The Rules

Word Zap is a game wherein players gain and lose points by saying specific words. The catch is, you don't know what those words are until you or someone else has said them.

Word Zap's word list is thousands of words long. While the game is in progress, saying a word in its word list will earn you three points. This will be denoted by a green subscript appearing next to the word when it is displayed in the chat room. The notation looks like this: [+3].

However, the next time you or anybody else says this word, it will constitute a two point penalty, denoted in red: [-2].

If the word is used a third time, it will score one point, denoted in green: [+1].

After a word has been said three times, no points will be awarded or taken away for saying the word.

A single game of Word Zap can last for any length of time. During an Ultimate Bot Tournament, it will run throughout the entire course of the tournament. A current tally of the scores can be found on the main tournaments page.

Notes

Please don't post random lists of words in the hopes of scoring. Scores obtained in this manner will be reverted. However, if a [-2] comes up, it is perfectly acceptable and encouraged to try to type in that word and thereby score the [+1] for the word's next use.