Dear Word Lover: Here we are at a new Words weekend, with a new super-sized postcard (where once we had brochures), and new speakers who are good, ol speakers. No, no, the speakers are not old (I really must watch my words), they are speakers who were here then and are here now because we invited some of our most popular speakers to return. And what a line-up we have, as you will see as you browse through this postcard, finding photos and brief bios of each. Your first stop is the Postcard Puzzle on this page. Solve it and follow the rules. More puzzles abound in the Packet of Puzzles youll receive when you check in at the Front Desk. You have until midnight on Saturday to solve six word games. The rules are in the Packet for submitting solutions, but remember Mamma dont allow no rule-breakers here! We mean in the judges chambers, when we are looking for prize-winning solvers. Prizes will keep popping up all over the place, and well start with Hasbros new and special Folio Edition of Boggle, awarded to every member of the winning Scramble Scrabble team. Please see the Friday night schedule for Scramble Scrabble details, then seek out speakers, Game Night, Will Shortz, tea time book-signing, puzzle solutions and, finally, the Happy Ending when solutions are announced and winners are rewarded. You dont have to solve anything to make reservations. Just call 800.772.6646 and be sure to say you are coming for Wonderful World of Words!

POSTCARD PUZZLE

I wanted to phone each of you to let you know why Words is special this year, but that was not possible. So Im asking you to figure it out for yourself and then present your solution to the CODE BREAKER in the Parlor during Saturday mornings session. Its the only time you will receive a prize for your decoding brilliance.
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Mountain House

W O N D E R F U L W O R L D O F W O R D S Program Leader Gloria Rosenthal welcomes Will Shortz, Erin McKean, John D. Williams, Jr., Richard Lederer, and Richard Maltby, Jr. to the Wonderful World of Words weekend!

Mohonk

A wonderful weekend for all those who love language, puzzles, games, and fun!
For Reser vations call 800.772.6646 or visit www.mohonk.com
Mohonk Mountain House is a National Historic Landmark resort located just 90 miles north of New York City. Overnight rates include breakfast, lunch, dinner, afternoon tea and cookies, The Wonderful World of Words, and most activities, including use of the indoor heated swimming pool and fitness center in our new Spa wing.

Find out more inside.

W O R L D O F
S A T U R D AY, c o n t i n u e d
4:00 p.m. Every day, Mohonk offers Tea Time in the Lake Lounge, but at Words it becomes a sip-and-sign session where our popular authors hold court. 9:00 p.m. Second Choice Game Night The Parlor at Mohonk becomes the Game Room on this night. Tables are pre-set with games but table-mates may wish to play another game, and Second Choice games are displayed for viewing and choosing. The winner at each table literally wins the final game being played at that table.
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8:45 p.m. Ever ything You Know About the Dictionar y Is Wrong Do you think the dictionary has only real words or only good words? Do you think every word has an etymology? Erin McKean debunks these and other lexicographical myths, and fills you in on the truths behind how dictionaries are made. 9:30 p.m. Cookies and punch in the Lake Lounge, followed by our exclusive game of Scramble Scrabble!
Our Scramble Scrabble tiles are super-sized and used by teams scrambling to make high-point words. Every member of the winning team receives a prize. John D. Williams, Jr., Executive Director of the National Scrabble Association, plays right along with us.
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10:00 a.m. Confessions of a Verbivore What is there about words that makes a language person love them so? The answers are probably as varied as the number of word people themselves. Richard Lederer explores the many joys of words. 2:15 p.m. Mental Olympics with Will Shortz All those who enter the Brainteaser Domain of our favorite Puzzle Editor do so at their own risk. You will be perplexed, puzzled and ultimately enlightened. Enter with pencils and brains sharpened to a very fine point!
Games To Be Played or Won During Game Night or in Puzzle Competitions
A to Z, Across Words, Boggle, Boxer or Briefs, Contrario, Da Vinci Code, Disorder, Dont Quote Me TV Edition, Esphera 3D Puzzles, Express It or Guess It, Go Mental, Imaginiff, Jot, Last Word, LetterFlip, Linq, Malarky, Mental Floss, Monopoly Here and Now, Paired Up & Fame & Fortune, Sketchword, Smart Mouth, Snatch, Sudoku, Take A Letter, Take Your Shot, Trivial Pursuit Totally 80s, Upwords, Word Spot, Word Sweep, Wordrop, Wordigo, and Youve Been Sentenced

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10:00 a.m. Whats So Cr yptic About Crosswords, Anyway? Richard Maltby, Jr. has been creating baffling Cryptic Crosswords for Harpers Magazine for (how many?) years and is here to de-mystify them for us. By the time hes through you will know all about hidden words, reversals, charades, containers, and so much more. 10:45 a.m. Happy Ending Gloria Rosenthal happily ends this years Words weekend by reading puzzle solutions, calling out winners names and inviting them to choose prizes from an enticing array of games on display. Who knows! Other surprises may develop as we go along. Stay tuned. The Following Companies Have Provided the Innovative Games for our Weekend and We Thank Them for their Amazing Generosity
Buffalo Games, Endless Games, Front Porch Classics, Fundex Games, Games for all Reasons, Great American Puzzle Factory, Hasbro/Parker Brothers, HL Games, Intellinitiative, McNeil Designs, MEGA Brands, Out of the Box, Patch Products, Pressman Toys, R & R Games, Reveal Entertainment, RiverEdge Games, Rumba Games, Think Fun, US Games, Wiggles 3D, and Winning Moves

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Erin McKean is the Editor-in-Chief of American Dictionaries for Oxford University Press, and the editor of Verbatim: The Language Quarterly. She has wanted to be a lexicographer since she was eight years old, and calls herself a dictionary evangelist, but admits shes terrible at Scrabble. John D. Williams, Jr., Executive Director of the National Scrabble Association, writes and lectures on words and games, and is the co-author of Everything Scrabble (Pocket Books). John is also co-creator of the Scrabble Daily Calendar (Workman) and the syndicated Scrabblegrams column. Richard Lederer is a best-selling author and teacher best known for his books on word play, the English language, and writing and grammar. His weekly radio show, A Way with Words, broadcast by KPBS, San Diego Public Radio, is heard world-wide via streaming Internet and podcast. This is his third visit with us at Words!
Will Shortz, the only person in the world with a degree in enigmatology, is now a movie star! Ever since the release of Wordplay (a documentary about Will Shortz and his annual American Crossword Puzzle Tournament), Will has appeared on numerous talk shows, in various magazines, newspapers and any media where famous people are presented to the masses. We love him in print and film but even more so here in person. Richard Maltby, Jr. contributes devilish cryptic crossword puzzles to Harpers Magazine. And, oh, yes, he has received the following nominations and/or awards for Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, which he wrote lyrics for, conceived, or directed: Tony, New York Drama Critics, Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and Grammy. His Crossword Puzzle Song (with David Shire) was included in the now-famous Will Shortz documentary, Wordplay. Gloria Rosenthal, president of World of Words and contributing editor at Games magazine, is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, the National Puzzlers League, and The Drama League, and is the historian and advisor to Actors Equity on the Gypsy Robe, an opening night tradition of Broadway musicals. She is an award-winning freelance writer of articles, fiction and humor for many national publications. Gloria has been leading the Wonderful World of Words weekend since she covered the opening night of CATS on Broadway.

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Mohonk Mountain House

1000 Mountain Rest Road New Paltz, New York 12561 www.mohonk.com
Listings and descriptions of other theme programs at Mohonk Mountain House are available in the Theme
Programs section of our website, www.mohonk.com.
Your stay includes three meals per day, afternoon tea and cookies, and most activities.
The Spa at Mohonk Mountain House, Heated Pool, and Fitness Center
Mohonk now features an all-new Spa wing with an indoor heated swimming pool, comprehensive fitness center, and The Spa at Mohonk Mountain Housewith treatments ranging from massages to facials to manicures, pedicures, and more. Spa reservations are requiredplease call 877.877.2664.
R AT E S A N D I N F O R M AT I O N Rates are per room, per night and include three meals daily per person, afternoon tea and cookies, and most activities, including use of our indoor heated swimming pool and fitness center. Applicable state and local taxes will be added to your bill. In lieu of tipping, a 15% gratuity is added to your daily room rate. The gratuity is entirely distributed to Mohonk employees. A 15% gratuity is added to beverage checks and room service. An 18% gratuity is added to Spa services. Rates are subject to change without notice. A deposit is required, with a 96-hour cancellation policy.
Room Type Traditional Room Victorian Room Suite/Junior Suite Tower Room
Single Occupancy $258-$465 $445-$555 $485-$595 $615-$675
Double Occupancy $415-$565 $545-$655 $585-$695 $715-$775
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