Acrostics

Acrostics is a fun word game that can be played with a large group at a planned party or on the fly with just you and your significant other after dinner.  Fun Party Games for Adults knows that if you like word games you will really like this one.

Materials: pen and paper for each player
# of players: 2 or more

How to play: In each round the group will pick a word 4-8 letters long.  Each person will write the word twice on the page, once vertically going down and once vertically going up.

Example:

Grassy

G                Y
R                S
A                S
S                A
S                R
Y               G

A timer is set for 5 minutes and then each player must come up with a word that begins with the letter on the left and ends with the letter on the right.  Once time is up points are counted up.  A point is given for each letter used (including the letters you add).  2 letter words are not allowed.

Example:

GreasY
RodentS
AppleS
SodA
SouR
YawninG


This person would get 33 points.  Points are not counted for words that are the same as another player.

This game can be played at a themed party by picking words that go along with the theme of the party

Have fun!
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