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Password

#6733BGG ↗

1962 · 3-4 players · 30min · weight 1.51 · 1,060 ratings

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Rating
5.68
Users rated
1,060
Owned
2,847
Wishing
52

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Give a one-word clue for a secret password; teammate guesses; score decreases each failed attempt.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
0
Fantasy
0
Narrative
0
Challenge
2
Fellowship
3
Discovery
1
Expression
2
Submission
1
How it works (3 mechanics)
  • [3]semantic_overloading— “one person gets their teammate to say the password given a one-word clue
  • [3]communication_constraint— “only a single one-word clue allowed per turn; hyphenated words inadmissible
  • [2]attrition_clock— “value continues to decrease until the word is guessed or ten clues are given
Under-the-radar score: -0.40

BGG tags

Mechanisms (1)
Categories (3)
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