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Synonyms Board Game Review

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February 24, 2011 by cindy 14 Comments

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Our Family games nights are no longer a weekly event, schedules this semester just don’t allow for it. So when I received a board game for review I was excited because I could mandate a game night…for the purpose of this review. The name of the game is Synonyms- The Word Game That Gets Your Mind Racing!

Players race their pawns around the board to be the first to collect all the letters of the word SYNONYMS. A roll of the die and a card is selected. The player has one minute to earn a letter by naming the designated number of synonyms- unless a competitor declares a challenge! Minds race at maximum brainpower as each tries to top the other. Pass and Challenge cards add strategy and equalize the odds for all players.

Each word card has a list of synonyms on the back and you have to name the synonyms to that word. We found we didn’t do very well naming synonyms that were listed but we named several that we all agreed were acceptable synonyms for the given word. The game says it is for ages 10 and up, I would not want to play this with an 8 year old, my 15 year old got frustrated playing Synonyms. This is a very educational game and there are ways to modify it for the group you are playing with. There are 3 different colored sets of word cards and if you are playing with a younger group of kids I would recommend playing with only the green cards as they are the easiest.

An example of a green card is the word powerful. The synonyms listed are: able, almighty, athletic, concentrated, enduring, firm, forceful, hale, hardy, mighty, muscled, potent, robust, strong and tough. An example of a moderate difficult green card is the word thoughtful. Synonyms being:astute, attentive, aware, careful, caring, chivalrous, concerned, considerate, cooperative, courteous, diplomatic, discreet, friendly, gracious, helpful, introspective, kind, meditative, obliging, pensive, polite, prudent, reflective, sensitive. on the most difficult red card is the word adequate= acceptable, all right, capable, comfortable, commensurate, competent, decent, enough, equal, fair, fit, fitting, ok, passable, plenty, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable, tolerable.

This game would be great for homeschoolers or for use in a classroom setting. We did find the directions for using the challenge cards a bit difficult to understand so we chose not to use them at all.

Click the link to purchase Synonyms.

Filed Under: Homeschooling, Reviews Tagged With: board games, educational games, Homeschooling, synonyms, word games

About cindy

I'm Cindy aka TheMomMaven. I'm a happily married empty nester living in Tampa Bay. I love all things Disney and I blog about easy recipes, family travel, family entertainement as well as product reviews and giveaways.

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  1. shannon thompson says

    February 25, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    this looks like alot of fun. we have a game night so we just might have to get this one… i like that you are learning different words and having fun.

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  2. KKD says

    February 27, 2011 at 9:06 am

    I love word games – sounds fun!

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  3. Robyn Wright of Robyn's Online World says

    February 27, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    Great review! If your readers are interested, I am giving away a copy of this same game right now on my blog http://www.robynsonlineworld.com/2011/02/synonyms-board-game-review-and-giveaway.html
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  4. Lindsay says

    March 1, 2011 at 9:28 pm

    This looks like a great game! I bet it would be great in the classroom!
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  5. Kelly from Kelly's Lucky You says

    March 1, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    My daughter has an amazing vocabulary and I would love to encourage her in growing it even more. Great game! Thanks for telling me about it.

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  6. Stacie says

    March 1, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    This looks like a lot of fun!
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  7. Andrea - The Greenbacks Gal says

    March 1, 2011 at 11:35 pm

    I love word games but I’m not sure I would have come up with many of those synonyms for powerful. Maybe that’s why I should play it?
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  8. pammypam says

    March 2, 2011 at 11:07 am

    what an excellent teaching tool! good for any age group!
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  9. ConnieFoggles says

    March 5, 2011 at 10:42 pm

    I’ve played something like this online and am hooked! I enjoy word games, but also play them to keep the brain fog away.
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  10. Brandy says

    March 6, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    This looks super fun, I think my kiddos would love this.
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  11. Kelli says

    March 7, 2011 at 9:41 am

    Oooh what a great homeschooling tool! You can play and still be learning. We would love this! Guess I need to put it on the list
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  12. Shanaka says

    March 7, 2011 at 11:25 am

    I love word games and try to get my boys into them as much as I can. Thanks for sharing!
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  13. Crystal & Co. says

    March 23, 2011 at 12:24 pm

    Love this! Need this! Want this!

    How awesome.
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  14. Jessi says

    March 28, 2011 at 3:26 am

    This looks like a lot of fun, but my kids are still really young. I think it would be great to play with my sibs and their spouses though.

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