Paperback
A word-building deckbuilder where every spelled word funds a stronger, faster vocabulary engine.
Who it's for
Word game lovers and deckbuilding fans who want Scrabble's vocabulary itch fused with Dominion's engine satisfaction.
Not for you ifβ¦
You dislike spelling-based games or find real-time word pressure stressful rather than fun.
Vibe's take
clever, wordy, satisfying, engine-building, replayable
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About this game
Paperback casts you as a struggling novelist racing to churn out bestsellers before your editor loses patience, using a deckbuilder engine built entirely out of letter cards. Every hand becomes a word puzzle: spell out the best word you can from what you are dealt, cash in its score for cash and fame, then spend both on stronger letters and wild cards that keep making future hands easier. Letter abilities trigger mid-word for bonus draws or double scores, so building your deck is really about building your vocabulary's firepower. It scratches the deckbuilding itch and the word game itch at once, with a cooperative variant if your table prefers writing together.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.0 / 5 β LightBGG Rating
6.8/10
Rank #755
11k ratings
Published
2014
Language
Language essential
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