Common Denominator

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© David Pitt 2000-2007

Synopsis

A CATEGORICAL BOARD GAME ORGANIZED AROUND FAMILIES OF GROUPINGS.

OBJECT : FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS AND FIND THE HIDDEN WORDS. WIN POINTS BY IDENTIFYING THE CATEGORY AND WORDS FROM THE CLUES. DISCOVER THE HIDDEN WORD OF THE SAME COMMON DENOMINATOR. GATHER GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE POINTS. BE THE FIRST TO 100 AND WIN.

AGES : 15-55

PLAYERS : 2-4 OR TEAMS

PLAYING TIME : ½ – 1 ½ HOURS

LEARNING TIME : 5 MINUTES TO A LIFETIME

300 THEMATIC PUZZLES – 50 FORTUNE CARDS

70 CATEGORIES : MOVIES, OCCUPATIONS, TOOLS, COSMETICS, NATIONS, ETC.

5 FAMILIES OF CATEGORIES :

•  PEOPLE (PINK): NOTABLE WOMEN - GRAMMY AWARDS – OSCARS – COMICS…

•  GEOGRAPHY (YELLOW): LANGUAGES - RIVERS – STATE NICKNAMES …

•  NATURE (GREEN): DOGS - SPICES - ANATOMY – WILDFLOWERS …

•  SPORTS (PURPLE): HEISMAN - HOBBIES - COLLEGE TEAMS – BASEBALL …

•  POTPOURRI (ORANGE): FABRICS - FORTS - MUSIC INSTRUMENTS - COMPUTERS …

AVERAGE PUZZLE: 6-7 ENTRIES (RANGE: 2 MINIMUM 12 MAXIMUM)

APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF ANSWERS +/OR LETTERS GIVEN

OBJECT IS TO FIND THE REMAINDER AND GAIN POINTS - GOLD (10), SILVER (5)

OR BRONZE (1) BY FINDING THE WORDS OR THE CATEGORY

DRAW A FORTUNE CARD AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS – 38 “HAPPY” & 12 “SAD” CARDS

FIRST PERSON TO 100 POINTS WINS

COMPLETE AND COPYRIGHTED

DIGITALIZED : APPROX. 4,900 LINE 11 COLUMN FORMAT

ADDITIONAL 300 CARD BOOSTER BOX COMPLETED

ANSWER BOOKLET CONTAINS ANSWERS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND HINTS.