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2020
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Description
Are you as clever as a fox? As dogged as a bloodhound? Do you have an eagle-eye for details? Pool your team's resources together to seek out the master word!
Master Word is a co-operative word-based deduction game in which players have to work together to try to find a secret word from a single starting hint.
Each game, a guide selects a card, looks at the master word, then shows the other players (seekers) the starting hint. The seekers then have 90 seconds to discuss and each write a clue on a card, which they place in a row. Once this is done, the guide places a number of tokens at the end of the row equal to the number of clues that are "on the right track" toward the master word. The only catch: The seekers don't know which clues the tokens refer to!
If the seekers write the master word on a solution card before the end of seven rounds, everyone wins! If they fail to do this or if they accidentally write the master word on a clue card, everyone loses!
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watch it played Rules Teach at 0:16 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
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Thematic elements
- word guessing with clues
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- clue drafting — seekers write clues on their clue cards within the round
- Compound Scoring — guide assigns thumbs up tokens to indicate helpful clues
- deck progression — cards increase in difficulty across the deck and new cards are introduced after each game
- deduction — seekers' clues are analyzed across rounds to narrow down possibilities
- end-of-round reveal and scoring — after each round, clue tokens are revealed and used to control progress
- master word placement rule — the master word can only be written on a solution card and not on a clue card
- per-game special token reveal — the guide can move a token to reveal a clue as a one-time aid
- round-based deduction — seekers' clues are analyzed across rounds to narrow down possibilities
- solution cards gambit — players may place a guess on one of three red-bordered solution cards
- team-based roles — one player as guide, others as seekers
- thumbs up scoring — guide assigns thumbs up tokens to indicate helpful clues
- timed rounds — each round uses a 90-second timer
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- the seekers will win or lose as a team
- the master word can only ever be written on one of the three solution cards
- if they cannot figure it out after the seventh round everyone loses
- the guide cannot give any indication about which specific clues they're for
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Meeple University Playthrough at 1:42 sentiment: positive
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positive
Pros
- Cooperative play encourages teamwork and friendly collaboration
- Audience participation adds energy and engagement
- Challenging word-deduction mechanics offer puzzle appeal
- Live-stream format enables interactive learning
Cons
- Ambiguity in certain clues (e.g., edible category) can cause confusion
- Some rounds can be time-consuming and require Google for clarification
- Long sessions risk fatigue if not paced well
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Mastermind
- 20 Questions
- Decrypto
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- audience_interaction — Viewers can influence gameplay by offering clues or feedback.
- category_guessing — The game uses categories (e.g., edible, purple) to guide guessing through clues.
- clue_writing_rounds — One player writes three clues while the other writes one; matching clues can unlock additional information.
- deduction — Three rounds of clue-creation and guessing with scoring reveals per round.
- round_based_deduction — Three rounds of clue-creation and guessing with scoring reveals per round.
- secret_clue_reveal — A secret clue can be revealed if it matches another player's clue.
- two_player_roles — In two-player mode, a seeker (guesser) and a guide (clue writer) interact to identify the target word.
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- it's kind of like mastermind isn't it
- it's a word guessing game you just ask questions and go yes or no basically
- cooperative game yes we work together
- Saving Mr Banks
- lion king
- beef jerky
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