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What Can I Say?

Game ID: GID0386450
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2024
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Description

In this fun word game for two teams, players take turns as clue-giver, trying to get others to guess target words. The trick is that the clue-giver is restricted by 4 random rule cards each turn (for example, you can say words that end in T, you can say words with exactly 1 O, you can make hand gestures with 1 hand).

Teams score points for guessing correct answers. After everyone has a turn as clue-giver, the team with the most points wins.

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Description

In this fun word game for two teams, players take turns as clue-giver, trying to get others to guess target words. The trick is that the clue-giver is restricted by 4 random rule cards each turn (for example, you can say words that end in T, you can say words with exactly 1 O, you can make hand gestures with 1 hand).

Teams score points for guessing correct answers. After everyone has a turn as clue-giver, the team with the most points wins.

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Video yi4X1G5IjEs Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews Review at 0:12 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Great twist on Taboo
  • Engaging and funny due to psychological element
  • Low barrier to entry with easy rules
  • Generates lots of laughs
  • Shines in large group gatherings
  • Includes blank cards for custom rules
Cons
  • Not for everyone
  • Can be difficult if rules are too restrictive
Thematic elements
Comparison games
  • Taboo
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Clue giving — One player gives clues to their teammates to guess words on cards.
  • customizable rules — The game comes with blank cards to create your own rules.
  • Hand Management — Players flip over four 'what can I say' cards, which dictate the rules they must follow.
  • Rule Restriction — Players must follow specific, often unusual, rules when giving clues, such as only using words with certain letters or a specific word length.
  • Set Collection — The goal is to get as many word cards as possible before the timer runs out.
  • team play — There are two teams, and one team gives clues to the other.
  • timer — A timer is used, and players must go as fast as possible.
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Quotes (from this video)
  • This is more like you can only say these certain things
  • It's very very funny how you're like how the psychology of your brain works as you're trying to fumble through being the clue giver in this game
  • Even though this game really isn't for me I feel like if you like if you like specifically word party games you're going to get you're going to get a lot of play out of this
  • This is the kind of thing you bring to a family gathering or a work advent or something like that where people are want a low barrier to entry
  • It lots and lots of laughs every time we play this game
  • If you get big family gatherings big group Gatherings whatever this is going to shine
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Video gidGHrZuNjk Tabletop Tolson Review at 0:54
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Thematic elements
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  • word guessing under restricted clues
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  • party game setting, classroom-friendly, real-time word guessing with team-based play
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  • positive
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Quotes (from this video)
  • delightful fascinating unique word party guessing game
  • real time so again tick tick tick tick all the boxes
  • it's the most interesting thing I've seen because of the restrictions
  • there really is no Max Capacity to the game because you can have as many people as you want
  • what can I say you play through the entire deck of cards
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