My Book Nook: Cozy Word Building Game
Players
Play Time: 20 minutes (officially 30)
I am doing my best to raise a family of bookworms (and board gamers), so my kids’ library is actually much bigger than our game library. Therefore, it was an immediate “yes” when I had the opportunity to review My Book Nook: Cozy Word Building Game
📚Overview📚
In My Book Nook, you’re trying to build words, decorate your shelves & create the coziest reading nook. On your turn, you can either choose two cards or build a word. Book Nook cards feature a book with a letter and a genre. Decoration cards feature an endgame scoring condition, usually based on the location or number of books of a particular genre. You use the Book Nook cards to build words, which earn you ambiance cards. The ambiance card you get is determined by the length of the word; more letters are worth more points. There are also sometimes bonuses for rarer letters and a penalty for wildcards. Once someone builds four words, everyone gets one more turn, you assign decorations to each word and the game ends.
In My Book Nook, you’re trying to build words, decorate your shelves & create the coziest reading nook. On your turn, you can either choose two cards or build a word. Book Nook cards feature a book with a letter and a genre. Decoration cards feature an endgame scoring condition, usually based on the location or number of books of a particular genre. You use the Book Nook cards to build words, which earn you ambiance cards. The ambiance card you get is determined by the length of the word; more letters are worth more points. There are also sometimes bonuses for rarer letters and a penalty for wildcards. Once someone builds four words, everyone gets one more turn, you assign decorations to each word and the game ends.
I ended up really liking this, as did my teen, who is my usual word game partner! The rules are well written and straightforward. The art is wonderfully thematic. I really enjoyed the array of fun decorations you can get, as well as the cozy ambiance cards (think snacks, slippers, pets, etc.). Plus, who doesn’t want to create an amazing book nook?!
The length of the game feels perfect for the lighter weight of the game. When I played with two players, it probably took less than 20 minutes. My solo game was even faster. I worried the lack of a wiping mechanism might make the card market feel stale, but it wasn’t a problem at all. I really appreciate the inclusion of a solo mode, since so many word games lack them. Gameplay is very similar to multiplayer, without any additional management. You are just competing with your own score, but it works for a relaxing little word puzzle.
*Game provided, but all thoughts are my own
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