Word forming board game with rotatable two level board and chance device

A word game assembly for play by two or more players, comprising in combination:

• a plurality of play boards, one for each of at least two players;
• a supply of a plurality of individual alphabetical letter designating play pieces;
• an associated overlay board provided on each play board for rotation relative thereto;
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• a player operated random selector and indicator means;
• each play board defining a plurality of adjacent discrete areas arranged in a crosswise grid pattern of generally horizontal and vertical rows, each area being capable of receiving a corresponding play piece;
• each play piece having a top side containing a single alphabetical letter designation and a bottom side;
• each overlay board being of smaller size than its associated play board, and defining a series of adjacent discrete counterpart areas of complemental size and shape to the play board areas, the counterpart areas being arranged in a counterpart crosswise grid pattern of generally horizontal and vertical rows, each counterpart area being capable of receiving a corresponding play piece, the series of counterpart areas being smaller in number in each horizontal and vertical row than the plurality of areas of the associated play board, the overlay board being rotatable relative to the play board from one position of rotation in which the counterpart areas are individually superimposed on and aligned with respective ones of an equal number of corresponding areas therebelow on the associated play board to another position of rotation in which the counterpart areas are individually superimposed on and aligned with other respective ones of such equal number of the same corresponding areas therebelow on the play board;
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• the random selector and indicator means being operatable manually to select at random an individual one of a plurality of alternative play selections and to indicate the selected play selection, to permit a selective series of plays in which each player in turn operates the random selector and indicator means for successive play piece selection from the supply of play pieces, in dependence upon indicated play selection, and selected play piece location on an area of the play board or on a counterpart area of the associated overlay board of that player, subject to rotation of the overlay board from one position of rotation to another such position so as to change the arrangement of the areas and counterpart areas, also in dependence upon indicated play selection, in a competitive attempt to form words on the play board and its associated overlay board, in accordance with preassigned scoring values, consequent successive turns in the series of plays, the winner being the player having the highest value score at the end of the series of plays.