If you haven’t heard about this great new game, check it
out! I received a sample to try out for
myself with my children in exchange for this review. No other compensation was exchanged, just my
following thoughts about the game:
Typecrush is a simple yet brilliant game that creates
teachable moments in the form of a word game.
Included are round colorful cardboard disks with letters imprinted on
them. Each color represents how
frequently that particular letter is used in the English alphabet. The color coding also gives you clues to
solving the hidden word games.
The rules are similar to Hangman, but that’s where your
creativity is free to launch. Play the
game by your own rules. The only
official rule is that when someone guesses the word they get to choose the next
word. Also, the makers of Typecrush
suggest that you play using themes and that players be at least seven years
old.
We played it with making crosswords, spelling words on my
daughter’s spelling list and by guessing the words that other players created. Another way to play could be to mix up the
letters like a word jumble puzzle or to play matching games, like a game of
Memory.
Of course, the game would not be complete until someone
spelled the word E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T!
The game is assembled in the USA and is made from recycled
materials. The entire game fits inside a
canister that is very portable.
You can find the game at typecrush.com and order it just in
time for Christmas, or it may arrive before the 8 days of Hanukkah are over.
There is a fantastic giveaway going on at Teachable ScottsTots blog. All you have to do is comment
with a creative vocabulary word (please keep it clean), and you could win your
very own Typecrush game. Once you get
your hands on the game, you’ll fall in love and will be building words and
creating new games like you’ve never imagined.
Before you know it, your children will be spelling words with ease and
begging to play Typecrush to show you’re their newly learned skills.
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