Perquackey

Perquackey is a word game played with dice, produced by Cardinal Industries, Inc. of Long Island City, New York. It was previously produced by Lakeside Toys, a division of Lakeside Industries, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minnesota,[1][2] and originally by The Shreve Company of Los Angeles, California. It is similar to the 1956 game Spill & Spell.[3]

Perquackey
Designer(s)Hollingsworth Bros.
Publisher(s)Cardinal Games
Long Island City, NY
Publication date1956 (1956)
Players2 or more
Setup timeBrief
Playing timeShort
Random chanceMedium
Age range7 and up
Skill(s) requiredSpelling
Word creation from random letters
Includes: shaker cup, 10 black dice, 3 red dice, timer, instructions

Gameplay

The game is played with 10 black-lettered dice and three red-lettered dice.

Each player, initially, rolls the 10 black-lettered dice. The player must rearrange them into as many words as possible within a certain time, reusing the letters repeatedly. Points are scored according to the length of each word and the number of words made. Once a player reaches 2,500 points, all 13 dice are used; all words must now contain at least four letters. A player with at least 2,500 points is considered "vulnerable"; at least 500 points must be scored in a turn, or 500 points are deducted from their score.

The first player to reach 5,000 points is the winner.

Distribution

The dice are labeled as follows:

  • Black dice:
    • A,A,A,E,E,E (2)
    • B,H,I,K,R,T
    • F,H,I,R,S,U
    • G,I,M,R,S,U
    • E,J,Q,V,X,Z
    • F,I,N,P,T,U
    • C,M,O,O,P,W
    • D,L,N,O,R,T
    • B,L,O,O,W,Y
  • Red dice (classic):
    • Q,S,S,V,W,Y
    • B,F,H,L,N,P
    • C,D,G,J,K,M
  • Red dice (post-2004?):
    • B,F,P,Q,S,Y
    • C,D,G,J,K,M
    • H,L,N,S,V,W
  • In the Dick Van Dyke Show episode "A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own," Rob & Laura play a game of Perquackey with their neighbors.
  • In a Season 5 episode of Maude, Maude tells her Aunt Lola that their fun evening is to include a game of Perquackey with friends Arthur and Vivian.
  • In the song "S&M" by Dean Friedman, one of the choruses reads: "Oo, Oo, Aha. Do it again, pretty momma. We'll buy ice-cream. I'll let you treat me. We'll play Perquacky. I'll let you beat me."[4]
  • In the Three's Company episode "Critic's Choice," Mr. Furley bursts in to invite Janet and Terri to play a game of Perquackey.
  • In the Blossom episode “I Ain’t Got No Buddy,” Blossom’s dad, Nick, threatens Blossom, Anthony, and Joey with a game of Perquackey if they don’t tell him what they’re hiding.
  • In the episode "Ren's Pecs" of The Ren & Stimpy Show, the beach bully, after kicking cat litter at Ren, leaves with two beach babes and says "Come on, dolls. Let's go play Perquackey."

See also

References
  1. "Perquackey Word Game - How To Play". Centralconnector.com. 2007-04-26. Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  3. "Perquackey Review". Gamereport.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  4. http://www.deanfriedman.com/lyrics/lyrics_main.html#S&M


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