Lexigons 2026

In LEXIGONS, two rival wordsmiths battle for control of a shifting field of hexes. Each letter placed claims new ground, links with existing letters, and opens fresh paths for bigger words. But territory alone isn’t enough—you must control the majority of letters in a word to score it. Build longer words, block your opponent, reclaim valuable vowels, and race to 30 points. On this battlefield, every hex can change the game.

Lasercut Components • Hexagonal game board with two built-in scoring tracks • Two sets of 30 letter tiles in contrasting colors

Setup 1. Each player chooses a tile set as their Letter Supply and places the tiles upside down near their end of the board. 2. Place both scoring markers at 0. 3. Randomly choose the starting player. 4. That player takes a random tile from their supply and places it in the middle of the board.

How to Play Players alternate turns. On your turn: 1. Select a random letter from your supply. 2. Place the letter on the board, adjacent to an existing tile. 3. Look for a word of minimum length.

If a word is found, call it out and score it, then remove one of its vowels and return it face down to your supply.

Valid Word • Contains at least 4 letters (unless using the 3-letter rule) • Must include the letter you just placed • May travel in any direction • May bend or zigzag from hex to hex • Cannot use the same hex twice in one word • Must be a recognized word.

Letters belonging to either player may be used, but at least half of the letters must be yours.

Forming the Word To form a word, more than half of its letters must be of your color. If the players have an equal number of letters in a word, neither player controls it. This means your opponent's letters can help you make a word—but you need the majority to claim it.

Scoring Score 1 point for every letter in the word: • 3-letter word = 3 points • 4-letter word = 4 points • 5-letter word = 5 points • 6-letter word = 6 points and so on. Move your scoring marker that many spaces along your track. Only one word may be scored per turn. If your new letter creates several possibilities, choose which word you want to score.

The Vowel Rule After scoring a word, choose one vowel — A, E, I, O or U — from that word and return it to your Letter Supply. The hex it occupied becomes empty and may be filled again later. This keeps valuable vowels circulating and continually changes the connections on the board. If the scored word contains no vowel, no tile is returned.

Winning The first player to reach or pass 30 points wins the battle and becomes the LEXIGONS Champion.

Strategies Every placement matters. A letter can: • Extend one of your future words • Use your opponent's letters to your advantage • Give you majority control of a valuable word • Block an opponent's connection • Add an “S” to make a plural form of an existing word • Create several possible word paths at once.

The Minimum 3-Letters Rule During setup, decide if you want to set the minimum word length to three letters. This opens up a faster-scoring game.

—description from the designer