Our family started playing a new game that really highlights the affect of working memory and processing speed.
Player 1 thinks of a word, and says 3 or 4 of it's letters.
The other players try and come up with their own word which has the selected letters.
If one of the other players can find a word (it doesn't have to be the original word) then they get 3 or 4 points depending on how many letters were used.
If the other players are stumped, then Player 1 has to say their word aloud to prove that it exists and actually has those letters. If they can't, then subtract 3 or 4 points from their score.
The player who found the word in round 1 becomes the next player 1 - this helps keep it even.
I put this game here in 2E because I laugh and laugh trying to 'hold' 4 random letters in my head. I have a bottleneck with working memory.
Processing speed helps the players come up with possible word ideas.
We are having fun, and I love the challenge of 'almost' holding all 4 letters and potential word matches in my brain.
HINT: Compound words make it much easier.
Grinity
