Quiddler (73639) $11.95 Ages: 8 and up 1 - 8 players The challenge is to arrange all of the cards in your hand into words. High Score wins, so try to use those high point letters - but don't get caught with them uncombined. There are 8 rounds of play, beginning with 3 cards in your hand and progressing to 10.		Smart Mouth (5530) $19.95 Ages: 8 - adult 2 or more players The guick-thinking game where players go head-to-head in a fast-paced, hilarious game of action. Individually or in teams, players slide the Letter Getter device forward and back to reveal two lettered tiles. The first player to spot and shout out a word of at least five letters, beginning with the first letter tile (orange) and ending with the second letter tile (green), receives those two tiles. Player(s) with the most tiles at the end wins.
	What's Gnu (WGNU) $19.95 Ages: 4 - 8 2 - 6 players This three-letter word game spells FUN! Spread out the Word Starter cards, each having one letter and two blanks. Slide the Letter Getter to magically reveal two letter tiles and start filling in the blanks to make words. Everyone plays at the same time, trying to make the most words before the tiles run out. Great for vocabulary building!		Wise Alec (alec) $24.95 Ages 8 - adult 2 or more players We all remember the fun of playing Trivial Pursuit. Wise Alec uses a similar format geared to knowledge garnered in the classroom/living. After determining the criteria for winning the game (3 options), players take turns answering questions (History, Science, or Spelling) determined by the color of board square they land on. Each card is worth 3 or 7 points (determined before question is asked) and Wise Alec cards have points printed on the card. Players keep track of their own points; the first player to receive the designated number (not by where the pawn is on the board) wins. Wise Alec is a multi-generational, family party game of trivia, tongue twisters, and sassy social strategy. The game has a variety of brainteaser challenges, silly-natured abstracts, and personal behaviors that allow players of various ages and
	Word Storm (2916) $29.95 Ages 8 and up 2 - 8 players What is neat about this game is everyone plays at the same time. It is a tile-grabbing, crossword-style race game that is fun for all. Players build words vertically and horizontally, using letters drawn from the pile - and can rearrange letters at any time. There are many clever twists to the game - including "word storm" tiles. First player to correctly complete a crossword, wins. As three of us played it this past weekend, I was pleased that it felt as if you were competing against yourself, versus the other players. Truly a thought provoking game..