Game Info
Year
2024
Players
2-4
Age
8+
Playtime
30 min
Complexity
1/5
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Description
A cooperative word-matching party game where players select from 150 word cues and attempt to write the same two-word answers as their partner without giving hints.
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Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Review at 0:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Preserves the spirit of the original Blank Slate while adding a tight two-player option
- Clear, quick rounds with a satisfying end condition
Cons
- Component durability issues (boards becoming dirty after first use and eraser not cleaning easily)
Thematic elements
- Word association, shared perspective, and alignment between players
- Casual party/office-game night setting for two to four players
- Discussive, demo-style with live playthrough and evaluation
Comparison games
- Blank Slate (original)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Compound Scoring — Points are awarded based on how top/top, top/bottom, bottom/top, and bottom/bottom matches occur (e.g., top/top = 6, top/bottom = 4, bottom/top = 4, bottom/bottom = 2).
- Fixed round structure with end condition — The game runs for a set number of rounds (10 in the demonstrated format) with a defined end condition (highest score wins).
- Limited Points — The game runs for a set number of rounds (10 in the demonstrated format) with a defined end condition (highest score wins).
- Simultaneous Reveal — All clues are revealed at once and scoring is based on how closely partners' clues align with each other.
- Simultaneous reveal and scoring — All clues are revealed at once and scoring is based on how closely partners' clues align with each other.
- Top/Bottom scoring matrix — Points are awarded based on how top/top, top/bottom, bottom/top, and bottom/bottom matches occur (e.g., top/top = 6, top/bottom = 4, bottom/top = 4, bottom/bottom = 2).
- Two clues per turn — On a turn, a player provides two clues (top and bottom) for a word with a blank.
- Two-to-four player matching — Players attempt to guess what their partner will write down, aiming to match with a specific partner.
- Word Deciphering — On a turn, a player provides two clues (top and bottom) for a word with a blank.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I actually really like this I think that it did the things that you liked in the original and they were able to put it in a two-player version
- I didn't feel like they left their Origins all and created like a completely different game
- This fills a hole in our catalog or you know in our collection that we didn't even know we had
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Board Gaymes James Discussion at 2:18 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
- limited player count compared to other Blank Slate
Thematic elements
Comparison games
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
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Quotes (from this video)
- Tureaki was awesome.
- I love Aleif. He's like my favorite Euro designer.
- Darwin's Journey. I actually love this game.
- It's definitely the best pandemic ever, and it is definitely extremely thematic.
- I hardly ever play old games.
- Boop, love it.
- it's not going to hit the table anymore.
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