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2003 Ranked #10,312

Buzzword

A team word game has clue givers lead teammates to phrases containing a shared buzzword under a timer. Missed clues pass to opponents, so speed and broad phrase knowledge both drive the race to fifty points.

Party Games Party Game Word Game Paper-and-Pencil Team-Based Game

Players

4-12

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.18/5

Rating

5.78

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.4/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.7/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

2004 Games Magazine Games 100 Honoree First, divide everyone into two teams. On your team's turn, one member attempts to give clues to 10 words.

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2004 Games Magazine Games 100 Honoree First, divide everyone into two teams. On your team's turn, one member attempts to give clues to 10 words. The cards state its "buzzword". Other team members must solve each clue by saying the phrases that includes the buzzword. Meanwhile, the other team keeps track of the time and the missed clues. Score one point for each correctly solved clue. The clue giver reads the missed clues to the other team, giving them a chance to score. First team to reach 50 points wins. Watch out! You only get 45 seconds to complete your answers to questions ranging from easy to quite difficult.

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Play and group

Players
4–12
Best with
4–10
Play time
45 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.2/5
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Credits

Designers

4
Peggy Brown Garrett J. Donner Brian S. Spence Michael S. Steer

Publishers

1
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