Perquackey

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

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 while 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 (2,000 points in some versions), 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

Reviews

 * The Playboy Winner's Guide to Board Games