Upwords, Fun and Challenging Family Word Game with Stackable
Upwords, Fun and Challenging Family Word Game with Stackable Letter Tiles, for Ages 8 and Up
High-stacking, Word Building Game
The higher you stack, the higher you score! In Upwords, each player starts with 7 letter tiles. Play words across or down to make new words or stack on top of tiles to change a word! Earn points for every tile put down.
Intense, Strategic Word Play
Stack and hack to get the highest score! Score points for words a single tile high and for any letter tiles stacked underneath. Earn bonus points if you use all 7 of your tiles in a single turn. Fun for players of all skill levels to compete with each other!
Rotating Game Board
With a lazy Susan design, players can easily place their tiles on the Upwords game board. When it’s your turn, simply turn the game board in your direction to play your word. Upwords is easy for families to pick up and play!
| Dimensions: | 27.18 x 27.18 x 5.33 cm; 744 Grams |
| Model: | 6052559 |
| Material: | Plastic |
| Colour: | Grey |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Age: | 8 – 10 years |
| Assembly: | No |
| Dimensions: | 27.18 x 27.18 x 5.33 cm; 744 Grams |
| Material: | Plastic |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Can’t go wrong with a classic game for family nights. My family loves to play this and is a fun change up to our normal scrabble game. Came with everything described and good quality.
We purchased this game after watching our neighbors play it. What a fun time we’ve had! My spouse and I don’t keep score, but we do feel as though it really keeps your brain active while playing. We enjoy it so much, we take it with us whenever we travel. Fun for all ages!
Very good game, more strategic than scrabble. Good quality overall though the turquoise parts are opaque, not translucent as shown in the image. Rotating board works well and is handy. Bit disappointed in the glorified plastic sandwich bag included for the letters and the weird font making the letters different sizes and off centre. Overall would recommend.
I was surprised that this product appears brand new – I was expecting a good vintage one at the price! The twirling board makes play much easier when there are more than two playing, being able to see the board clearly is important. The tiles have tiny pegs at each corner, slotting firmly into holes in the board, and they stack up quite firmly – I have played on an older game where the tiles got nudged out of place easily.
My husband and I enjoyed our first game and now look forward to playing a new game with our grandsons (11&8) in the school holidays.
On our first crack at this game, we thought we could stack letters to create new words even if the adjacent/connecting words are affected. But we realized that we can only stack letters to create new, valid words and that the stacked letter does not change or create a weird adjacent or connecting word.
Scoring is simple. You get 2 points for each tile in a word you create, 1 point on stacked letters (1 point for 1 stacked letter, 2 points for 2 stacked letters, 3 for 3 stacked tiles, etc) The components are sturdy and the stacked tiles don’t fall off. In fact before buying this game I was afraid that the stacked tiles would fall off and lead to awkward handling, so I posted my question on Amazon. Out of the 7 who answered, 6 said the tiles don’t fall off because they have tiny pegs that clasp to the tile. I don’t know why 1 person answered “yes, they fall”. But rest assured they don’t. We’ve played it 3 times already and we’re very happy with this purchase. Strong buy (if you like word games).
There are no blanks. There is a ‘Qu’ tile, not Q by itself as in Scrabble. Leftover tiles at the end of the game…..5 pnt penalty per letter.
The pieces themselves are interlocking to the board and to each other to keep them in place, and the board is on a ‘lazy susan’ type of rotating frame.
Try it. You’ll like it!
I bought this to play with my dad, who suffers from dementia. It was a good choice because it is easier than Scrabble, but still challenging enough to enjoy. The board has ridges that hold the tiles in place once they are played, so they don’t move around on the board, which is very helpful.
This is our second copy of this game – this edition has more letters and slightly larger board, so this makes it better for groups to play. Rotating board makes it easy to read from all positions. More fun than Scrabble, challenging for all ages!
My husband is really good at Scrabble so I knew he would like this game. It’s great with just two people or 4 people. It has different strategies. Only thing to note is we had to draw a line under the Z because it looked the same as the N turned around.
fun game just like scrabble but 3d. seems to be well made except for a couple of pieces that do not fit properly, they are supposed to lock onto the board to prevent movement but it does not sit flush. I like that the board can spin to each player without the pieces getting all out of position.
This is much more fun than scrabble and easier to play for all the family. It is much more compact than the original upwords game so much easier to store and take with you.