BuyWord Fan Site

Pay some good hard cash to buy your letters. Then form a word to sell at a profit - if you can. Your payoff depends on the quantity, and quality, of the letters in the word.

Components

• 108 Letter Tiles
• 9 Wild Tiles
• 4 Price Lists
• 1 Special Die
• Play Money
• Rules Manual
• Handy Carry Bag
• Instructions

Setup

Remove the money from the box and pile it neatly in the center of the table. Each player begins with $200 in the following denominations: 2 - $50, 3 - $20, 2 - $10, 3 - $5, 5 - $1. The remaining bills should remain on the table serving as "the bank". …

Experienced players may choose to play with one or more of the following variations.

Auctions

Instead of buying or removing tiles, a player may choose to put their letters up for auction. Starting with the player to the left and moving clockwise, each player has the opportunity to make a bid, or to pass.

The auctioning player has the final opportunity to bid (and thus can always be sure to get the letter tiles, but cannot be sure what the final price will be). …