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Poetry for Neanderthals

#312786BGG ↗

2020 · 2-12 players · 15min · weight 1.12 · 3,739 ratings

v2 v3 v4 wide v4 deep

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ID
312786
Name
Poetry for Neanderthals
Year
2020
Rank
2365
Min players
2
Max players
12
Playing time
15
Min playtime
15
Max playtime
15
Avg weight
1.12
Num weights
50
Bayes avg
6.16061
Average
6.65421
Users rated
3739
Num owned
11942
Wanting
45
Wishing
729
Num comments
739
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 15:54:35 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Communication LimitsReal-TimeTeam-Based Game
Categories (5)
HumorParty GamePrehistoricReal-timeWord Game
Description (753 chars)

Poetry for Neanderthals is a competitive word-guessing game where you can only give clues by speaking in single syllables. So, instead of saying "broccoli," you'd say something like "green thing you eat for live long and have good health." If you mess up and use a big word, such as "vegetable," you get bopped on the head with a NO !Stick and you lose points. The goal of the game is to score the most points by correctly interpreting words and phrases. The chosen Poet starts off the game with a Poetry Card and tries to get their teammates to say the listed word, using only words with one syllable within a 90-second time limit. The team with the most points is the winner. Contents: 220 cards 1 inflatable NO! Stick 1 sand timer 2 point slates

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.