Lynx - A mental word game for one player

Rule 1 – Think of a word. This is your starting word.

Now think of a word that begins with the last letter of that word.

Repeat this process; building up a chain of words that are linked by first and last letters; this is how you progress through the game.

Rule 2 – Before you begin the game, pick a scoring letter.

In order to win the game, your chain of words must contain at least 5 words that end with this letter. Each time you add a word that ends with this letter add a point to your score.

Rule 3 – You’re not allowed to use the same word twice.

Optional:

Rule 4 (The rule that makes it tricky) – Each time you score a point, make one of the five vowels illegal A,E,I,O,or U which means that you can no longer add a word to your chain which contains that vowel.

Demonstration Games:

Short game:

The Scoring letter is ‘R’.

Roar – 1 point (make ‘O’ illegal)
Rider – 2 points (make ‘I’ illegal)
Radar – 3 points (Make ‘A’ illegal)
Ruler – 4 points (Make ‘U’ illegal)
Redder- I win! (Make ‘E’ illegal)

Longer game:

The scoring letter is ‘F’

Stiff – 1 point (Make ‘I’ illegal)
Fluff – 2 points (Make ‘U’ illegal)
Floss – No points
Staff – 3 points (Make ‘A’ illegal)
Freezer – No points
Reef – 4 points (Make ‘E’ illegal)
Floor – No points
Roof – I win! (Make ‘O’ illegal)