The Cross-Number Game - Portable Cube Edition
A version of Scrabble with non-standard numbered dice, red rolling cup, scorepad and timer.
"THE OBJECT:
To compete for high score while placing numbered cubes in sequences that are divisible by three.
TO BEGIN:
Each player tumbles a cube.
The player with the highest value starts.
To start each round: place all eleven cubes in the Tumble Numble Tumbler,
the first player then tumbles five cubes into his hand (without looking at their values)
and passes these five cubes to the player on his left.
This occurs only at the beginning of each Round.
The remaining six cubes he tumbles upon the table and arranges as many as possible in a valid sequence.
After declaring the score, he passes the tumbler along with any cubes he was unable to use, to the player on his left.
The second player places his five cubes along with any unused cubes from the preceding player into the tumbler,
tumbles them upon the table and arranges his cubes as an extension or in cross-word fashion to the previously
played sequence.
BASIC STRATEGY
Create sequences that take best advantage of Bonus Cubes, particularly the double and triple sequence cube
so that the cube will be available to either you or your partner on succeeding plays.
Avoid making bonus cubes available to opponents.
Remember the Zero Cube freezes further play and is of considerable strategic value in this respect."
Components:
1 Tumbler cup
1 Scorepad
1, 3-min. sand timer
Rules
1 Red cube: 1, 2, (3), 4, (5), 7
1 Blue cube: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8
1 Green cube: 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9
8 Black cubes:
0, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9
blank, 0, 1, 7, 8, 9
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
