Updated! Tug o' Blend — The Phonics Card Game for Blending Mastery

Read it. Pull it. Win it.

Tug o' Blend is the head-to-head phonics card game that turns blending practice into a genuine competition. Two players go toe-to-toe, reading blend words aloud to tug a token across the rope board — first to pull it all the way to their WIN flag takes the round.

With 144 blend word cards across three full decks, this game delivers hours of high-repetition short vowel phonics practice that never feels like drilling. Whether you're playing for five minutes or fifty, there's always a fresh deck to reach for.

What's Inside the Bag:

• 144 word cards across three decks:
  • Beginning Blends — words like blip, clap, frog (marked BB)
  • Ending Blends — words like tact, bent, dusk (marked EB)
  • Mixed Blends — words like trend, swift, cleft (marked MB)
• Foldable game board with START center, WIN flags on each end, and color-coded sides for Player One (orange) and Player Two (blue)
• Wooden token to track each tug
• Canvas drawstring storage bag — keeps everything together and ready to grab
• Instruction card with rules plus ideas for additional ways to play

How to Play:

Draw a card → Read the word correctly → Pull the token toward your WIN flag by the number shown on the card → Take turns tugging back and forth → First player to reach WIN wins the round!

Numbers 1–6 on each card add just the right amount of tension — a lucky streak of 6's can turn the game around in seconds.

Why 144 Cards Changes Everything:

Most phonics card games run out of steam fast. Tug o' Blend's 144-card collection means:

• Three completely different levels of difficulty you can mix, match, or use separately
• Months of classroom rotations without repetition fatigue
• Enough cards to run multiple games simultaneously in a group or intervention setting
• Beginners start with beginning blends; advanced readers tackle all three decks shuffled together

Perfect For:

• Orton-Gillingham and structured literacy programs
• Reading intervention and tutoring sessions
• Homeschool phonics practice
• Classroom word work centers
• Siblings competing at home

For ages 5 and up · 2 players · Published by Dyslexia Media, LLC

Caution! small parts. Not for children under 3. 

Updated Edition — Now Even Better!

The original Tug o' Blend was built around ending blends, and you loved it. This updated edition keeps everything that worked and adds:

• Three card decks — beginning blends and mixed blends join the original ending blends deck, bringing the total to 144 cards with significant upgrade in printing and design.
• New foldable game board — same great rope-and-token gameplay, now on a board that folds flat and tucks neatly into the storage bag