Unspeakable Words Card Game

by Playroom Entertainment

Product Features

• A devious word game that will eat at your sanity
• The bigger the word, the more dangerous
• Based on the Cthulhu Mythos of HP Lovecraft

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.8 x 1.8 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UC8BPE
• Item model number: 26100
• Manufacturer recommended age: 10 - 15 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,111 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Unspeakable Words is a devious word game that will eat at your sanity. Beware, because deep in the corners of letters, the Hounds of Tindalos wait for the unsuspecting. Use your hand of cards to form words to score, based on the number of angles in the word. Be careful, because every misstep could cost you, since you must test the strength of your mind against each word's point value. Succeed, and you're safe, for now Fail, however, and you take one step closer to madness. Can you keep your sanity long enough to win this horrifically fun word game? Game includes 96 Letter Cards, a Twenty-sided Die, 30 Cthulhu Pawns and Instructions in English, Spanish and French. For 2 to 6 Players, 30 Minute Playing Time, Ages 10 to Adult.

Product Description

Decode the ancient secrets of R'lyeh by forming words with the letters you find in this sanity-sapping letter game. The more angles that appear in the words, the greater their mystical value, but beware! For each word that is created, you must roll a sanity check against its value to see if the word's power drives you mad! Cthulhu Mythos themed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, Visually Engrossing, Educational! oh boy!, February 11, 2008

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A Child Without An Eye "mutilatedlips" (Buckingham Green) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Unspeakable Words Card Game (Toy)

My wife and I like our mixture of non typical (some Euro) games. This came as a big surprise with how much fun it is for such a wide range of people. You don't have to know the Lovecraft theme and the cards are even more interesting to those who don't. We played with family who thought the Cthulu tokens were goblins (easier not to explain, so they be goblins now). The game is sort of scrabble-ish, making words and scoring points. The words you create don't really have to be big fancy words in order to win. The value of the letter cards are not based on how hard that letter is to make a word, but on the amount of angles in the letters. Also the higher value of your words the more chance you have of going insane (you lose). We went insane while a steady paced 9 year gave us the beat down one game. It was so much fun for the entire family. Educational, Quick and 2-6 players too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unspeakable maybe, but fun for sure!, September 21, 2008

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Keith Vorderbruggen (Inver Grove Heights, MN) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Unspeakable Words Card Game (Toy)

My friend Dave introduced me to this game at OmegaCon and I fell in love. The little, plastic Cthulhus make it a must on their own. If you can spell, you are in. This game can be played in a short amount of time but is hours and hours of fun. My wife and our children spend many nights playing it!

MUCH FUN!!!!!!!

I HIGHLY recommend this game!

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Mythos Take on a word game a la Scrabble, November 20, 2011

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No Name "Just a Man... With a Man's Courage" (Winona, MN) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Unspeakable Words Card Game (Toy)

This is a word game that depends on cards, not tiles, and points are awarded based on how many angles the letters in your words have. That sounds confusing, but trust me, it's not.

It's extremely accessible for kids to play this game with their parents because of the durability of the tools, the use of cartoony monsters which young boys will appreciate, and the opportunity to practice spelling simple words. The rules are simple and can be explained to a group of new players in less than 3 minutes. You'll be playing without having to check the rules sheet in 2 turns.

The game is deceptively simple, but its simplicity does not detract from its entertainment value. Using the game in conjunction with Steve Jackson Games' Cthulhu Dice can be highly satisfying. You can find additional rules using that as an unofficial expansion on boardgamegeek.com and they're a blast and add tons of replayability and a level of strategy to an otherwise luck-driven game. The Cthulhu Dice add-on can be found here on Amazon and it costs only like 5 or 6 dollars, I think, so its worth looking into.

This is far and away my favorite word game and my friends' go-to game for intense fun in 30 minutes. Last night we played with two couples against each other, and with the dice add-on the game got really intense and humorous because the couples continually beat upon each other. A really great game; I'm smiling as I write this remembering just how much fun we had.

Anyway, I recommend this game to these people: Parents who want a cool looking word game for their family nights, fans of Lovecraft looking for a diversion from hardcore titles, casual groups of friends who occasionally game together, couples that like to double-date and need an ice-breaker activity.

This game, with or without the aforementioned dice, is worth a look. Have fun!