Campbell's Alphabet Dice Game (2011)

About this game

From the can: "Warm up your evening with a satisfying, yet simple, anagram word game for the whole family to enjoy. Simply throw your dice and start to spell. When you're stumped, everyone rolls again. This is not just another alphabet game. It's M'm M'm GOOD!" Kind of a cross between all the other letter/dice games and Scrabble. This clever little dice game uses terms from cooking for the gameplay. Game turns are made up of "servings" (rounds). The choice of moves when you roll your dice are: 1) Building, 2) Slurping, and 3) Passing. The last round of dice play is called "scraping the bottom".

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 6.
• Rules load. At 1.1/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 8 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.