Compound It All: The Compound Word Building Game Hardcover – November 15, 2014

Super fun game.. Great teaching tool for both kids and adults.

Compound it All is loads of fun, and there's some suspense when playing, as one never knows what melds another player can take away from you! This game can be exciting for children and adults together (pssst, it's also educational, but no need to tell the kids!). There are different levels of play, so that, in an adults only game, there's an advanced deck. Another deck caters to adults & children together, and a third deck can be played by children alone (but, adults can join in, too, and still have fun). My grandsons (ages 12+ & 9) enjoyed Compound it All even with differing reading skills; as I was playing with them, and they "stole" my melds, I just wanted to yell, "CONFOUND it ALL!" Read the rules carefully, out loud, and make sure everyone understands them...that's worth the time and the effort! This game would work out fantastically in elementary, middle and high schools!

I bought this game in my local bookstore and loved it so much that I have bought it for my whole family: 3 siblings, parents, nieces and nephews and brought it to a game night chili cookoff where 17 people played at once (that's a few too many, LOL).If you've ever played 500 Rummy, you already know the rules, but Compound It All is played with word cards that can be combined to make compound words. There's the fun of being clever but also the joy of stealing someone else's "SnowMan" to make "SnowBall". The fewer combinations that can be made with a word, the higher the point value. And there's always the dictionary to back you up (FYI, "Hot Bath" is NOT a compound word!)Highly recommend this game as fun for any age!

I bought this game a few weeks ago and took it with me on a family trip to Costa Rica. There were six adults in our group. We ended up playing it on two different evenings and had a wonderful time! It is a lot of fun and is a nice mix of strategy, knowledge and creativity. We look forward to playing the game on a regular basis. I would recommend "Compound It All" to both adults and children, as there are several decks of cards in the box which are designed to match any skill level.

What a fun new game! My family got it for Christmas and played that night. We had a ton of fun while exercising our brains, too! Everyone enjoyed it — my mom, my wife and I, and our teen daughters. And a great way to spend a night, interacting and laughing, as opposed to staring at glowing screens. Good stuff and highly recommended.

I LOVE this game. It's fun to see how many different concoctions one can come up with using just the word "box," when one is in a hurry. It's mind-expanding. ;)

A very fun game! My son gave it to me for Christmas. It is easy to learn the basics, but mentally stimulating. I would describe it as Rummy for Wordies.

Easy to learn lots of fun to play, even with kids of caring ages.