have the text “Regd No.529991”. The words ‘Master’ and ‘Ltd’ are printed in a different typeface to the earlier edition.

The original game was published by Waddingtons in the United Kingdom, and it was later distributed and licensed internationally, and has been published with various names and in different formats. The intellectual property for the game is currently owned by Winning Moves. The simple, elegant design of the Lexicon cards allows for several other gaming possibilities. The modern edition of the game comes with rules for two variant games – Lexicon Riddance and Lexicon Criss Cross. The former involves players taking it in turns to form a word using the cards in their hand and one single exposed card on the table. The aim is to get rid of all their cards before their rivals. Criss Cross requires players to draw cards in turn and then write the revealed letters in a 25 square grid hoping to form complete words that will score points. Ross, Eleanor (23 December 1938). "Household hints". Washington Reporter . Retrieved 23 February 2023. Only words found in any standard dictionary are to be used. Proper nouns are not permitted unless given in the dictionary you are using.The first edition was sold through the stationery shops at 1s. 9d. each and sales were practically non-existent. To determine who shall be first dealer, one card is given to each player and the player holding the highest card is the first dealer, A being high and Z being low, thereafter the deal is taken in rotation. Whilst these different games are all fundamentally similar to each other, they nevertheless offer a great amount of replay-ability. The game possibilities don’t end there either. Previous editions have included rules for as many as 20 additional variant rule sets, ranging from games of patience to Lexicon Bridge and more, so for the inquisitive there’s more to discover. Final Thoughts on Lexicon a b c d e f Sharp, Richard (March 1973). "Games View". Games & Puzzles. No.11. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 22 February 2023.

However, when the real launching took place in the autumn, heralded by an intensive newspaper advertising campaign, sales, The object is for a player to eliminate all cards from their hand. [11] :8 When a player has no cards left in their hand, the round ends and the other players each tally the point value of the cards they hold. [8] :25 A player may challenge a word as being non-existent or mis-spelt. A successful challenge reduces the challenger's accumulated points by 10, and an unsuccessful one increases it by 10. [3] When a player has accumulated 100 penalty points over any number of rounds, they are eliminated from the game, and the last player remaining is the winner. [8] :25 Other games [ edit ]The player on the left of the dealer commences. The next player on the left then plays and so on round the table. Each player, after examining his cards, can choose one of four alternatives:- a b Wintle, Simon (29 August 2015). "Lexicon". The World of Playing Cards . Retrieved 22 February 2023. Any of the 12 cards forming the circle may be moved, if desired, to help to form a word, but once a letter is moved, or if a second letter has been played on it, it cannot be moved again. a b c d e Bell, R.C. (December 1974). "Word games". Games & Puzzles. No.31. Edu-Games (U.K.) Ltd . Retrieved 24 February 2023. instead of being a hundred a month were thousands a day, and there was a wonderful success which has continued up to the present time.