Kan-U-Go
BGG rank
BGG #29,888
BGG rating
4.9

Kan-U-Go

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Rules assistance for Kan-U-Go

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 30 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 1.5/5

Rules assistant for Kan-U-Go

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Kan-U-Go is a board game released in 1934 for 2–7 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. Its main mechanics are Spelling.

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About the game

An old crossword card game from the 30s, I was given my copy of Kan-U-Go in 1975. It has small cards with letters and values, and simple rules for playing and scoring. But the cards aren't small enough and the game soon fills a table. Not bad, but it's obvious why Scrabble sells. Copyright September 10th, 1934 by T.G. Porter (Printers) Ltd., Leeds 9. My version has 58 letter cards plus two Kan-u-go wild cards ... my search of the internet shows no consistency in the number of cards quoted for this game (I have found quotes of 52 to 58), and in fact several used game sellers (who should know better) failed to quote any number of cards. My version of the game is for 1 to 7 players, as there are rules for a solitaire version, entitled "KAN-U-GO -- ALONE" (Crossword Patience). Unlike the version whose pictures appear in this file, my rulesbook is slightly different, it is not nor ever has been glued to the box top, the cards have blue backs of the same design as shown, and the box has a pseudo-marbelled finish in peach and gold.

Mechanics

Publishers

  • Waddingtons
  • John Sands Pty Ltd
  • Jarvis Porter Ltd

Questions and answers

Kan-U-Go supports 2–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.