Our game of the day is Literati Challenge, by Discovery Bay Games. I’m generally not a fan of word games — Boggle, Balderdash and the like are a good way to ruin my evening!
But, Literati Challenge piqued my interest (for, among other things, the opportunity to demonstrate proper usage of words like “piqued”.) In this game, all the players in a round are assigned a series of
words which they must use in writing a few-sentence-long story. The words are described as “SAT-level”, which I’d say is pretty accurate. They’re certainly not impossibly difficult, but it helps to play with teenagers or adults on a similar level of language skills.
The players are given less than a minute to write their stories, so it’s a big advantage to be able to write quickly. As the five words are revealed, you have to think fast to include as many of them as
possible, scoring points for each word you apply correctly. (And bonuses if you use them all!)
Of course, the caveat is that if you mis-use words in the wrong context, other players can challenge you and you have to defend your knowledge of the word against its proper definition. Last-minute
attempts to use extra-hard words caused much hilarity!
As one who loves to read (as I do) and enjoys a healthy vocabulary, this game was lots of fun. We played it as a family game with a variety of skill levels (ages 13 to fifty-something), and discovered that it takes a lot of creativity — and, at times, bluffing skills — to come out ahead. I’m not a big fan of games as a general rule but games that involve story-telling get a big thumbs up from me!
Carrie comes by her book obsession honestly, having descended from a long line of bibliophiles. She blogs about books regularly at Reading to Know.
We have one copy of Literati Challenge to give away (U.S. addresses only). Leave a comment on this post if you’d like to be eligible to win.
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This would be great for my family and I have a couple of relatives who would love it as well. Hmm, I’m thinking Christmas gifts.
JDSG
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Wow, this combines two of my favorite things – games and words. Definitely sign me up for this contest, please!
This would be fun! Now to get someone to play it with me. 🙂
I love word games. Scrabble, Toggle, dictionary, etc. Play word games on pogo.com often. Would love to win this game.
Thank you.
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My daughters would enjoy this game. Thanks.
That sounds like something I could use with my two teens, thanks for offering it.
This sounds like a lot of fun. I LOVE word games!!
This sounds like a great game!
As an English teacher, this sounds like just the game my students need! Their vocabulary is….um….lacking.
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Looks fun! Thanks for the opportunity!
Word games are my family’s favorite kind! AND, I could use this in my classroom. I would really, really LOVE to win this!
I love word games!! This is up my alley and piques my interest as I am a big game player!!!!
sounds great
My fiance and I play games every week and word games are our fav’s!!
My wife & I love word games
Ooooh! I’d love to win this game!
This would be perfect for me!! I’ve won two consecutive annual spelling bees, have aced all of my spelling tests, and love everything having to do with words and languages!
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This game would be so fun to play with my teenagers, thanks for sharing!
This sounds great…would like to win….
What a fun-sounding game! And think of all the great words you’d learn!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Interesting!
This would be perfect for our writer friends (who have introduced us to all sorts of word games you can play in the car). Thanks for the giveaway!
I can just imagine the fun my family will have playing this game!
what a great way for families to spend time together. we are homeschoolers and we always look for new educational games to enjoy together.
That sounds like a lot of fun!
This sounds like a really fun game!
Mariah
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We would certainly enjoy this game! Thank you!
Please enter me as this would be a perfect game to play during family fun night.
My husband would especially LOVE this book. He is a scrabble, and crossword puzzle maniac!
I love word games (excpet scrabble).
I would LOVE to win this game! My hubby and I love all sorts of games but prefer word games. This is one I haven’t tried yet.
Hubby and I would LOVE this! Thanks for the chance.
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This game sounds great! We play “Ghost” frequently and have been fighting for the last 3 years whether the non-existent word is spelled “brunkable” or “bruncable”!
I’ve never heard of this game before, and it looks great! I love all word games!
Love word games!
Ooooh…I’d love to challenge my parents to this game.
oh, fun! We love books & words AND board games here. Thanks for the contest!
This sounds like a great game!
I can see me and my hubby getting into this and later on, the kids.
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Thanx for the contest
sounds like fun, would love to win
Sound like fun
I’ve never heard of this…but it sounds like something that my sister would love!
Love games! This sounds like fun!
Fascinating learning game!
Looks like fun
would like this for game nite