Summary

The object of Syn City is to add all of the synonyms to the buildings before time runs out. Players move words one at a time into the buildings. But, there may be two words which must be placed into their own building. Any word put into a wrong building ends the game.

Instructions

1. Click "Start."
2. A word will appear on the middle of the screen. Read the words on the buildings below it.
3. When you find the building with a synonym, click the building and the word will be added to it.
4. If the word is not synonymous with any of the words on the buildings, click on the empty building. The word will become that building's synonym category.
5. Once you have correctly added a word to its building, another word appears.
6. When all twelve words have been added to their appropriate buildings, you win! There will be 3 - 5 buildings in your skyline when the game is completed.
7. If you place a word incorrectly or time runs out before all words are placed, the game ends.
8. Click "Play Again" to restart game.

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Game Tips

Game Play

• You need to place all 12 words in the buildings. There will never be fewer than 3 buildings and never more than 5.
• If you make a mistake, the game will begin again. New words from the pool will appear in the buildings and the first word will be different than in the previous game. Starting from a different place may help you recognize synonyms.
• If you are stuck, look up one word in the Collegiate Thesaurus to give you a quick boost in placing the synonyms.

Strategy

• Don't go too fast! Take time to consider each word (and all its possible meanings) before you try to place it.
• Remember that a single word can function as more than one part of speech. For example, the word "low" can be a noun, a verb, or an adjective. Each part of speech will have different synonyms.
• Look for prefixes or suffixes that might tip you off that words share a common meaning (for example, two words that start with the prefix "in-" might both have the element "not" in their meaning). But don't rely on that too much—sometimes two words that are spelled similarly have very different meanings!
• Remember that synonyms share at least one common meaning—but they can still have some different meanings, too.
• If you're completely stumped, click "Answers."

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