Taboo Board Card Game, The Game Of Unspeakable Fun

ABOUT THIS ITEM Taboo is a word and a party game. The Taboo game is the game of unspeakable fun! Who can get their teammates to say "Brain Freeze" without being able to say Ice Cream, Headache, Eating, Cold or Fast? When playing the Taboo game, the obvious clues are strictly forbidden. Players race against the timer as they try to give creative and carefully-worded clues to get team players to give words fast. But don't mention unmentionables, or it's time for the squeaker, which means losing the point.

The objective of the game is for a player to have their partners give clues on the word on the player's card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card.

The game is one in which a player tries to get their teammates to give clues on words using verbal clues.

Rules: An even number of players from four to ten sit alternating around in a circle. Players take turns as the "giver", who attempts to prompt their teammates to give as many keywords as possible in the allotted time. However, each card also has "taboo" (forbidden) words listed which may not be spoken. Should the giver say one, a "censor" on the opposing team hits the buzzer and the giver must move on to the next word. For example, the giver might have to get their team to deduce the word "baseball" without offering the words "sport", "game", "pastime", "hitter", "pitcher", or "baseball" itself as clues. The giver may not say a part of a "taboo" word;[4] for example, using "base" in "baseball" is taboo. Nor may they use a form of a word; for example, if the word was "wedding" and the taboo words are "marriage", "bride", "groom", "nuptials", or "honeymoon", the words "marry" and "bridal" would not be allowed. The giver may only use speech to prompt their teammates; gestures, sounds (e.g., barking), or drawings are not allowed. Singing is permitted, provided the singer is singing words rather than humming or whistling a tune. The giver's hints may rhyme with a taboo word, or be an abbreviation of a taboo word.

• While the giver is prompting the teammates, they may make as many clues as they want with no penalties for wrong tries. Once the team correctly gives the word exactly as written on the card, the giver moves on to the next word, trying to get as many words as possible in the allotted time. When time runs out, play passes to the next adjacent player of the other team. The playing team receives one point for correct answers and one penalty point if "taboo" words are spoken.