WYPS Rules
WYPS is abstract word game for two players.
Components – board
Game is played on triangular board with hexagonal spaces. Board has 13 spaces to a side. For quicker game is possible play on smaller triangle – 10 or 7 spaces to a side. On board are marked next two fields. POOL, area for four stones which can be used in next move. RACK, area for four stones which replenish stones for pool.
Size of board determine length of game. Game on size 7 has only 5-10 moves and lasts 5-10 minutes. Game on size 13 can have more than 20 moves – more than 30 minutes.
Components – WYPS stones.
There are 91 stones with letters. Stones have two distinct sides, each side representing one player. On every stone is exactly one letter.
Letter distristributions:
- English: Ex15, Sx13, Ix12, Ax10, Nx9, Ox9, Rx9, Tx9, Lx7, Cx5, Dx5, Gx4, Mx4, Px4, Ux4, Bx3, Hx3, Fx2, Yx2, Jx1, Kx1, Qx1, Vx1, Wx1, Xx1, Zx1
- German: Ex23, Nx11, Rx11, Sx10, Tx10, Ix8, Ax7, Gx5, Hx5, Lx5, Ux5, Cx4, Dx4, Mx4, Bx3, Fx3, Ox3, Kx2, Px2, Zx2, Jx1, Qx1, Vx1, Wx1, Xx1, Yx1, Äx1, Öx1, Üx1
- Italian: Ix17, Ax16, Ex14, Ox11, Rx11, Tx10, Sx9, Nx8, Cx7, Lx5, Mx5, Dx3, Gx3, Px3, Ux3, Vx3, Bx2, Fx2, Zx2, Hx1, Qx1
- French: Ex20, Ax13, Ix13, Sx13, Rx11, Nx10, Tx9, Ox8, Cx5, Lx5, Ux5, Dx3, Mx3, Px3, Bx2, Fx2, Gx2, Hx2, Jx1, Kx1, Qx1, Vx1, Xx1, Yx1, Zx1
Game preparation
All stones are put into bag. Random five stones are put on POOL and five letters are put on RACK. For next moves will be in rack always five stones.
Position before first move. On rack are letters D,E,S. On pool are letters T,I,Q,A. Black must create word from letters D, E and S. For first move there is restriction: max word length is three letters.
Game play
Black player create word from letters on pool and put these stones on board. Instead of create word is possible put on board only one letter from pool. After move black player fills POOL up to five with next letters from RACK and fills RACK up to five with random letters from bag. Letters on RACK are ordered. New letters from bag are put on end of rack.
Position after first move ED. Pool is supplemented with letters from rack.
Game continue with next player. Player can use for your move any letters on board and letters from pool. She must always use at least one letter from pool. If player use some opponents letters, she flips over one of these letters to your color. Player can use more opponents letters for your own move, but she can flip over only one stone.
Move SITE. White use three letters from pool (S,I,T) and one opponent letter E.
She flip over letter E and fill up rack and pool.
End of game
Game continue, while one player’s group is not connected to all three sides of game board. The corners count as belonging to both sides of the board to which they are adjacent.
3. TAN
4. HEAT
5. TEA
6. SEA
7. INN
Final position. Black groups of stones is connected to all three sides of triangle.