Acrostic frustrations have a familiar course. They begin full of excitement as you fill in straightforward clues and marvel at the developing quote. But then comes muddle that is usually middle part, when poem appears as gibberish and solutions feel vague. Now we can make this experience more measurable: We can turn your subjective sense … Read more
A game of Balderdash has its own brand of chaos, one where five friends sits around a table, the air full of betrayal and bluffing, and everyone laughs as a friend boldly backs up their definition of an ancient Roman plumbing system. It’s a game that thrives on words and wits, but without good bookkeeping, … Read more
Seven jumbled-up letters appear on-screen when you open it, one letter in the middle and the rest surrounding it. It’s an easy task on paper, you simply have to identify all the words you can create using those letters that aren’t against the rules. But simplicity is deceptive. An hour later, you’re searching through strange … Read more
The back-and-forth nature of the booklet returning to its owner always lead to confusing endings for Telestrations games. The dragon you drew turned into a potato wearing a hat. And then there’s the laughter, the accusations, and the tally marks that inevitable lead to messy hand counts determining who won. Enter the Telestrations score calculator. … Read more
A Coded Game is a game about sending coded messages and trying to understand what’s going on while not letting anyone else know what’s realy happening. That’s how Decrypto becomes tense. There are two kind of danger tokens to watch. If any interception token land on the board, you have accurately guessed the other team’s … Read more
And that’s what makes the tension of playing a Wavelength game: Will my partner guess right? Where will they land the dial? Will I give them a clue that fits how they think about what I mean, or will I leave some points on table? Each moment is less about math and more about catching … Read more
There is the kind of challenge in Dixit where people knows what you are thinking all too well. You work hard to come up with a clue regarding a lonely lighthouse keeper, only for everyone to recognize your picture right away. Your clear description earns you no points at all. Clarity is punished just as … Read more
