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Forbidden Word: the team guessing game

Describe the target while avoiding its most obvious related words. Every hesitation costs time, while a creative clue can earn another point for your team.

👥 4–16 players ⏱ 10–20 minutes 📱 one phone or online room
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Essential rules

How to play Forbidden Word

  1. Create two or more teams, or play as one cooperative group.
  2. The clue giver describes the target to their team.
  3. They cannot say any of the forbidden words shown on the card.
  4. Every correct guess scores one point before time runs out.
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