The game of Hangman (normally a game for two players) is a great way for children to practice and improve their spelling - all while they are having fun. And now they can play even when there is no friend around! Each page in these books works like a lottery scratch card. Each puzzle offers the 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by silver circles to scratch off. Choose the letter you want, give it a rub and you will see if it features in the puzzle and where. But watch out: six misses and you are hanged! Play your favourite game on a bus, in the car, at home - and you don't need anyone else to join in!
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Portable Fun!,
This review is from: Scratch & Solve Hangman #1 (Scratch & Solve Series) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)
You're probably familiar with the game Hangman, but just in case you aren't, here's how it works with two people: an individual comes up with a word or phrase while the other must guess it. At the bottom of the page are blanks representing letters. As the player guesses the letters, they are written in the appropriate spot. However, if a wrong letter is guessed, a body part is drawn on the gallows. If an entire body is drawn before the phrase is guessed, the one doing the guessing loses.
In his clever Scratch & Solve Hangman, Mike Ward offers a neat twist on an old favorite. You know how instant lottery cards require you to scratch off the metallic finish to reveal what's underneath? That's exactly the way this book works. For each of the 96 puzzles, there are three components: *Silver eggs for A through Z *A dotted-line stick figure on the gallows *Numbered blanks at the bottom Here's an example of how a puzzle works. For puzzle one in the Scratch & Solve Hangman #3, I guess the letter "E". When I scratch off the silver egg under "E", it shows the numbers 6 and 8. I go to the bottom of the page and fill in the letter "E" for blanks 6 and 8. I then guess "R", which revealed a stick figure sticking his tongue out! This means that the letter "R" is NOT a part of solution. If I had revealed six of those faces--which indicates drawing in the head, arms, torso and feet of the body on the gallows--then I would have lost! However, because I guessed the phrase (poached eggs) before I drew all six body parts, I win! (Admittedly, I had the head and both arms drawn in before I guessed it! Whew!) This little book is very portable, providing amusement and distraction just about anywhere. Highly recommended if you love Hangman!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ingenious game format and fun, too,
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This review is from: Scratch & Solve Hangman #1 (Scratch & Solve Series) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)
This series of hangman games is great fun. While it can be played without additional players, it can be adapted so that players can take turns. I use these books with my students and they are always ready to play it. It is useful for reinforcing spelling patterns, vocabulary and deductive reasoning.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hangman OK,
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This review is from: Scratch & Solve Hangman #1 (Scratch & Solve Series) (Bk. 1) (Paperback)
I originally saw another version of this one. I bought this for my 85 yo mother to help retain mental alertness. The product arrived as stated in OK condition. It had been used. I think it would be nice if they gave a clue as to the topic of each page so you know what words to be guessing. This just is a free for all. Not too impressive.
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