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A '''word game''' is a game that uses [[word|words]], [[letter|letters]], [[sentence|sentences]] or other parts of a language. They are often [[board game | A '''word game''' is a [[game]] that uses [[word (language)|words]], [[letter (alphabet)|letters]], [[sentence (linguistics)|sentences]] or other parts of a [[language (general)|language]]. They are often [[board game]]s, but are not necessarily; for example, [[Scrabble]] Slam does not use a board. Wordplay is often classified with word games. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
One of the first known instances of wordplay was the so-called Sator Square. This was found in an | One of the first known instances of wordplay was the so-called Sator Square. This was found in an inscription in [[Herculaneum]] - it reads: | ||
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The table is notable as, strung together, it is a long [[palindrome]] and also the words are identical vertically and horizontally. <ref>Walter O. Moeller: The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the ROTAS-SATOR Square (Leiden: Brill, 1973).</ref> It is also believed to possibly | The table is notable as, strung together, it is a long [[palindrome]] and also the words are identical vertically and horizontally.<ref>Walter O. Moeller: The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the ROTAS-SATOR Square (Leiden: Brill, 1973).</ref> It is also believed to possibly have been written by [[Christianity|Christians]] as the word PATERNOSTER is contained within the letters.<ref>[http://www.plexoft.com/DTF/Sator.html Plexoft].</ref> It is written in [[Latin language|Latin]]; translated to [[English language|English]] it reads "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels at work." | ||
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Revision as of 02:53, 1 November 2011
A word game is a game that uses words, letters, sentences or other parts of a language. They are often board games, but are not necessarily; for example, Scrabble Slam does not use a board. Wordplay is often classified with word games.
History
One of the first known instances of wordplay was the so-called Sator Square. This was found in an inscription in Herculaneum - it reads:
| S | A | T | O | R |
| A | R | E | P | O |
| T | E | N | E | T |
| O | P | E | R | A |
| R | O | T | A | S |
The table is notable as, strung together, it is a long palindrome and also the words are identical vertically and horizontally.[1] It is also believed to possibly have been written by Christians as the word PATERNOSTER is contained within the letters.[2] It is written in Latin; translated to English it reads "Arepo the Sower holds the wheels at work."