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Jitters: I can't spell anything with these dice!
Samples of homemade cards that introduce some new challenges to the game. See explanations below.
The 20 cards
front of box
bilingual edition

Jitters (1986)

Players
1–99
Best: 1, 2, 3
Playing time
30–30 min
Age
10+
6.09
Average rating
173
Ratings
1.30/5
Weight
#15811
BGG rank
Outside top 5,000
Alternate names:Frousse
Designer:(Uncredited)
Publisher:Milton Bradley +2 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 7, Interaction 5, Complexity 2.6, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck7.0
Interaction5.0
Complexity2.6
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Word GameReal-timeDice RollingSpelling

Overview

Jitters is a timed word game where players draw cards with prearranged crossword puzzles on them. A player starts the 90-second timer, and then rolls 'lettered' dice, and must use the face-up letters to fill in the crossword with qualifying words before time runs out. Each crossword puzzle card has a point value, which increases with the card's difficulty. This game is somewhat stressful as you must think quickly, making words to fit the blanks on the card, while the timer ticks. When the timer runs out, making a loud smacking noise as you were about to finish your last word, you jump every time...

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