USAopoly USOBL123537 Blank Slate,Black-88

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Eventually, you’ll start repeating words, but you shouldn’t do it so often you find yourselves with the same experience over and over. If you're in the middle of a marathon session and run out of Word Cue cards, don't fret! Just flip the box around and draw from the discard side! While the rules noteto keep your slate hidden, my group unapologetically says things like “Oh Anthony, I hope you’re thinking what I’m thinking,” (Winkwink) Hoping that some shared knowledge or connection with that person could trigger a match. Plenty of geek culture references are always thrown around, pandering to others at the table.

Once everyone has written down an answer, everyone reveals their word one-by-one, starting with the person to the Selector's left. Some people like it when a game has a couple of different levels to consider, whether it’s different phases of a game or different ways to get points or an advantage. It’s fun to see where other people’s minds go to, and there’s a large selection of cards included in the game. It’s also a game that you can easily replay. Even if you’ve seen a card before, as long as the group of players is at least a little bit different from the last time, the results are going to be different as well.

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I am not a party gamer. Cards Against Humanity, Joking Hazard, and Game of Things just don’t hold my interest. They’re repetitive and half the time it’s just about coming up with the most outrageous answer or combination. The Selector draws the frontmost Word Cue card out of the “Draw” side of the box and reads it aloud. The Selector then places it in the middle of the play area for everyone to see. Why We Love It: We love that each game is unique and that the cards are double-sided, so when you are finished playing all of one side, you can flip the box and play the other side! What You’ll Need to Play Blank Slate

I’ve played with three players and eight players (even beyond too). Larger groups are a lot more fun. But if you’ve ever played open-ended games with my brother, you’ll know they don’t always end up so appropriate! A Ton Of CuesOne pair matching (two players) means those two people get three points marked on the scoreboard. Three or more matches of one word are only worth one point each. With so many ways to say Hello, I’m surprised this one wasn’t already on the list of cues in the base game.

I love it when everyone’s answer is different. It doesn’t help you win the game, but it’s great to see some funny answers. If you play a ton in a row, there’s a chance some of the cues may repeat or be similar to what you’ve played recently. This isn’t likely to happen in a single session, but it may happen if you play many days in a row. Smaller Groups Are Less Fun For every pair of matching words, the players earn 3 points each. Where more than 2 players have matching words, each player earns 1 point each. Players with unmatched words earn no points at all. END OF GAMEI think we’ll get a lot of plays out of Blank Slate, since there are 250 double sided cue cards (total of 500 cues). The componentsare great. Iapplaud The OP for using dry erase boards and markers inlieuof strips of paper. Who is Blank Slate for? The game is easy to set up and play, and is similar to other word association games like Codenames. Blank Slate is a fun game for up to 8 players and is a great addition to your game collection if you enjoy word games. We didn’t have this problem at all with Blank Slate. My sister-in-law explained it to us in under 5 minutes. Once everyone has written down an answer, everyone reveals their word one-by-one, starting with the person to the Selector’s left. Tally up points accordingly on the score board. 3 points for pairs of matching words, 1 point for words that more than two people match, and 0 points for any unmatched word. Blank Slate can easily be played virtually using any online meeting platform with cameras as long as one person owns the game. Players can use scraps of paper to write their answers on and hold them up for all to see once everyone has guessed! Is Blank Slate fun with only 3 players?