Mail Call!

Mail is flying all over the place – we need to get these letters sorted to avoid a priority disaster! Will you be fast enough? Or will the dead-letter be your undoing?

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What Is It?

🥅The Goal is to have the most points
⚙️Roll & Write / Word Game – The game starts with 3 letters in the 3 outlined boxes on the player sheet, in alphabetical order – the words on those lines, when filled out, must start with that letter. Each round, players roll all the dice. The red dead-letter die is set aside – that letter can not be used in the word that round, or players will not score for it. You get a point each time you use one of the other letters in your word, and x2 if you use all 3 letters. After 7 rounds players must make sure their words are alphabetical, or cross off words until the rest are, and add up all their word scores for their final score.

Who Is It For?

👥1 or More Players – Solo was fine, but I think multiplayer is more fun. The rounds are simultaneous, no turns, so any player count is fine
👥Ages 8 & Up – You can use any words – any length or complexity, so it’s accessible to a wide range of players
👥Fans of fast word games

PROS

🟢Big chunky dice!
🟢2 (main) ways to play – Priority adds a letter that must be used in order to score, so it’s a nice ‘advanced mode’
🟢Plays quickly and smoothly
🟢Rules are well written
🟢I like that you can use any words, and the focus is just on the letters; no penalty for matching others either, which I like.
🟢Light gameplay, but still provides some challenge

CONS

🔴Co-op mode, and even the solo a little bit, felt a little unnecessary, and not as exciting as the multiplayer
🔴It doesn’t change much play to play, so I do see it getting a little too repetitive after more plays

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Final Thoughts

This is a solid, quick, and simple word game that works no matter how many people you have, and I think it’s really approachable to a lot of different kinds of players. It had some unique elements, and it was honestly trickier than you’d think – that alphabetical restriction can be brutal! I do think it may not hold up on ton to repeat plays, but we’ll see. Regardless, it’s definitely worth checking out if you generally like word games!

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Additional Information:
My Final Rating – 6/10

Designer – Peter C. Hayward
Artist – Migy Blanco
Publisher – GameHead
MSRP – $20.00
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