Taboo (game)

Taboo
Publisher(s) Hasbro
Publication date 1989
Genre(s) party game
Players 4 or more
Age range 12 and up
Setup time 3 minutes
Playing time 10 to 20 minutes
Skill(s) required Team play
Website Taboo product page at Hasbro

Taboo is a word, guessing, and party game published by Parker Brothers in 1989 (subsequently purchased by Hasbro).[1] The objective of the game is for a player to have their partners guess the word on the player's card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card.

The game is similar to Catch Phrase, also from Hasbro, in which a player tries to get his or her teammates to guess words using verbal clues.

Equipment

Some early editions include a board to track progress (as shown in the photo on this page), but current editions do not.[2]

The second edition of the game, produced in 1994, has a round, pink squeaker, or hooter, instead of a buzzer, as do the 1993 and 1990 editions.

Taboo Junior, the game for younger players, includes a purple squeaker, as do a few of the other editions from 1996 and 2002 as well as 2012.

In 1990, Hasbro sold packs of additional words, but they are no longer in production.

Rules

An even number of players from four to ten sit alternating around in a circle. Players take turns as the "giver," who attempts to prompt his or her teammates to guess as many keywords as possible in the allotted time. However, each card also has "taboo" (forbidden) words listed which may not be spoken. Should the giver say one, a "censor" on the opposing team hits the buzzer and the giver must move on to the next word. For example, the giver might have to get his or her team to deduce the word "baseball" without offering the words "sport," "game," "pastime," "hitter," "pitcher," or "baseball" itself as clues. The giver may not say a part of a "taboo" word;[3] for example, using "base" in "baseball" is taboo. The giver may only use speech to prompt his or her teammates; gestures, sounds (e.g. barking), or drawings are not allowed. Singing is permitted, provided the singer is singing words rather than humming or whistling a tune. The giver's hints may not rhyme with a taboo word, or be an abbreviation of a taboo word.

While the giver is prompting the teammates they may make as many guesses as they want with no penalties for wrong guesses. Once the team correctly guesses the word exactly as written on the card, the giver moves on to the next word, trying to get as many words as possible in the allotted time. When time runs out, play passes to the next adjacent player of the other team. The playing team receives one point for correct guesses and one penalty point if "taboo" words are spoken.

In popular culture

Variations

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Taboo (1989)". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
  2. ↑ Hasbro Taboo Product Information
  3. ↑ Official Taboo Instructions
  4. ↑ "The New TNN Unveils Unspeakable Fun With New Game Show 'Taboo". PR Newswire.
  5. ↑ "Play Taboo Game Online". eXtreme Corp.

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