Spingo
BGG rank
BGG #27,010
BGG rating
5.5

Spingo

1980

Rules assistance for Spingo

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

  • 2–8 players
  • 20 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.3/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Spingo

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Spingo is a board game released in 1980 for 2–8 players, 20 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil.

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About the game

This scrabble-related game is played using a special twelve-sided die called the Spingo die, containing several different letter combination. The player who rolled then chooses a letter, and everyone must write down that letter on their paper sheets. When the sheets are filled, each complete word is counted, and points are awarded. Re-implements: Word Nerd (Which uses 3-4 letter English words)

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Publishers

  • Schmidt Spiele
  • Kärnan
  • Schmidt International
  • Kirjalito

Questions and answers

Spingo supports 2–8 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.