Perquackey
{{Short description|Word game played with dice}}
{{Infobox Game
| title = Perquackey
| image_link = File:Perquackey.jpg
| image_caption =
| designer = Hollingsworth Bros.
| illustrator =
| publisher = Cardinal Games
Long Island City, New York
| players = 2 or more
| ages = 7 and up
| setup_time = Brief
| playing_time = Short
| random_chance = Medium
| skills = Spelling
Word creation from random letters
| footnotes = Includes: shaker cup, 10 black dice, 3 red dice, timer, instructions
| bggxrefs =
| date= {{start date and age|1956}}
}}
Perquackey is a word game played with dice, produced by Cardinal Industries, Inc. of Long Island City, New York, United States. It was previously produced by Lakeside Toys, a division of Lakeside Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota,{{cite web |url=http://www.centralconnector.com/GAMES/perquackey.html |title=Perquackey Word Game - How To Play |publisher=Centralconnector.com |date=2007-04-26 |accessdate=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130125095540/http://www.centralconnector.com/games/perquackey.html |archivedate=2013-01-25 }}[http://www.dantiques.com/abgd/aardmakehtml.mv?look4=2669 ]{{dead link|date=January 2013}} and originally by The Shreve Company of Los Angeles, California. It is similar to the 1956 game Spill & Spell.{{cite web |url=http://www.gamereport.com/tgr2/perquackey.html |title=Perquackey Review |publisher=Gamereport.com |accessdate=2013-01-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730042144/http://www.gamereport.com/tgr2/perquackey.html |archivedate=2012-07-30 }}
Gameplay
The game is played with 10 black-lettered dice and three red-lettered dice.
Each player, initially, rolls the 10 black-lettered dice. The player must rearrange them into as many words as possible within a certain time while reusing the letters repeatedly. Points are scored according to the length of each word and the number of words made. Once a player reaches 2,500 points (2,000 points in some versions), all 13 dice are used; all words must now contain at least four letters. A player with at least 2,500 points is considered vulnerable; at least 500 points must be scored in a turn, or 500 points are deducted from their score.
The first player to reach 5,000 points is the winner.
Distribution
The dice are labeled as follows:
- Black dice:
- A,A,A,E,E,E (2)
- B,H,I,K,R,T
- F,H,I,R,S,U
- G,I,M,R,S,U
- E,J,Q,V,X,Z
- F,I,N,P,T,U
- C,M,O,O,P,W
- D,L,N,O,R,T
- B,L,O,O,W,Y
- Red dice (classic):
- Q,S,S,V,W,Y
- B,F,H,L,N,P
- C,D,G,J,K,M
- Red dice (post-2004?):
- B,F,P,Q,S,Y
- C,D,G,J,K,M
- H,L,N,S,V,W
Reviews
See also
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20151125104003/http://www.cardinalgames.com/game/138 Cardinal Industries Perquackey Page]
- [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1161 BoardGameGeek.com Perquackey page]
- [http://howdoyouplayit.com/perquackey-game-rules/ How to Play Perquackey]
- [http://perquackey.matthewtodd.org/ online word generating program, for use with the game]
{{Dice games}}
Category:Products introduced in 1956
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