アミーゴ！ (AMIGO!) is a Japanese speed word game. Players must determine the start letter of a word, then call out a word that fits the chosen theme.
Each player has two thumbs up cards. After a theme card and a word card card are turned up, players choose how to play their thumb cards. A thumb up is +1, a thumb down is -1. All players reveal their thumbs (you don't have to use both) and work out the correct number of steps.
4 thumbs up and 0 thumbs down equals +4 steps on the word card, giving the start letter.
2 thumbs up and 4 thumbs down equals -2 steps on the word card (starting at the end of the word and going backwards), giving the start letter.
If the total of thumbs is zero, everybody shouts "AMIGO!"
The first player to get a word fitting the theme and start letter gives their answer. If correct, they get the theme card. If wrong, they hand one back as a penalty.
The player with the most theme cards collected by the end is the winner.
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