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2007 Ranked #21,805

The Origin Of Expressions

Bluff, read opponents, and time reveals around hidden information.

Bluffing Party Game Voting Team-Based Game

Players

3-99

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

1.33/5

Rating

5.45

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

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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How it plays

How does it play?

Make up a story explaining the origin of a phrase that will have other players convinced yours is correct. Each player votes for the story he or she believes is the real origin of the phrase.

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Make up a story explaining the origin of a phrase that will have other players convinced yours is correct. Each player votes for the story he or she believes is the real origin of the phrase. Players earn points by either writing a yarn good enough to fool the other players into voting for it or by guessing the correct origin among those written by others.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–99
Best with
3–6
Play time
45 min
Age
12+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
(Uncredited)

Publishers

1
Discovery Bay Games

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