Game Info
Year
2023
Players
2-12
Age
10+
Playtime
15 min
Complexity
1.5/5
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Description
Cooperative party game where the witness communicates a secret word to detectives through dilemma cards
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positive
Pros
- Fun, group-friendly party game
- Abstract clues foster creativity and humor
- Accessible to non-gamers and families; works with a wide age range
- Flexible playtime and player counts; can accommodate drop-ins
Cons
- Abstract clues can be confusing or nonsensical for some players
- Best with larger groups; two players is workable but less engaging
- Elimination-heavy rounds can slow down play if the group overthinks things
Thematic elements
- Abstract word deduction through challenging and surreal associations
- Casual social settings, often at gatherings and convention booths
- playful, humorous
Comparison games
- Wavelength
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Elimination — Players selectively remove cards from consideration to narrow down the possible secret word.
- group guessing — The group collaborates to decide which items do or do not fit the secret word, aiming to avoid eliminating the word.
- player elimination — Players selectively remove cards from consideration to narrow down the possible secret word.
- risk/reward mechanic — Eliminating the secret word ends the round with a loss; clever elimination helps future rounds.
- round-based clue giving — The game runs in multiple rounds (five in the example), progressively guiding players toward the secret word.
- word association — The clue giver selects a target word and players attempt to deduce it from abstract cues tied to a grid of words.
- Word Deciphering — The clue giver selects a target word and players attempt to deduce it from abstract cues tied to a grid of words.
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Quotes (from this video)
- I definitely think it's better with more.
- it's 14 plus on the box, but there's nothing like adult or mature about it, so you can play with any age.
- these are very abstract. They don't necessarily have anything to do with the words that are on the table.
- It's fun. It's silly.
- one of those people can pop in, pop out of, you can just kind of have on the table.
- I think it's really fun because these are not the typical clues that you're used to giving.
- It's almost like reverse wavelength in a way that like wavelength you have the two extremes and you're trying to give a word that fits it.
- they're weird. they don't make sense. That's the whole point.
- It's a great game to pull out when you have a group, especially if you have a group of people who aren't really gamers and just want to play and have a good time.
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