Replacement pads for the game everyone owns and nobody has paper for: three 12-line lists per page with a letter box and score line each, and the scoring rules printed below.
| # | List 1 · Letter: ____ | List 2 · Letter: ____ | List 3 · Letter: ____ |
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| Score |
Everyone plays the same category card of twelve categories. Roll the letter die, flip the three-minute timer, and write one answer per category — every answer starting with the rolled letter. "Things in a kitchen", letter S: sink, spatula, salt. Then compare, line by line.
Only unique answers score. If two players both wrote sink, both cross it out; the player who wrote salad spinner keeps the point. The winning instinct is the second answer that comes to mind, not the first — obvious answers are shared answers.
Most groups also allow a bonus for alliteration where the card says so, and settle disputed answers by group vote. The reader of the card is the referee of last resort.
Each column is one round: write the rolled letter in the box, fill your twelve lines, and put the round's points on the score line after comparing. Three columns — a standard three-round game per sheet, per player. Tied after three? Play one more round on a fresh column.
Whether articles count ("The Alamo" under T or A), whether proper nouns are fair game when the category doesn't say, and whether creative stretches survive the vote. Consistency matters more than the ruling.
How long is the timer? Up to three minutes — many groups play shorter for pace.
Can an answer be more than one word? Yes, as long as the first word starts with the rolled letter.
Do these replace the game? Just the pad. You still need the category cards and letter die — or improvise categories and pick letters from a hat.