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Snippets -- The Fast Paced Anything Goes Word Game app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 9520 ratings )
Utilities Games Board Word
Developer: Shaun Salzberg
Free
Current version: 1.1, last update: 5 years ago
First release : 23 Jan 2017
App size: 6.08 Mb

Snippets is a family friendly, tabletop word game with a unique "anything goes" rule. This free app can be used as a fun alternative for the sand timer included in the game box.

Head to http://snippetsgame.com to learn more about the Snippets game itself including how to get your very own copy.

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Perfect for a party or family game night, Snippets is for 2-8 players and takes about 45 minutes. Unlike Scrabble, you don’t need a crazy vocabulary, unlike Scattergories there’s no ambiguity, and unlike most word games, the “smartest” player doesn’t always win.

A "snippet" is a short sequence of letters that can be found as a whole within one or more words. For example, the snippet IPP can be found in the words SNIPPETS, QUIPPED, and HIPPIE but not in SHIPSHAPE, PIPE, or HOPPING.

Players have 60 seconds to write down as many words as they can think of that contain each rounds snippet. Anything goes! Dictionary words, people names, place names, brand names, fictional things, technical terms, slang, acronyms, abbreviations, contractions, hyphenations, non-english words, the snippet itself, and even plurals and alternate verb tenses are all allowed!

When times up, players compare answers, earning points for unique words and fun bonuses. The player with the most points wins the round and the first to 3 rounds wins the game!

With its unique "anything goes" rule, Snippets isnt like most word games, requiring more of a creative mind than a large vocabulary. And with only 60 seconds to think, everyone’s answers will be equally hilarious.

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"I get lots of games... It is rare that I get a game that is so perfectly fun, so enjoyable in a broad sense as this game is." - Ed Baraf of Edos Game Reviews

"This is a really fun game! I am horrible at word games... the first time we played though I actually won!" - Brian of Cloak and Meeple

"Anyone that enjoys a word game, even those that may not... [Snippets] is something that they should definitely look into." - Barry Ricks of the Sweet Kicks with Bricks Podcast