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product_id: 537552147
title: "Gap Closer Games | Illiterati | Cooperative Board Game | Word Family Game | 1 to 5 Players | Ages 7+ | 30 Minutes"
brand: "gap closer games"
price: "R1488"
currency: ZAR
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Gap Closer Games"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/537552147-gap-closer-games-illiterati-cooperative-board-game-word-family-game
store_origin: ZA
region: South Africa
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# Adjustable difficulty levels Solo & co-op modes 30-minute fast rounds Gap Closer Games | Illiterati | Cooperative Board Game | Word Family Game | 1 to 5 Players | Ages 7+ | 30 Minutes

**Brand:** gap closer games
**Price:** R1488
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📚 Save the world one word at a time—join the ultimate librarian league!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Gap Closer Games | Illiterati | Cooperative Board Game | Word Family Game | 1 to 5 Players | Ages 7+ | 30 Minutes by gap closer games
- **How much does it cost?** R1488 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/537552147-gap-closer-games-illiterati-cooperative-board-game-word-family-game)

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- gap closer games enthusiasts

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## Key Features

- • **Lightning-Fast Setup:** Get from box to gameplay in under a minute—perfect for busy professionals craving quick fun.
- • **Solo Brain Teaser Mode:** Challenge yourself with a puzzle variant that sharpens your vocabulary and strategy solo.
- • **Strategic Time Pressure:** Make critical decisions under a ticking clock to bind books and save the literary world together.
- • **Dynamic Difficulty Levels:** Customize your challenge with multiple difficulty settings that keep every game fresh and intense.
- • **Collaborative Word Mastery:** Unite your team to outsmart the Illiterati in a high-stakes cooperative survival game.

## Overview

Illiterati is a cooperative word family board game for 1-5 players aged 7+, featuring 30-minute rounds, solo and multiplayer modes, and adjustable difficulty. Players collaborate to spell words and 'bind books' before time runs out, combining fast-paced gameplay with strategic decision-making to defeat the evil Illiterati and save the world's books.

## Description

The Illiterati are an evil secret organization that has taken over the world. Your job as a member of the League of Librarians is to save the world's books — one word at a time. Illiterati is a cooperative survival word game. You and your fellow Librarians must work together to save the world from illiteracy by spelling words and binding books, all while surviving the onslaught of the Illiterati. Each player must bind their books before everyone tackles the “Final Chapter” together. Each player starts the game with five letter tiles and a red torched book that shows a condition that player must achieve to restore that book, e.g. using 8+ tiles with at least 3 green symbols, create words that are all animals. The game takes place in three-minute rounds, and before the round begins each player draw seven letter tiles from the draw bag. Once the countdown begins, players can talk and trade letters as much as they want with one another and the library to try to achieve their goal. At the end of the round, draw an Illiterati villain card and resolve its effect. Once all players have completed two books — or three or four depending on your difficulty level — draw one more book, the Final Chapter, with all players needing to complete this challenge in the same round, e.g., using 12+ tiles, create words in which all of your vowels are the same color.

Review: Nice game, but not for us. - This is a lovely game, but it is too hard for my seven, eight and 10-year-old granddaughters. The price also is exorbitant for my budget
Review: Fun - Fun game

## Features

- COOPERATIVE SURVIVAL WORD GAME: Illiterati is a rare blend of skill and creativity where you'll need everyone to play to their strengths!
- SOLO VARIANT: Whereas the co-op mode (2-5 players) is a dynamic, fast paced scramble, the solo mode turns Illiterati into a brain teasing puzzle that will put you between a noun and a hard place.
- QUICK TO THE TABLE: Lightning fast setup. Go from pulling out the box to playing the game in under a minute.
- CHANGE THE DIFFICULTY: Try turning up the heat with several levels of difficulty that would make even Jane Austen lose all Sense and Sensibillity.
- THINKY DECISIONS: Each round, your team will be faced with a pivotal decision: do we go all-in and try to bind a book before time runs out, or do we abandon ship and live to fight another day?

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0B6CSR6SX |
| Best Sellers Rank | #169,582 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) #4,378 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (69) |
| Item Weight | 2.23 pounds |
| Item model number | GCS301 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Impressions |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 7 years and up |
| Product Dimensions | 12 x 9.13 x 2.25 inches |
| Release date | June 16, 2023 |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice game, but not for us.
*by M***. on February 2, 2026*

This is a lovely game, but it is too hard for my seven, eight and 10-year-old granddaughters. The price also is exorbitant for my budget

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun
*by J***E on December 1, 2025*

Fun game

### ⭐⭐⭐ Fine
*by K***S on May 11, 2025*

Was rather complex instructions/set up.

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*Product available on Desertcart South Africa*
*Store origin: ZA*
*Last updated: 2026-03-19*