Homeschoolingmama

When I first came across ‘countdown’ game, I was thrilled. Having watched the game show most of my childhood, it was a delightful find! If you’ve watched the game show, you’ll know that the game has three categories, letters, numbers and conundrum. The board game follows the exact structure, closer it is to the actual game show the better! So how does this board game work?  It is a very easy to set up game. Even the pencils are provided, which means no running around trying to find a pencil! For the letters round, the vowels and consonants are placed in two separate piles, face down. One player has the choice of selecting consonant or vowel, and a total of 9 letters are chosen. The 60 second timer is set, and all the players get to work thinking of the longest word they can make. Player with the longest word gets the points.  Numbers round is very similar, 5 numbers are chosen. The numbers are split into large and small, and again the player choosing selects how ...