Wordox

## Description

_Wordox_ is a multi-player game where the player tries to steal others
letters and avoids having his own letters stolen. All players can see a common
rack of letters that can be used to form a word. The first player to take his
turn must drag tiles from the tile tray to the board to create a word that
touches the middle of the board (the green circle). The tiles placed down must
be connected together in a single row or column. One point is scored for each
tile that the player owns. If he makes words using another player’s tiles, the
player takes ownership of their tiles, thus taking points away from their
score and adding them to your own.

If a tile is placed on an orange space, a player is awarded a special
temporary Orange Point. If he places a tile on a pink square, the number of
Orange Points that he has accumulated will be added to his score, the board
will clear, and all other players will have their Orange Points taken away.
The time per player turn and the score to win can be specified by the person
creating the table (usually from 50 for a two-player game down to 30 for four
players).

The easiest way to steal a whole word is to add S to make a plural but whoever
sets up the table can choose a no S-steals option to make it more difficult.
Also, putting a word parallel to an existing one can steal multiple letters
from it as long as all the resulting touching tiles form valid words. Knowing
a list of all valid 2 and 3-letter words is an advantage in doing this.
Avoiding making words that will allow an opponent to make another from it to
clear the board is also essential.

Wordox