Solitaire Play
For solitaire play, choose any seven Dublex words at random, then begin to combine them to form new words. See the Wordmaking rules below. The object is to coin as many words as possible. You decide what the words mean. It's just for fun, but if you want to compete with yourself, keep track of how many words you can coin from any seven Dublex words and strive to improve your personal best. It's not just 7 times 7 or 49 words, since you can string more roots together ('vocsistlet', "language (diminutive) = dialect"), create phrases and even create acronyms ('vadap' = 'VAtDArtPart', "watery dirt part = mud part = brick").
Two-Player Play
Two players each choose seven different Dublex words (at random or by choice) and try to form the most words from them in a given time period -- say, five minutes. The winner is the player with the most words coined.
Three-Or-More Play
When you have three or more players, there's an even better way to play (come on, play Dublex with a few friends and spread the joy of conlanging!). Choose seven Dublex root words at random. For five minutes, everyone tries to coin words from these roots. When the five minutes are up, each player reads his list. Any time two or more players have the same word form with the same basic meaning, they each get one point. Whoever has the most points wins the hand, and you can play up to 50 points a game. The goal is to create as many consensus word compounds as possible with your fellow players. Whoever succeeds in this best wins. In effect, you and your fellow players are creating a common language together.
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