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Debatable is a seriously silly party game for people who love to argue.
In Debatable all players are politicians taking turns debating both serious and silly topics. Two players are involved in each debate, and they’re either for or against the current topic. When the time is up the other players each cast a vote on the player they felt won the debate.
Of course you never enter a debate unprepared, and thankfully your brilliant and trusty strategic advisor has provided you with some clever debate strategies that will ensure your victory.
Debatable is a hilarious party game for 3 to 16 adult players. Playing time is approximately 30 to 120 minutes depending on the number of players, and most importantly, all players stay involved during the entire game.
- Simple idea that works
- Creates a lot of laughter
- Provokes improv and acting
- Works well even with players who are initially hesitant
- Hysterical and fun
- Tiny box, unassuming appearance
- Different party game
- Can be hard to combine the debate point with the imposed constraints
- Artwork is a little bit simple
- Might get picked up by a bigger publisher
- Debate and argumentation
- Snake
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Constraint cards — Players must incorporate specific, often silly, requirements into their arguments (e.g., use musical references, speak in a high-pitched voice).
- Debate — Players take turns debating an issue from a set topic.
- Role assignment — A moderator decides who debates for 'yes' and who debates for 'no', regardless of personal belief.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- it was an absolutely incredible year for party games and I love party games
- it's a game that creates so much laughter
- you have to get really clever with the things that you say so not to give it away to the chameleon
- it's kind of a nice small box as well so yeah that a real surprise hit for me
- it just works as a game
- it's just brilliant that's when I dream
- wow it's been an incredible year for party games probably the best year on record
- these are all games that are going to be staying in my collection for a long time
- if you've watched this channel before you'll know that I absolutely love this game
- it's just amazing it's such a unique party game
- it just creates such a funny thing where you can often struggle to say the words you want to say especially if you're trying to throw them off
- for me it's in my top 5 party games of all time
- it's a classic it's gonna be around for years it's it's just brilliant
- I love the pace of this game it's so much more exciting than code names or crosstalk
- it would work for any family would be a great game to play at Christmas
- I'm so glad to have this one in my collection
- it's another classic party game really