Taboo Board Game

Love this game, fun and laughs garantized!!

Taboo has been one of my all-time favorite games. - It's a super simple game to understand. - It's hilarious to see how people act under pressure. I've been in tears laughing while playing this game. People can say the funniest things, especially since the game is designed in a way that makes you speak in strange ways since you're permitted from use certain words. - It's a great party game, as it requires little explanation, and you can easily pick it up and put it down whenever you're tired of playing. - You don't always need to keep score. Taboo is a game that's fun to just play without worrying about score. - Great for families, kids, or friends. PLAYING WITH 2 OR 3 PLAYERS: While Taboo is technically for 4+ players, I've had a lot of fun playing it with 2 and 3 players. With 3 players, you each take turns giving clues while the other two players guess. The person who guesses correctly gets 1 point, and the clue giver also gets one point, so everyone is incentivized to guess correctly. 2 players isn't as fun, since one player can easily prevent the other from scoring, but if you're less worried about score, this game can still be a lot of fun with just 2 people. One person guesses while the other gives clues. The clue giver is the only one who can score, so each player must make an honest effort when guessing.

I bought this as our family gift this Christmas. Taboo has always been our very favorite game. We have owned the original one for years. It is a blast to play with our kids and when we have other couples over for game nights. My husband and I are the champs! We had recently noticed that the many of the cards in the original game are a bit outdated now, though. So of course, I was really excited when I found this new updated version. This new game has a ton of new cards. Each card has 2 sets of words on each side. Like the original, it comes with an hour glass style flip timer and a small note pad for score keeping. I really like the fact that the some what annoying buzzer in the original game has now been replaced with a fun purple squeaker that sounds similar to a dog toy. The game is still the same.... you have to get your partner to guess the word with out using any of the other words on the card. A team member from the opposite team watches and squeaks you if you happen to use one of the forbidden words.

Why I chose this game: -I bought this game because I had played it a few times and was VERY good at it. I wanted something I could challenge my friends to, and then blow them out of the water. -I also bought this game to play with my father when he visits. We don't have a lot in common, so it's often difficult to find things for us to do together for "quality time". Board games are usually a universal way to bring people together. PROS: -You'll definitely get some laughs with this game. -It's easy to play, and those who have never played can learn the game rules and be playing in probably under 3 minutes. -It's a game I would play with my parent, so that should tell you that it's not too risque of a game despite its name. CONS: -I did notice the timer thing is a bit funny, like other reviewers have said. I didn't mind this though, as I like to use the timer on my phone anyway as it is easier to control. Ultimately, I would recommend this game to any of my friends with glowing reviews.

Still a great classic party game that is good for large groups and is a hit with people of all ages. We did also find the "anatomay" spelling error which gave us a good laugh. The buzzer is a squeaky toy that isn't that loud and it is not electronic. Also -- this is more of an Amazon issue but I've ordered a couple board games from Amazon and the boxes seem to get banged up during shipping. Not too happy about receiving a partially crushed box when this should be a brand new game. The contents inside were fine and we didn't want to deal with the hassle of returning it.

After 35+ years of playing games of various sorts, this still remains one of our family favorites! Well thought out and loads of fun to play! One of my favorite memories of teen years was playing this with a neighbor's family. They were at our house, and the dad was an attorney. He and my dad teamed up, and each of them literally said ONE WORD to the other one, and the other one would guess the correct word!! I wish I had video taped it, as it was a classic episode of game playing - they were totally in sync and it showed how fabulous this game can be and how fast paced it can move! It was always lots of fun to watch the women play too, because women have the gift of gab so could usually come up with clues for long enough to get a correct answer from even the slowest of brains!

I've had this game before. It was actually "stolen" 3x lol It's that entertaining!! lol Actually, every time I go to my friends/family's place, I'd always bring Taboo, but bc everyone wants to play it every time, I just end up leaving the game there. Hence, my 4th time buying this. It's perfect for all demographics, friends, family, or strangers events. It makes a great gift. The game is very easy to play; you just gotta be a quick thinker and a million dollar vocab helps, too. Each card is has a set of words (taboo words) and the word to be guessed at the top. The person whose turn it is must describe the word to his or her teammate without saying the taboo words.

I think this is a great game for people who barely play board games as well as those who play a LOT of board games. It's always one of my go-to's for family/friend gatherings and everybody has a good time. Obviously those who are more serious board game players will prefer more strategic and complicated games, but I still think anybody who collects board games in general should have this in their stash. This version comes with the non-battery powered buzzer which was odd at first, but really made more sense to me after awhile. I'm sure a lot of people will miss the old loud and super-annoying buzzer (it's fun to scare people with it while they're concentrating), but at least with the newer one you don't have to worry about replacing batteries ever and just start playing. It sounds a lot like a dog toy but it gets the job done.

Hysterical! The name makes it sound like an adult game, but it's not, I mean yes adults AND children can play. You have your key word that you can't say, let's say Pacific Ocean, but there's a list of words you can't say, for instance, like ocean, Atlantic, seawater, seas, water. So trying to describe it is really funny, the word 'aqua' gets used alot, lol. It is usually played in pairs, so we came up with a three person version, because you need one to say the clues, and two people to guess, so to make it fair, the clue person and the right answer person both get a point.

Nous avions l'habitude de jouer à ce jeu en Angleterre. C'était super de l'initier à nos ados. La minuterie d'une minute était un peu trop rapide pour nous. Nous avons passé plus de temps à déplacer tous les objets qu'à jouer au jeu, nous avons donc mis 90 secondes sur la minuterie de nos téléphones, ce qui était bien mieux. Soirée tout à fait agréable.

Fabulous Game for the whole family, all ages. A little expensive but should buy.

Sono italiana e ho acquistato questo gioco per esercitarmi con l’inglese. Alcune parole e espressioni appartengono decisamente al mondo anglosassone e risulta difficile anche solo comprenderle. Per il resto è un ottimo alleato per chi vuole ampliare le proprie competenze e capacità espressive in inglese. Lo consiglio

I knew Taboo before, so it was not a surprise that it turned out to be a 5 star purchase. The game can be played in teams, or even just with two people without keeping score. Language dependent.