''Perquackey'' is a word game played with dice, produced by Cardinal Industries, Inc. of Long Island City, New York, United States. It was previously produced by
Lakeside Toys, a division of Lakeside Industries, Inc. of
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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, and originally by The Shreve Company of
Los Angeles, California
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. It is similar to the 1956 game ''Spill & Spell''.
Gameplay
The game is played with 10 black-lettered dice and three red-lettered dice.
Each player, initially, rolls the 10 black-lettered dice. The player must rearrange them into as many words as possible within a certain time while reusing the letters repeatedly. Points are scored according to the length of each word and the number of words made. Once a player reaches 2,500 points (2,000 points in some versions), all 13 dice are used; all words must now contain at least four letters. A player with at least 2,500 points is considered vulnerable; at least 500 points must be scored in a turn, or 500 points are deducted from their score.
The first player to reach 5,000 points is the winner.
Distribution
The dice are labeled as follows:
*Black dice:
**A,A,A,E,E,E (2)
**B,H,I,K,R,T
**F,H,I,R,S,U
**G,I,M,R,S,U
**E,J,Q,V,X,Z
**F,I,N,P,T,U
**C,M,O,O,P,W
**D,L,N,O,R,T
**B,L,O,O,W,Y
*Red dice (classic):
**Q,S,S,V,W,Y
**B,F,H,L,N,P
**C,D,G,J,K,M
*Red dice (post-2004?):
**B,F,P,Q,S,Y
**C,D,G,J,K,M
**H,L,N,S,V,W
Reviews
*''
The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games''
See also
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Boggle
''Boggle'' is a word game introduced in 1972 and in which players try to find as many words as they can from a grid of lettered dice, within a set time limit. It was invented by Allan Turoff and originally distributed by Parker Brothers.
Rules
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Scrabble
''Scrabble'' is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a Board game, game board divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words that, in crossword fashion, re ...
References
External links
Cardinal Industries Perquackey PageBoardGameGeek.com Perquackey pageHow to Play Perquackeyonline word generating program, for use with the game
Word games
Dice games
Word board games
Tabletop games
Multiplayer games
Products introduced in 1956
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