Here are some tips and hints for doing a long LetterPress game:

• Hope for only a few “bad” letters” so that you will have an easy letter to avoid using. We had four “v”, and “q” “x” “z” and “y” so I believe it’s very possible to have a longer game. We definitely would have traded a “v” for an “r.”
• Hope for easy plurals, such as “s” and “es” and “ies.”
• Hope for four or five vowels, “a” “e” and “i” at least.
• Always submit the first few letters of a word before trying a long word. We used “batty” as our fifth word, locking out “ba” and “bat” and possibly “batt.”
• If you’re going for a longest game score, you have to work with your opponent. Decide together what letter to avoid using.
• It’s very easy to get excited and type in a really long word that either ends the game or disqualifies a lot of other words.
• Try funny words. That’s how I found the word “squit.” It turns out we have several British words in this game.
• Don’t worry about your score. The lead will go back and forth. But the score isn’t the point of the game. The point of the game is to keep the game going.
• You can view the game to see what you’ve already played. Make sure you go back and try the plurals!
• If you see a word, write it down so you don’t forget it.
• Allow some time! This game took about two weeks of on-and-off play.
• Make sure you send the replay of the game to yourself so that the world will have proof of your accomplishment.

Enjoy!

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McCain: Ok, well, we need to find me a vice-president. The convention is next week.

Advisor: Anything you say Senator. I guess it is an important decision.

McCain: Nah, not really. What does the veep do anyway?

Advisor: Not much usually. Sometimes the VP gets to vote in the Senate. What are your criteria for your vice president?

McCain: Well now, let’s work that out. They need to have experience governing.

Advisor: Governing? So you want a governor?

McCain: Yes. And a Republican, of course.

Advisor: Why, Senator? You’re a maverick; maybe we should choose a Democrat.

McCain: Well, that’s an interesting thought.

Advisor: Hillary made the Democratic race pretty exciting.

McCain: I wonder if she’d want be interested?

Advisor: I think I read somewhere that she only wanted to be President. I don’t think I’d sleep too well if she were one heartbeat away from my Presidency.

McCain: Good point. So, let’s stay with our own party for now. I think we need a woman to cash in on the female voters that won’t vote for Obama and Biden.

Advisor: Of course. I think we can work with that.

McCain: And she needs to have serious foreign policy expertise. Do you think we can find anyone that fits all of those criteria?

Advisor: Let me look. Hmm, Wikipedia lists 56 choices for Governor.

McCain: 56! I thought we only had 50 states. That wackypedia thing can’t be right. You know, I can’t even type. Hey, can Cindy be my vice president?

Advisor: Let’s stay focused sir. The United States has six territories as well.

McCain: Oh yes.

Advisor: Now, of those 56 leaders, 23 are Republicans.

McCain: Excellent, it looks like we’re getting somewhere.

Advisor: And there are only 3 female Republican governors: M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut; Linda Lingle of Hawaii; and Sarah Palin of Alaska.

McCain: I don’t know any of them. What about their foreign policy expertise?

Advisor: Sorry, Senator, I’m not sure either. Anyone have an atlas? (delay) Well, Connecticut is on the East Coast, so she’s out. Hawaii is 2,000 miles away from any other landmass, so what experience could there be out in the middle of the ocean?

McCain: Wasn’t Obama born in Hawaii? That could be a plus.

Advisor: Yes, he was. But look, sir, the map shows that Alaska actually touches Canada. And Russia is just across the Bering Strait.

McCain: Wow, this Gov. Palin looks like a mighty strong candidate. Let’s get her! I sure hope those reporters ask her about her foreign policy expertise.

Advisor: Yes sir!

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