Table feel
Moderate level of interaction with a focus on frequent awareness of other players' actions and strategies.
Rich game profile
Taboo
In the party game Taboo, you're trying to give clues to your teammates so that they'll guess a particular word, but you can't say just anything you like. Some clues are off limits! When you're the active player, hold the deck of cards so that you and the opposing team can see the...
Players
4-10
Time
?-?
Age
12+
Weight
1.21
Rating
6.30
Should this hit the table?
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Moderate level of interaction with a focus on frequent awareness of other players' actions and strategies.
Teach
2.4
Teaching signal
Replay
4.0
High replayability
Interaction
1.3
Low interaction
Scaling
4.4
Scales well
Strategy
4.5
Deep strategy
Control
2.8
Luck-sensitive
Replay value
Taboo has a high variability gameboard, allowing for different experiences each time it is played. The presence of expansions adds new content and gameplay elements, enhancing replayability. The game offers deep strategic possibilities and room for players to improve their tactics. The player interaction score is fixed at 1.325. Taboo scales well with different numbers of players without compromising its appeal or balance. While it may take some time to learn, with a rating of 4.8, the game offers a good balance between easiness and depth. Overall, Taboo has a strong replayability score of 7.9, making it a game that can be enjoyed multiple times.
Luck profile
Taboo has a moderate influence of luck. While random elements like card draws play a notable role in the game outcome, players have substantial ability to mitigate luck through strategic decisions and planning. The game is a balanced mix of luck and strategy, with neither element dominating the gameplay.
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In the party game Taboo, you're trying to give clues to your teammates so that they'll guess a particular word, but you can't say just anything you like. Some clues are off limits! When you're the active player, hold the deck of cards so that you and the opposing team can see the top card. At the top of the card is the word your teammate must say to score the card, and you can anything you want to help them figure out what to guess other than the word itself (duh!) or the five words/phrases listed on the bottom of the card. For example, can you get your teammates to say "bacon" without saying "pig", "eggs", "breakfast", "sausage", or "eat"? If you do, you score the card, then move on to the next card, trying to guess as many cards as possible before time runs out. However, if you say a taboo word (or make gestures), the opposing team will buzz a buzzer and score the card themselves. How well can you describe things without breaking the taboo?
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