Wordner Game

The Basics:

• For ages 8 and up (publisher suggests 12+)
• For 3 to 10 players
• Variable game length

Geek Skills:

• Active Listening & Communication
• Counting & Math
• Logical & Critical Decision Making
• Reading & Writing
• Imagination

Learning Curve:

• Child – Easy
• Adult – Easy

Theme & Narrative:

• None

Endorsements:

• Gamer Geek approved!
• Parent Geek approved!
• Child Geek approved!

Overview

Have you ever tried to finish another person’s sentence for them? For example, I might say, “Boy, am I hungry! Let’s go get some-” and then you interrupt by blurting out, “FISH TACOS!” In this example, you’d be correct. I love me some fish tacos, but most of the time the phrasing that is forcefully injected into another person’s incomplete thought is seldom accurate. This often has hilarious consequences for all within earshot.

Wordner, a self-published game by Andrew Hagenbuch, is comprised of 108 Prompt cards, 108 Starter cards, 6 pens, 1 pad of paper, and 1 Wilbur D. Clownfish (used as a player role identifier). The contents of the game come in a solid plastic box with a handle that makes it easy to store and to travel with. The card quality is typical of playing cards, the pens are all ballpoint tipped (with caps), and Wilbur is a palm-sized foam clownfish. It is, by far, the strangest collection of game bits I have yet come across. Unique and excellent quality from start to finish.