What We Do!

Hey there, we’re Max and Deb, the co-creators of Spellio! We're a team with a mission to share Spellio with the world. Our journey has taken us up and down the East Coast, showcasing Spellio at game festivals like Quirk Events’ "BOINGA" and hosting our own events, such as the one at Notch Brewing Company in Brighton.

Spellio is designed to make learning fun and engaging, offering kids an interactive way to master word identification, spelling, and parts of speech through playful brain teasers. Our in-person educational seminars are a hit from Pre-K to 12th grade, combining lively gameplay with lessons on language and entrepreneurship. Students not only get to enjoy a fun, interactive experience but also gain insights into starting their own business and creating games.

We want to connect with YOU for our next event!

Contact us directly at:

(617)-903-8004

Hello@playspellio.com

BOINGA Game Festival

NOTCH Brewing - Spellio Launch

Educational Seminar & Gameplay Testing

THE SPELLIO ORIGIN STORY

Hi, I’m Max, and here’s how Spellio began …

 I was home for winter break during my junior year at Syracuse University when our family friend Deb stopped over to show us the concept of a new card game she had been working on. As soon as I saw the cards, with handwritten CONSONANT and VOWEL on them, I immediately thought, Yeah, no thanks, definitely not interested in a SPELLING game, and headed upstairs. But when I overheard Deb say, “if you can spell three-letter words, you can play this game,” I decided to join my family to take a closer look. After only a few minutes of playing, I knew I wanted to be a part of creating this game and Deb was psyched for me to join her.

That night kickstarted a journey of countless hours workshopping new rules, exploring card designs, incorporating feedback from hundreds of test-rounds, and meetings about how to actually get the game produced. I’m proud to say that we not only created a super fun game, but one that actually turns spelling fear into spelling fun.

Hey, Deb here - 

It’s been awesome to watch family, friends, and strangers play everywhere from vacations, dinner parties, on first-dates, game festivals, and at Notch Brewing in Boston who hosted our official soft-launch event.  

However, it was during all this preliminary gameplay, that we discovered that Spellio was more than just a fun, social game.

There has been an outstanding reception of Spellio among young kids, especially new language learners or those who believe they are "really bad at spelling." We regularly receive feedback from teachers and parents that the kids they never expected to play are the first ones to take it off the shelf.

We are so excited for you to join the Spellio community!

SPELLIO: SMART, FAST, FUN,  … for EVERYONE