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1989 Ranked #10,652

The Headlines Game

A party word game has players create themed headlines whose words follow a sequence of given letters. An editor chooses the best entry each round, rewarding originality and relevance until someone earns enough tokens.

Humor Party Game Open Drafting Mechanism: Story Creation

Players

2-12

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1/5

Rating

6.88

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

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Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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In this party game, players try to create headlines for a newspaper. They are given 4 letters, a theme and about 3 minutes to make as many headlines as they want.

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In this party game, players try to create headlines for a newspaper. They are given 4 letters, a theme and about 3 minutes to make as many headlines as they want. The words in the headlines need to start with the 4 given letters in the given order and the headline needs to fit into the given theme. Example: Letters: S, B, N, R Theme: Society Headlines created by the participants: Suegra Busca Nuera Rica Submarinista Bucea Nueve Rios Sin Botella Ni Ron After the 3 minutes, the game is stopped and every player shares his/her headlines with the rest. Every round, one player is the 'Editor' and chooses the best headline and awards this player one token. The Editor must take into account the adequacy of the headline to the theme and its originality. The winning player receives a token and becomes the next turn's Editor. The player that reaches first 5 tokens, wins the game. If a player didn't present any headline or makes a mistake (e.g. wrong order, wrong letters), he or she is disqualified from the next round. The theme cards are divided into 4 categories: Regular Theme: Sports, Society, Politics, etc. Prefixes: Players need to complete a given sentence, such as "Every 9 out of 10...", or "The majority of women prefer...", etc. Tongue Twisters: Only one letter is given and all 4 words of the headline need to start with this letter. Editor's Choice: The Editor chooses the theme as he likes. There are some variations given in the rules: 5 Word Headlines: choose 1 more letter card. 2 Players: First one to find a headline in the theme wins. Play to 10 points instead of 5. Team Play: Players work in teams to create the best headlines. The content of the box: 55 theme cards 55 letter cards card support (to show the 4 letter cards and the theme card) sand clock (3 minutes) 4 note pads tokens rules in the form of a small 4 page newspaper

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Play and group

Players
2–12
Best with
4–12
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.0/5
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1
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Publishers

2
Juegos Fournier The United States Playing Card Company

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