Here's a top pencil-and-paper game for all the family ...well, as long as they all know loads of bird names, both common and obscure .... no prob there then. Here's a nice easy one to start with .... our "starter" bird is the lowly WREN ...we write it down the left side, then upside-downified on the right side.... like this ... and then we try to fit another bird inside ... I've rather cleverly done WigeoN. Clever me ! And I get 4 points ..because I get a point for each letter I put inside. W i g e o N R E E R N W .... now the next line .... I'm a bit stuck, so I'm going to do a strange but crafty thing .. so I get 7 points for the inside letters, but I lose a point for that g which is outside ..... 6 points then. We're learning the rules as we go along. Actually, that's all the rules. Oh, I'm doing UK birds with this one........ W i g e o N 4 points G R e a t S n i p E 7-1 = 6 points E R N W So ... what about the rest ? Have a think, and try doing them yourself...... and while you do that, here's a nice picture so you won't see what I did ....... Here's my final effort .... W i g e o N 4 points G R e a t S n i p E 6 points T r E e c r e e p e R 5 points S N o w y O W l 2 points Total 17 points !! So .... see if you can do better .... I'm sure you can. In fact, I know you can, 'cos I have. And if I can, so can you. And now one for you to try all by yourselves ... this time with REDSTART as your "starter bird" .... and by the way, there is one more rule ... you're not allowed to use the starter bird .... obviously, because then you could always use it for the top one. And next time, I'll show you what I did with it . And then you can laugh at my feeble effort compared to your brilliant one. Mind you, it's a tricky task ... no place for a Rabbit Heart ....
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