User manual HASBRO ALIENS CORP HICKS

[. . . ] First Turn: If you're the first player, play any two of your tiles as follows: ·EITHER on the first letter of two different words (see Example 1A); ·OR on the first and second letters of the same word (see Example 1B). All Other Turns: Each player in turn now plays any two of his or her tiles. [. . . ] Play each tile as follows: ·EITHER on an open first letter of any word (see Example 2A); ·OR on the next open letter of any word already started (see Example 2B). Note: Because some words share letters, the tile that completes a word may not be covering the last letter of the word. See Example 5. BLOCKING ENDING THE GAME It's good strategy to check other players' tiles to see if a tile you're playing would let an opponent complete a word. As long as you play two tiles on your turn, you can hold back a certain tile to block an opponent from completing a word! When there are no more tiles left in the pool, keep playing with the tiles you have until all 101 tiles have been placed on the board. This ends the game. HOW TO WIN After the game ends, the player with the most scoring chips is the winner! EXAMPLES OF PLAY If you can play, you must play! Always play two tiles if you can. If you can play only one tile, draw one tile from the pool afterwards. Play passes to the left. Play letters in order!Always cover the letters of a word in correct spelling order. Because some words share letters, you may sometimes have to "back up" to cover letters in order. In Example 1B, when the J and A are played on JACKET, the A in WATER gets covered before the W. Before the T in WATER can be covered, the W must be covered. COLLECTING SCORING CHIPS Try to complete a word by covering the last letter (see Example 3). [. . . ] In Example 1B, when the J and A are played on JACKET, the A in WATER gets covered before the W. Before the T in WATER can be covered, the W must be covered. COLLECTING SCORING CHIPS Try to complete a word by covering the last letter (see Example 3). [. . . ]