Pair Three

What can you do with the 400+ 3-letter words in the English language? You make a game out of them - PAIR THREE. PAIR THREE is a series of simple word games where players connect three-letter words through certain relationships. Components: The game comes with 112 lasercut, wooden tiles, each containing four 3-letter words. Goal: Be the first player to discard all your tiles. Four ways to play. Matching Rules: A word can be placed adjacent to another word when at least two letters match. Examples: First two letters match: men and met Last two letters match: doe and toe First & last letters match: red and rod All three letters match: rat and art Additionally, relate 300+ compound words and phrases: ask for, eat out, dog tag, bed bug, pay cut, pen pal, gym rat, dry out, ice cap, gasbag, seabed, batman … carrot, menace, barred, tiered, garage, digits, cotton, market, Carmen, Margot, Dayton, Red Sea … Optionally, allow: Homophones: bye and buy, won and one Mirrored letter pairs: got and fog, win and ink Related connections: sun hot, hen egg, cap hat, arm leg, man boy —description from the designer