Clarkson Potter Good Words: A Trivia Game for Word Lovers: Card Game

Prove that you’re the ultimate language buff in this delightful card game that will always help you have the last good word, featuring a booklet with instructions and alternate ways to play.

If you cow someone, will they cower? Do you know what a milliner sells?

If you answered “yes” and “hats” to these two questions, you may just be the next champion of Good Words, a trivia-based card game for word lovers.

Each of the 175 cards contains a single trivia question related to word spelling, origins, and meanings, as well as testing your knowledge of synonyms, homonyms, and other language minutia. Answer the question correctly and you get to keep the card—each of which has a letter on it. When one player gains enough trivia cards, it triggers the all-out spell-a-thon, where each player competes to create the best words with the cards they’ve collected—earning more points for longer words or using up all their cards. Play a game for two or invite up to six players to join in the fun.

Whether you trounce the competition by collecting the most cards or have a come-from-behind victory with your impressive spelling skills, this game is the perfect choice for word and language lovers everywhere.

Thomas W. Cushing is a writer, entrepreneur, and professional packager. As the founder of Libretto and Tin Moon, both developers and publishers of fine stationery, games, and gift products, Thomas has developed products for renowned fashion designers, leading department stores, and specialty stores around the world. Clients include Kate Spade, Christian Lacroix, The New York Times, Designers Guild, Christian Louboutin, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, and Liberty of London. He lives in New York City.