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2011

Pentiko

2–0 players · 0 min · 10+

Out of six icosahedrons (20-sided dice), one shows only vowels, one only consonants and the others vowels, consonants and * for jokers. You can roll the dice up to three times and then you have to form a word of the German language with at least three and at most five letters, words with four or five letters may contain one or two jokers. For a five-letter word that also contains a four- and a three-letter word in sequence, you get additional points - e.g. Seite - Seit - Sei. You score points in relation to the number of letters and jokers used. You win with 100 points or after an agreed number of rounds with the most points. A new edition of the game rules allows words with six letters, winning sum 500 points.

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