Letter Hunt or Cover Word?
Both games come with Gather. Here’s how they differ and when each one fits better.
The key differences
- From 11 players on, only Cover Word works: it goes up to 12 players, Letter Hunt only up to 10.
- Cover Word needs at least 4 players – with fewer people, only Letter Hunt works.
- Cover Word has more interaction than Letter Hunt (constant debate vs. you react to each other).
- Cover Word is played in teams; in Letter Hunt everyone plays for themselves.
- Cover Word is louder than Letter Hunt (loud vs. lively).
- Letter Hunt is over sooner: usually 10–25 minutes, while Cover Word takes 15–30 minutes.
- Letter Hunt is quicker to learn than Cover Word (explained in a minute vs. quick to learn).
At a glance
| At a glance | Letter Hunt | Cover Word |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Party games | Party games |
| Players | 2–10 players | 4–12 players |
| Length of a game | 10–25 min | 15–30 min |
| Age | ages 9+ | ages 10+ |
| Luck or skill | mostly skill | mostly skill |
| Noise level | lively | loud |
| Learning curve | explained in a minute | quick to learn |
| Interaction | you react to each other | constant debate |
| TV | needed | needed |
| Against the computer | no | no |
| Teams | no | yes |
| Bluffing | no | no |
| Reading needed | yes | yes |
Which one suits you?
Letter Hunt
The classic word game without pen and paper: one letter, several categories, and whoever finishes first calls “Stop!”. You score together – dodgy answers can be challenged and the majority decides.
Pick Letter Hunt when you enjoy playing with words and don’t mind a friendly argument.
Cover Word
Two teams, 25 words on the TV, and only the clue givers know which belong to whom. One word and one number have to steer their team to several cards – and away from the trap.
Pick Cover Word when there are at least four of you and you enjoy lateral thinking.
What they have in common
- Both work for 4–10 players.
- Both are Party games.
- Both need a game table: Apple TV, iPad or Mac.
- In both, everyone has secret information on their own phone.
- Both work from age 10.
- Both come free with Gather and need no account.