Игра в слова: word chain game

On the road, in a queue or on a dull call: need a game that takes nothing but your head? "Igra v Slovo" (Word Game) is the classic chain-of-letters word game inside Telegram. The bot checks words, counts points and runs tournaments in chats. 📜

The rules are familiar from childhood, but the digital version adds rankings, contests and play with friends. The bot works in Russian.

The rules in half a minute

You must name a word that begins with the last letter of the previous one. Words cannot repeat within a game.

For example, if the word was LOPATA, the next must start with A. If a word ends in a soft sign, a hard sign or Y, the second to last letter is used. After DEN you need a word starting with N.

Commands worth knowing

• /play. Starts a word game.
• /help. Shows the rules and command list.
• /points. Shows your current result.
• /top. Leaderboard of the chat's best players.
• /top25. Global player ranking.
• /replace. Helps you swap a word.
• /stop. Ends the game.

Tournaments in your chat

A tournament mode exists for groups. One command starts a series of rounds, another shows participants' points, and a separate one stops the tournament.

It is a good way to wake up a chat of friends, classmates or colleagues. Make the prize something symbolic, like the right to pick the next discussion topic.

1. Add the bot to a chat and let it send messages.
2. Start the game with /play.
3. Each person in turn names a word for the required letter.
4. Follow the points with /points and /top.

Playing better

Memorize words for hard letters. Few Russian words start with some letters, and the soft sign, hard sign and Y never open a word, hence the second to last letter rule.

• End on hard letters. Words ending in rare letters stump rivals.
• Save short words. They help when your supply of long ones runs out.
• Check nouns. Words are usually accepted in their base form.

Good for the brain

The game trains vocabulary and recall speed. It helps children learn words and gives adults a couple of minutes of relief.

Try playing on themes: cities, animals, professions. A restriction makes the game harder and more fun.

Chat or solo

Solo play suits practice. A chat is more fun: opponents come up with words you would not remember yourself.

With many participants, agree on a time per turn so a round does not drag. A limit of a minute or two keeps the pace.

The bot's audience counts hundreds of thousands a month, so finding a partner is easy. The profile lists a contact for advertising questions, and the game needs no personal data.