Literaki · tactics school
How to play Literaki — guides and practice
Read. Play. Understand.
24 short lessons, from your first move to the end of the game. Each has three different boards, so a repeat shows you a new situation.
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Scoring points
A valuable letter on a bonus square
A shorter word with a letter on a premium often beats a longer one.
Start lessonAdd letters to a word
Add letters before or after a word.
Start lessonPlay a word across another
Run a new word through a board letter.
Start lessonPlay a word alongside another
A few tiles, several scoring words.
Start lessonOne letter, two words
One tile lengthens an old word and starts a new one.
Start lessonScore big with valuable letters
Sell Ź, Ń, Ć, Ó, Ś, Ż, Ą, Ę and F in a short combination.
Start lessonTwo pink squares at once
Connect two pink squares for a fourfold score.
Start lessonFirst move and your letters
Keep good letters for later
A few points less can leave a much better rack.
Start lessonA careful first move
Get rid of an awkward letter without opening the board.
Start lessonWhere to put the first word?
The same word elsewhere gives your opponent less.
Start lessonToo many vowels
A scoring move instead of an exchange.
Start lessonToo many consonants
Use a vowel from the board.
Start lessonSwap one bad letter
Keep a good set of six letters.
Start lessonPlaying smart on the board
Several words in one move
Every new tile also forms a word across.
Start lessonSet up your next move
Keep the letter that will extend your new word.
Start lessonThe red square is not everything
A triple-word square is not always the best move.
Start lessonAhead? Leave no openings
A move that takes away the opponent’s best spot.
Start lessonAll 7 letters and the blank
Where do all 7 letters fit?
Seven tiles at once earn a 50-point bonus.
Start lessonUse the blank to play all 7
Turn the missing letter into a 50-point bonus.
Start lessonDo not spend the blank cheaply
If you score almost as much without it, keep the blank.
Start lessonEnd of the game
Pay attention
Boards come from games played by the game engine and use Polish words with the current Literaki dictionary, tile set and scoring. The tactics follow the book “Grajmy w scrabble”, but the positions are original.