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Linq

#11945BGG ↗

2004 · 4-8 players · 45min · weight 1.43 · 1,127 ratings

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ID
11945
Name
Linq
Year
2004
Rank
1962
Min players
4
Max players
8
Playing time
45
Min playtime
45
Max playtime
45
Avg weight
1.4267
Num weights
75
Bayes avg
5.93775
Average
6.8502
Users rated
1127
Num owned
2037
Wanting
33
Wishing
208
Num comments
234
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:17:51 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (5)
Hidden RolesPattern RecognitionTargeted CluesTeam-Based GameVoting
Categories (3)
DeductionParty GameWord Game
Description (1153 chars)

Part word game, part bluffing game, part strategy game, LINQ is a team game in which you don't know who your partner is! Each round, two players will have cards with the same word on it, while the other players will have bluffing cards. The object of the game is to find out which two players have the same card — that is, which two players LINQ — by listening to the clue words that all the players give. For example, if the LINQ word is blue, a player holding that card might say ocean. A player who is bluffing might follow by saying shell. It's not yet clear who has the LINQ, until the other player can describe blue in a different context. After round one has been completed, players can guess who they think has the LINQ, or pass on guessing until after round two. When the LINQ is revealed, players earn 2 or 1 points for correctly guessing after, respectively, round one or round two. (The two players who are LINQed score only if they both identify one another.) The first player to score 10 points wins. It's a unique game in which you play as an individual but must rely on your partner — if only you know who that is!

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