Lecardo Classpack

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Lecardo Classpack

Pack of 5. Save £5 on individual packs. This literacy card game is an ideal fun way to help children to read, spell and use a wider vocabulary.Keep score to see who is the best word builders in the group. Can be played by two or four players in the class or at home with the family. Improves children's word recognition and grasp of language. For children of eight and over.

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Product Code: Lecardo.Class

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Key Stage 2: 7 to 11 yrs
Key Stage 3: 11 to 14 yrs
Key Stage 4: 14 to 16 yrs

The aim of LeCardo is to make compounds or idiomatic phrases, e.g. bedside, break-in, time out etc. As in the examples above, hyphenation and spacing are allowed. Each compound / phrase made must be in relatively common use and must be agreed on by all players.

METHOD OF PLAY

The pack is shuffled, and each player is dealt seven cards. The players then cut the deck and the player with the highest value card begins. Thereafter, play goes clockwise. The remaining cards are placed face down on the table. Each player takes turns to form compounds using the cards in their hand. Cards may be placed anywhere on the emerging grid, as long as they match with another card either left to right or downwards, e.g.

wind power

day out break

in side

If no players are able to move, the game ends. Once a card has been deployed, it cannot be moved or retracted. A word may be challenged at any time, and, if the challenge is successful, the player concerned must pick up the disputed cards. The game ends when all the cards have been deployed, and one player has got rid of all of his/her cards. Alternatively, players may choose to continue until all cards have been deployed.

SCORING

Scores are calculated after each move, and are produced by adding together the value of all compounds made. Where two or more compounds are formed with the same card, the points for that word are added according to the number of compounds made. At the end of each game, the scores for each player are totalled up, minus the value of any cards remaining in the player's hand.