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2016 Ranked #13,638

Keep Cool

Communication game has players give one-word clues to a neighbor while simultaneously interpreting another neighbors clues. A strict eight-second limit and unclear audience make keeping the conversation straight the central challenge.

Party Game Word Game Team-Based Game

Players

3-8

Play time

20-40 min

Age

13+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

6.76

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.2/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A clever communication game for players who don’t fluster easily! A new word every 8 seconds… Is it a clue?

Core mechanisms

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Team-Based Game

Players compete in fixed teams and coordinate toward a shared team result.
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A clever communication game for players who don’t fluster easily! A new word every 8 seconds… Is it a clue? An answer? Don’t lose the thread… and keep COOL ! Warm hand, cool head! Get your neighbour on your left to guess your 4 words AND guess the 4 words of your neighbour on your right. On your turn, you have 8 seconds to say 1 single word: EITHER to give the neighbour on your left a clue OR to answer and guess a word from your neighbour on your right. … and WITHOUT saying who you are speaking to!

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2
Party Game Word Game

Mechanism

1
Team-Based Game

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
2
Play time
20–40 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.0/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Dimitri Ferrière

Artists

1
Stivo

Publishers

1
Cocktail Games

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