{"product_id":"steal","title":"Steal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fast-paced word-building game of cunning, treachery and outright theft!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEAL – The Rules\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fast-paced word building game of cunning, treachery and outright theft for 2 or more players! The more players…the more wild the game becomes, so 8 is possibly a sensible maximum limit!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSetting up\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace all 150 tiles face down on a table, leaving a playing area in front of each player where their words can be assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone can start by flipping over one tile. Play moves clockwise and each player quickly flips one letter (no peaking!). There is no advantage in being the first to flip!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe game really starts when at least three letters have been flipped, for the aim of the game is to form words of three letters or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlayers continue to flip – quickly, every 3 seconds or so – until someone shouts out a word which can be formed from the available letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat player picks up the letters, assembles the word in front of them, and is the next player to flip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fun then starts. The target now is to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe word(s) already formed by adding one or more letters to an existing word in order to form a new word: letters can be re-arranged as necessary. (eg\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emight become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEAT\u003c\/strong\u003e, which might become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eetc)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flipping stops during the time it takes for a player, who has claimed a new word, to assemble the word in their playing area. However the ability to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewords never stops!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the previous example perhaps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas shouted out and claimed only after the second\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas flipped, and as that player assembles his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEAT\u003c\/strong\u003e, another player shouts out\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand steals\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEAT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebefore he has even completed assembling the word!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set includes five special scoring letters (refer below), and one ‘joker’ letter (the mask). This letter can be used to replace any letter the caller chooses, and can be changed and changed again as it is stolen (always by adding one or more letters to the word). So\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emight be called out (using\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRE(mask)L\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the joker as an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e)…add a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the word called out might become\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCRUEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(with the joker changed to a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU\u003c\/strong\u003e), and so on!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFast, furious and hilarious.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf two players correctly claim a word at exactly the same time, the last letter flipped is flipped back and mixed into the pile, and a different letter flipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlay continues until all letters are used up, or until no-one can think of a word which can be formed – or stolen – by using the remaining letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach player then scores their own words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 point for the first three letters of a word, and 1 point for every additional letter. (so\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003escores 1 point,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASTE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003escores 3 points). You will quickly learn as word get longer, the harder they are to steal and the more points they earn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are five coloured letters:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,T,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. These are the most important letters in the set, and each letter doubles the score of that word!! These five letters therefore become the letters you really want to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSTEAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the game!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEXCITING\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a word which is worth 6 points.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003eXCI\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003c\/strong\u003eING\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a word which is worth 18 points (6 + 6 + 6)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTASTE\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis worth three points\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTAS\u003c\/strong\u003eT\u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 15 points (ie 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eD\u003cstrong\u003eE\u003c\/strong\u003eP\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003c\/strong\u003eR\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003c\/strong\u003eMENTA\u003cstrong\u003eL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould be a whopping 50 points (ie 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT\u003cspan\u003e E\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eL \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eitself wins the game!! …but has it ever happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe joker tile is counted as any other standard tile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe winner is the player with the highest score!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWord Rules:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo plurals ending in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e, and no verbs ending in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo misspelled words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo proper nouns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenerally…if a majority of players accept a word…it is acceptable! 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