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Pair Three

Pair Three 2019

1–6
Players
20–30
Minutes
5
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About the Game

What can you do with the 400+ 3-letter words in the English language? You make a game out of them - PAIR THREE.

PAIR THREE is a series of simple word games where players connect three-letter words through certain relationships.

Components: The game comes with 112 lasercut, wooden tiles, each containing four 3-letter words.

Goal: Be the first player to discard all your tiles. Four ways to play.

Matching Rules: A word can be placed adjacent to another word when at least two letters match. Examples:

First two letters match: men and met Last two letters match: doe and toe First & last letters match: red and rod All three letters match: rat and art

Additionally, relate 300+ compound words and phrases: ask for, eat out, dog tag, bed bug, pay cut, pen pal, gym rat, dry out, ice cap, gasbag, seabed, batman … carrot, menace, barred, tiered, garage, digits, cotton, market, Carmen, Margot, Dayton, Red Sea …

Optionally, allow: Homophones: bye and buy, won and one Mirrored letter pairs: got and fog, win and ink Related connections: sun hot, hen egg, cap hat, arm leg, man boy

—description from the designer

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