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a b Wintle, Simon (29 August 2015). "Lexicon". The World of Playing Cards . Retrieved 22 February 2023. No player is allowed to pass his turn without doing one of these four alternatives, but he is not allowed to do more than one in the same turm. With such a long history it is no surprise that Lexicon has undergone a number of transformations. It has also been marketed in a variety of ways during its life. At one point it was sold as ‘The Wonder Game’ and was envisaged as a rival for more establish social games like Bridge, Whist and Canasta. Rulebooks even came with instructions on how to arrange a Lexicon drive. By contrast, it’s now presented as a light travel or filler game aimed at a more causal gaming market, although the amount of table space it takes up may preclude its actual use as a travel game. The Game

Soon Lexicon was published in a smart slip case and many different editions have followed, including foreign language versions. Any of the 12 cards forming the circle may be moved, if desired, to help to form a word, but once a letter is moved, or if a second letter has been played on it, it cannot be moved again. This was an unprecedented approach in the stationery world and there was much opposition and criticism. a b c "Weekend fun for the word game fans". Evening Times. 29 July 1983 . Retrieved 24 February 2023. Only words found in any standard dictionary are to be used. Proper nouns are not permitted unless given in the dictionary you are using.discard one of his cards and take either the exposed card or the blind one from the pile. He must discard before taking up the exposed or blind card. The discarded card is placed on the top of, or in the place of, the exposed card and this becomes the exposed card on the table.

The simple, elegant design of the Lexicon cards allows for several other gaming possibilities. The modern edition of the game comes with rules for two variant games – Lexicon Riddance and Lexicon Criss Cross. The former involves players taking it in turns to form a word using the cards in their hand and one single exposed card on the table. The aim is to get rid of all their cards before their rivals. Criss Cross requires players to draw cards in turn and then write the revealed letters in a 25 square grid hoping to form complete words that will score points. The first edition was sold through the stationery shops at 1s. 9d. each and sales were practically non-existent. a b c d e Bell, R.C. (December 1974). "Word games". Games & Puzzles. No.31. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 24 February 2023. However, when the real launching took place in the autumn, heralded by an intensive newspaper advertising campaign, sales, Word, number and chess games". Games & Puzzles. No.55. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd. December 1976 . Retrieved 24 February 2023.By 1934, the game was being sold internationally. In March 1934, proceeds from a game in Australia were donated towards children's health care. [5] :20 In the United States, it was distributed by Parker Brothers as Crossword Lexicon. [6] :1 In 1938, George Parker stated that of all games sold by the company, the demand for Lexicon was only exceeded by that of regular playing cards. [6] :1 By the early 1970s, a version of the game had been released using tiles instead of cards, with minor rule variations. [7] :14–15