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Guesstures

#6987BGG ↗

1990 · 4-99 players · 10min · weight 1.18 · 1,909 ratings

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Rating
5.67
Users rated
1,909
Owned
5,223
Wishing
61

At a glance

What playing it feels like, broken down.

Core loop

Load words into timer, act them out in ~1 minute; teammates guess and snatch cards before the timer eats them.

What it gives you
How strongly each kind of experience comes through (0–3)
Sensation
2
Fantasy
1
Narrative
0
Challenge
1
Fellowship
3
Discovery
0
Expression
3
Submission
2
How it works (4 mechanics)
  • [3]time_pressure_realtime— “about a minute to communicate words to teammates; timer will eat the cards one at a time if not snatched
  • [3]attrition_clock— “timer device eats cards one at a time; points for each card successfully rescued from the timer
  • [3]_other:physical_performance_clue— “active player gets four cards, picks one word from each, communicates words to teammates via acting
  • [1]hand_management_under_draw— “player picks one word from each card (easy or difficult) and loads them into the timer device
Under-the-radar score: -0.34

BGG tags

Categories (3)
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