Time limit: 2 minutes per round
# of Players: 4 – any even number of players
If you pass – 2 points
If you say an illegal word – 4 points
How To Play: How will you make your partner Guess That Word? You have 2 minutes to guess the word written on the top of your chosen card. There are five different topics to choose from, and once you pick a topic, you must stick with that topic for the whole turn. Once your turn comes up again, you may pick a different topic for your turn. On the card are three illegal words that cannot be said to Guess That Word. For example, if your word was baseball, you cannot say bat, field, or home base. You also cannot say any part of the word baseball to have your partner Guess That Word. You cannot rhyme the word with any other word, either. You could say, “This sport is a major league sport,” “You can swing to get a home run,” or “There is a catcher position.” There is no penalty for wrong guesses. As you attempt to have your partner Guess That Word, someone from the other team will watch over your shoulder to ensure you aren’t saying the three illegal words on the card. If you say one of them, the opponent will say “word,” and their team will receive 4 points because you said one of the illegal words and can steal the rest of their turn and attempt to guess the word on that card. For example, If the word was “cat” and you weren’t allowed to say the word “meow” but you did, the opponent would say “word” and then take the card from you and have their partner attempt to Guess That Word. If you can make your partner Guess That Word, you will receive 4 points for every word guessed correctly within the 2-minute time limit. If you think you or your partner will struggle to guess the word on the top of the card, you may pass your turn to the other team. However, the other team will receive 2 points every time you pass a card. The first team to make it to 70 points wins Guess That Word.
Kaelin, Mokhinisa, Tyler, Chyenne:
The game is very similar to Taboo. To make it more original we suggest perhaps color coding the different categories to make it easier to see, making more original categories, perhaps adding “hard cards” that are worth more points. We thought it could be interesting to add like ‘side objectives’ that if you get a certain amount of some type of cards it is bonus points or something like that. Also perhaps adding ‘helpful cards’ where for example for 10 seconds you can say any words you want even if they are on the card or somethings like that.
Also just for ease of understanding the rules, typing out the rules clearer and with more space in between would be easier to understand. Breaking down the points system a little clearer would be helpful too.
-Rules were very condensed. It was monotonous to read.
-I love the guessing aspect, a fun party game that makes you think.
-One thing I wanted to do was say a word that wasn’t a part of the main word. (Example: Apple juice – I want to say “apple”)
-I want a media category
-More diverse taboo