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1989 Ranked #1,166

Encore

Music-themed party challenge where teams must sing song lyrics containing a prompted word. The pressure passes back and forth until one side cannot continue, turning memory and quick recall into a lively duel.

Party Games Dice Music Grid Coverage Paper-and-Pencil

Players

2-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

8+

Complexity

1.26/5

Rating

6.96

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 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the box: Suppose your team gets the word "red"... you now have to come up with at least 8 words of a song with the word "red" in the lyrics.

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From the box: Suppose your team gets the word "red"... you now have to come up with at least 8 words of a song with the word "red" in the lyrics. If you do... the other team is in the hot seat. Can the other team do the same? It goes back and forth until one of you blows it. Similar to Shabadabada

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–8
Best with
4
Play time
45 min
Age
8+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Artists

1
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Publishers

2
Endless Games (I) Parker Brothers