Using Word cards and Arrow tiles, players create a crossword puzzle together. They discuss the grid, trying to make as much sense of it as possible.
Next, players try to guess the arrow associations:
For each arrow number (from 1 to 10), they write down on their note sheets the associations they think best summarize the words lined up in front of the arrows.
Together, the players reveal the associations they have written down.
Each association found by a majority of players earns the group points:
1 Shell token (= 1 point), if the association has been written down by a majority of players.
1 Perfect token (= 2 points), if the association has been written down by even more players.
Players add up the shells obtained to see which medal they get.
Bronze Medal? Silver? Or Gold? And if players are really good, they can even earn the special mentions "Amazing!", "Incredible!" or "Perfect Masters!".
The game also includes a Competitive variant for players who prefer a more challenging game.
Two variants allow you to modulate the difficulty, making it easier (for playing with children, for example) or harder for experienced players.
—description from the publisher
- Innovative combination of word association and puzzle solving
- Fosters teamwork and communication
- Balanced between clue crafting and guessing
- May be less accessible for players preferring competitive play
- Potential for miscommunication leading to divergent solutions
- Cooperation, word association, puzzle solving
- Cooperative board game where players build and solve a shared word puzzle
- non-narrative
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- cooperative clue construction — Players collaboratively place words on a shared board to create word associations that link terms.
- spatial word placement — Words are placed adjacent to existing words; orientation affects how clues connect.
- two-phase gameplay (clue creation and guessing) — First, players create clues; then players guess the intended answers that fit those clues.
- word association and cross-word style — Gameplay blends word association with crossword-like clueing and puzzle solving.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- So, basically on your turn, you start off with really nothing on the board. I think maybe one word starts on the board and then as you play you are going to choose one of these words.
- you are cooperatively creating the clues and then cooperatively solving those clues during a separate phase of the game.