Rather than having familiar board game names talking about how good the game is, Joshua has well known people from the market his game is targeting. League of the Lexicon will get people thinking, talking and wondering and with questions contributed by some of the finest linguists and lexicographers around the world, players will be challenged like never before.

And lest the sheer opulence of the game seems overwhelming, be assured you don’t even have to play to enjoy it. League of the Lexicon is a highly entertaining board game about words, made by word lovers, for word lovers which was created in collaboration with the world’s finest linguists and lexicographers, many of whom contributed questions to the game, players face the ultimate test of wordly wisdom," reads the official description. This is a game for couples, families, and anyone with a passion for language and learning, there isn’t a game like it.A celebration of language and the origins of words and phrases, the word game features over 2,000 questions spread across five categories and with two levels of difficulty. Joshua has then also invited countless individuals with various levels of fame to contribute towards the game. Opening up the wonderful world of former Waterstones Game of the Month League of the Lexicon to younger players, this expansion pack features a multitude of questions penned by a host of lexicographical experts.

League of the Lexicon, the most successful word game in the history of Kickstarter, is a treat for language lovers, quiz fiends and the incurably curious. Liu Bei has vowed to fight the rebellion and is building an army to help the government overtake it. With its luxurious components and educational value, it is a great addition to any game collection and makes for a perfect gift idea.League of the Lexicon introduction | League of the Lexicon is the ultimate game for language-lovers, coming soon to Kickstarter. Cute interchangeable characters add personality, while the unique lighting and sound effects keep the game engaging. And with questions contributed by some of the finest linguists and lexicographers around the world, players will be challenged like never before. For the moment, JOYO works with 6 smart board and puzzle-based games that cover themes like sci-fi, magic, and mystery. There are other tabletop greats here, too, like a beautiful Game Master Screen and a smart yet screenless board game.

Two thousand questions, two difficulty levels, five categories (lexicon master, meaning and more, usage and abusive, word sauce, wordly wisdom), beautiful hand-drawn illustrations. There will soon be a global edition, written by Gaston Dorren, a lexicographer who has written two books on language; and a slang edition, written by Jonathon Green, the world’s foremost slang lexicographer.

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This intriguing cast, from the esteemed Doc Johnson to Roget, the martini-drinking badger, are the characters used during play and have been brought to life by the illustrator Stavros Damos. Get the question right and you draw a face-down artefact card; the 45 artefacts each show an icon (there are five artefacts with each icon), and to win you need to collect five of the six icons on your character card and then answer a 'Decider Question' (ie: a question chosen by the other players).Trading as Two Brothers Games, Blackburn is also working on a junior edition for ages eight and up and the game will soon be arriving at Barnes and Noble, ready for American language lovers.