| "JUMBULAYA" Word Board Game Description:
Jumbulaya, the new MENSA Select 2008 winner, is an addictive, multi-faceted word strategy game in which each player works with five letter tiles on his/her tray and all the letters on the board, rearranging, adding, and trading them, building and claiming longer and longer words each turn.
Simultaneously, as players build words horizontally, they also look for a Jumbulaya. A Jumbulaya is a seven-, eight-, or nine-tile word that can be spelled vertically on the board.
Players strategize and plan multiple moves ahead to create longer and longer words.
A player earns points for all the lines he/she claims, bonus points for using "letter-combo" tiles, and even more points for being the first to find a Jumbulaya. The player who earns the most points, wins!
Game Specifications:
Ages 8+
Number of Players: 2-4
Length of Play: 60 minutes
Game Contents:
Game Board
100 Letter Tiles
36 Line Markers
Instruction Sheet
Cloth Bag
Game Awards:
Games Magazine, Best Word Game 2009
American MENSA, MENSA Select Seal 2008
Creative Child Magazine, Game of the Year 2008
Product Specifications:
Game Size: 10.5" x 10.5" x 2"
Game Weight: 2.6 lbs
Product Warnings & Safety Information:
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS. This game contains small pieces and is not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
A NOTE FROM LAURI:
A unique game, easy to learn how to play. This is a unique game, unlike others I know. (This is good!) When I first read the description of the game I found it confusing. (Hmmm, not so good.) However, JUMBULAYA was very easy to learn how to play once you saw the board. (Yeah! Back to good stuff!) The board has nine horizontal lines, and there are 10 spaces in each line. Your objective is to make up longer and longer words in each of those horizontal lines. There is a peg for each line. Every time you add letters to a line, you claim the line with your peg. You get points for the most pegs. You can re-arrange the tiles in the line (and add to them) for your words. You make a Jumbulaya if you can make up a word VERTICALLY from a tile from each of the horizontal lines, starting at the top of the board. Quite easy, right?
JUMBULAYA is a very fun and challenging game for those who love words and vocabulary! |
Jumbulaya is like scrabble 
