New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
4 NEW GAME PLAYED VIII LETTERS.
SIMPLE ENOUGH FOR CHILDREN AND DIFF
CULT ENOUGH FOR GRAY.BEARDs.

new game. which affords good deal of amusement
to many people. and also impan' considerable" in
strucion to the Young in the formation Of words j.
played in the following manner with the letters "l III"
alphabet Halt dozen SETS Of all the letters OF w"
alphabet are provided each letter small piece
Of IA tcboari or wood one player then gamers al
the letter, before him on the table and III" other
,Iayers 1T around the table, at cards. The player
who has all the letters tu:Es them face downwa
and proceeds to deal them oft one b. one, TO the
Others. beginning with the PLAYER sitting at his right
hand and continuing around the table in order
As he deals letter ont he turns lis race
ND. so that all may see that it Is
.u~ for instance. The next player gets an %
snpp,c and he quickly that his letter, joined to
the III received BY the first PLAYER. Will form the
word no" lie announces that Iact ana Claims uc
a., This is surrendered TO h'h and lie forms ne
word no" Oh the table in frogt Of hin and must leave
IL there undsturbcd until some other player Sc's
letter. which, added to he WORD no. Will 10TH s'"'
other word. .
snupo,e. for instance that the third letter dealt
ont is a w." Then the owner Of the "w' may
claim the word no. and adding his W 70 IL MAKE !.
nov" The fourth letter turned UP may bs y
and the owner VI nov" br%tlie' sign OIL rs'ti ~
hc THINKS lie will hold OH to his woFo' 10: III ,'
while ANYWAY for the NOV" ard tie "y' don't
s.am m make ANYTHING Perhaps several letters
follow, on, of which no combination can ne
made Which will spell correct word. until
some one gets al s." This letter. III cohnc"I""
with now" will spell SNOW but II the lucky
owrcr Of the "s is sharp cnousn nc WA! a,SD GAIN
the V" from his other rival and spell - snowy. -
The examples gwen here are sample woH>, a.
they show more clearly " youES MINDS now tie CANT
may be played cas.ly but wh.h M,hprl ni 49, nv
have been dealt out the most sklliu! epclicrs may
nud scop. for their abilities. and many are the com
biratols which will e>cap; me lo'"e OF al VINO
arr gathered around the ;s1lc. Tor t!nlc' un'll
some one discovers II 10y accident ana then
the wonder Will be that they we're ho' seen oci','
one player may not claim it'm another any lttHi
or letter, when have been worked up INTO worn
,j,i'ont toliin. thai whole wort and using II all.
ttouch it, letters may be entirely tran>poscd to make
over half "A dozen languages II the players - agree
and thcn Tn. :anc becomes dlhrlN choneh Ior
Ene,u,i hluc.,t,s kiug or = collrer professor
Tin" vll.nrr a. t!r -IH' - tn pifc' " no IA 'Uc
mo,i complete si:rad at "i The t!r ~ rom
ol him wren tn dealer ha> tiWhd up u" la>' PEW
he has IN his pix IUi- word count II" iio'c 'ih'h
>horl words ana If two piIcr- he they sri Ia wn"k
hctiny up h"r log I:l- ihio snort one. ANA ms
ia. u,,s of the liz tin's ont a. ten. h" large
,inbtr Of PLAYERS ar-c NUMBER of letter, l.. ~
,olr-e required. bui two poop. Will OF n play the
game Tor iiai 81. hour before cIlians;n. hall d"zcl
complete alphahc's