Ages 8 and up
ABOUT:
KERFLIP is an exciting, shoot-from-the-hip style word game that rewards you for making words faster than your opponents can. A unique flip-scoring system allows tiles to have variable point values. The first time a tile is used, it’s worth full value to the player that uses it. After it’s been used, it’s flipped and is worth only half the value to the remaining players.
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MY THOUGHTS:
Okay so I love word and puzzle games, my husband not so much; so you can guess how many times we play them. I took a chance breaking out Kerflip with him and he ended up loving it! It is like Scrabble but since you combine your titles with others you get more letters to choose from to make a word. Playing Kerflip is just like its slogan “The Fast-Thinking. Flip-Scoring, Free-For-All Game!” It is a game where you shout out a word, keep score and repeat! I love the challenge of coming up with a word and competing so Kerflip is the perfect game for me! My husband is not the best speller and since he has more tiles to choose from and the chance to earn bonus points with the cards, he doesn’t fall too far behind me. 🙂
The way the game works is easy:
- Each player picks a certain amount of titles and places them on the board at the same time. (Make sure all titles are Ivory side up)
- Call out a word as soon as you can!
- First person to call out a word flips letters over to orange.
- Other players can build their words using the orange titles if they need to, they just don’t get as many points.
- Ivory titles = 10, orange = 5 – keep score
- Sweep used titles right back into box and recycle unused letters into bag to pick again.
- Game over when all titles are used.
- There are also bonuses – pick the gold title and you get double points or use a letter with a number in the corner of the tile and get bonus cards for them!
Both our letters:
We each spelled a different word. We got 40 points each.
New turn:
I spelled Lambs for 50 points + Bonus
Doug used some of my letters to spell Sham and got 30 points for it.
I will say that reading directions always makes the games sound more complicated than they are for me, but once we started playing this game it was easy to pick it up. The game is for ages 8 and up, with 2-4 players at a time. I think Kerflip would be a fun party game or just use it to unwind (which is what my husband and I do.) The best feature though is that you play right within the box and everything has its place! Not too many different pieces to worry about and you really don’t need a table to set the game up!
BUY IT: You can buy Kerflip for $24.99 direct through the Creative Foundry Gamestore.
COUPON: Use coupon code “blog20” to save 20% off your purchase at www.kerflip.com through July 31.
WIN IT: (1) US winner will receive the game Kerflip
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Gianna says
It looks both fun and educational.
amy marantino says
i love word games, and i like that you need to think fast for this one
shirley zolenski says
I learned this helps kids with their spelling
Jan says
As a former teacher – anything that helps a person to learn spelling is a plus!
Dawn Reid says
I learned that there is not to many pieces, nice
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Melissa Shirley says
I learned that it is a word came, and I love that this would be great to teach kids to spell
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Anne N. says
I like that even kids can play against adults.
Heather R says
I like that even if the tiles are turned over to orange, you can still use them to create new words.
christal c says
I like that they have won an award and this is a fun game as well as learning game
Erin Cook says
I learned that it helps children spell
Marianna says
I like the fact that it is a word game – it helps kids learn and build their vocabulary and they have no idea cause its fun!
trisha mckee says
It helps children with their spelling.
Tricha says
play in the box
Paula Tavernie says
I learned its a fast paced game!
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Yolanda Robinson says
I like the fact it is set by timer to find a word. It makes you think fast on your feet.
Miz Vickik says
I learned that speed helps!
tamar says
two people have timers
Sandy VanHoey says
I like that my grandson could learn from this and get help with his spelling words while having fun too
Diana Stanhope says
I love that it is fun for the whole family and that everyone gets their own timer.
melina r says
i like that clean up is fast and no losing tiles
Tara Liebing says
I like that you keep all the pieces in the box because it is less likely they would get lost.
joni says
I love that it’s a great game for the entire family and educational too.
jenn says
I learned that the red side is worth 5 pts
Katie Morris Crider says
I like that it makes you think. Keeps you on your toes. It’s not about taking turns, but who is the fastest w/ coming up w/ an answer.
Brittani says
I love that it can help with spelling!
Lori S says
I like that it helps kids with their spelling.
Thanks!
Stacey Jacobson says
I like the fun and see how creative my family and friends can be.
Kevin Yates says
i like that its fast paced and portable
sandra says
i love scattergories
Christina says
I learned in the video this game as an easy set up & clean up (which for us, it would be a great game to travel with, we always take games when we travel or camp). I love that its a fun twist on other word games.
Patricia Wojnar Crowley says
I LOVE that you play right in the box!
deb c says
I love that it makes you think.
DAMIAN JARREAU says
It is a fast thinking game and looks like fun
Susan Salerno says
Love that you compete to come up with the first word and that you get to shout!!!
Renee B. says
I love that it helps improve spelling and verbal skills in general
Tanya Phelps says
love that it helps kids with their spelling skills!
Vickie Couturier says
I like that it will help with teaching kids how to spell correctly an use their brains
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
Love the way you use the tiles again for less points
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debbie jackson says
I like that the numbers decrease as letters are used
Margie says
It’s a good learning game for children, and it is a fast-moving one for adults.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Kimberly Schotz says
This game looks like fun and I LOVE the easy clean up!
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Venus M. says
I learned that there is not to many pieces to worry about and it can be played inside of its own box.
Rita Light says
I like the fact that it is a fast paced game.