Parlett's Original Word Games

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	ORIGINAL WORD GAMES by David Parlett
	Everybody likes word games. As a linguist by training and a gamester by inclination I am no exception to this rule. Here are a few games of my invention that were first published in Games & Puzzles magazine, or The Penguin Book of Word Games, or The Guinness Book of Word Games, or any combination of the three. I've also added an updated version of a rather long essay on the validity of words in word games first published in the Penguin Book. Its eventual conclusion is summarised in Parlett's Universal Rules for Word Games, namely: Any word is acceptable if (a) at least one opponent accepts it, or, if not, (b) you can find it in a printed publication within five minutes of being challenged. See When is a word not a word?
Site map	Lynx A two-player crossword game using any pre-printed grid Nymphabet A Nim-type whip through the alphabet, for two Phrase Maze Meaningful meanderings for two deductive geniuses Quizl Another 2-player deductive with an on-line version for one Silly Similes A creative caparison of comparisons for one or more punsters Suspensions Or "Suspended Sentences" - to play when you're just hanging around Trypo A game of poetic injustice for any number of players Wordsworth My improvement (I hope) on an old favourite also called Letterbox (etc)	Up top
	October 2007

ORIGINAL WORD GAMES