A former elementary school teacher, Hall wanted to create an educational game that was fun and challenging, and would motivate his students to get excited about learning. Word Ace is an electronic tabletop word game for 1-6 players. The purpose of the game is to help teach children spelling and vocabulary skills in a fun and interactive way. The object of the game is to be the first player or team to create a word when given a specific set of rules (for example, create a seven-letter word where “s” is the first letter). The game has three levels of difficulty, which also makes it applicable to adults.

"Ed exemplifies the best in America,” stated Walter Herbst, co-founder of HLB. “He came to us and recounted his frustrations in teaching inner city kids that weren't motivated. His desire to help them learn the bare bone basics of spelling and understanding the meanings of words was over powering. Whatever it took, he was going to help the kids. We were truly honored to have been a part of his wondrous success."

HLB initially met with Ed Hall to review a card game he invented, which ultimately led to Word Ace. The HLB team then went to work, designing the total game to include the user experience design, all software and firmware, as well as the mechanical design. Multiple prototypes were built and tested with end users.

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