it. Great fun for 2 or more players.