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Buzzword

Buzzword

Patch Products · 2003
4–1245 min10+ yrs1.2/5 complexity5.8 BGG#12.805 BGG2,3 KPartyFamily
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How do you play Buzzword?

2004 Games Magazine Games 100 Honoree First, divide everyone into two teams. On your team's turn, one member attempts to give clues to 10 words. The cards state its "buzzword".

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Buzzword box art
official art · Patch Products

2004 Games Magazine Games 100 Honoree

First, divide everyone into two teams. On your team's turn, one member attempts to give clues to 10 words. The cards state its "buzzword". Other team members must solve each clue by saying the phrases that includes the buzzword. Meanwhile, the other team keeps track of the time and the missed clues. Score one point for each correctly solved clue. The clue giver reads the missed clues to the other team, giving them a chance to score. First team to reach 50 points wins. Watch out! You only get 45 seconds to complete your answers to questions ranging from easy to quite difficult.

game anatomy
Complexity1.2 / 5
BGG rating5.8 / 10
Vibe
PartyFamily
Language dependence
Unplayable in another language
Play time
45 min
Players
4–12
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#12.805
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Q3How do you play Buzzword?
Buzzword is a party game game, for 4–12 players, taking ~45 minutes, featuring paper-and-pencil. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Buzzword — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Buzzword support?
Buzzword is played by 4–12 players.
Q5How long does a game of Buzzword take?
A game of Buzzword takes about 45 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Buzzword for?
Buzzword is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Buzzword?
Buzzword has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.2 out of 5.
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