Perquackey

Perquackey
Designer(s) Hollingsworth Bros.
Publisher(s) Cardinal Games
Long Island City, NY
Players 2 or more
Age range 7 and up
Setup time Brief
Playing time Short
Random chance Medium
Skill(s) required Spelling
Word creation from random letters
Includes: shaker cup, 10 black dice, 3 red dice, timer, instructions

Perquackey is a word game produced by Cardinal Industries, Inc. of Long Island City, New York. It was previously produced by Lakeside Toys, a division of Lakeside Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1][2] and originally by The Shreve Company of Los Angeles, California. It is similar to the game Spill & Spell.[3]

Simplified gameplay

Each player, initially, rolls the 10 black dice (see below for when the red dice are used) with letters printed on their faces. The player must rearrange them into as many words as possible within a certain time, 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, 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.

The dice are labeled as follows:

In the Dick Van Dyke Show episode "A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own," Rob & Laura play a game of Perquackey with their neighbors.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Perquackey Word Game - How To Play". Centralconnector.com. 2007-04-26. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Perquackey Review". Gamereport.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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