Overturn
BGG rank
BGG #20,214
BGG rating
6.0

Overturn

1987

Rules assistance for Overturn

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

  • 2 players
  • 10 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.6/5

Rules assistant for Overturn

For 2 players

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

Overturn is a board game released in 1987 for 2 players, 10 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Ron Dubren and Pat Dubren and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Spelling, and Modular Board.

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About the game

Overturn is a two-player word game that blends vocabulary skills with strategic play, reminiscent of Othello but with a linguistic twist. Players take turns forming words by placing colored rings over letters on a modular board. If a player uses a letter already claimed by the opponent, they can flip the ring to their own color, effectively "overturning" control of that space. The game continues until all letters are used or no more words can be formed, and the player with the most rings in their color wins. 1993 Mensa Select

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Publishers

  • Holdson
  • Pressman Toy Corp.
  • Decipher
  • Playtoy Industries

Questions and answers

Overturn supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.