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1992 Ranked #12,734

Telepaths

Team association game has partners independently write five words prompted by a shared image. Matching entries move the team forward, rewarding an ability to predict the same simple ideas.

Party Games Party Game Word Game Team-Based Game Theme: Psychic Powers

Players

4-24

Play time

Not listed

Age

9+

Complexity

1.25/5

Rating

6.25

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 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?

This game is much like the few years later published What Were You Thinking? The objective is for teammates to think of the same list of five words when viewing a common card (e.g.

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This game is much like the few years later published What Were You Thinking? The objective is for teammates to think of the same list of five words when viewing a common card (e.g. a picture of an apple). For each matching entry, the partners move forward on the game board. Some editions include peel-up erasing tablets, others a simple writing pad and the players are expected to provide pens or pencils.

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Play and group

Players
4–24
Best with
3–12
Play time
60 min
Age
9+
Complexity
1.3/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Brian C. Larson

Artists

1
Brian C. Larson

Publishers

5
Albi Albi Polska Brainstorm Games, Inc. Fun Connection Outset Media

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