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Taboo - The buzzer is very annoying (visual emphasis added to pic)
some of the cards
Taboo Cover (Original English Edition - Picture not on BGG yet)
Front cover of the Hebrew version
Spanish version front
Cover spanish edition by Parker
"Over 20 Million Sold" Edition
Playing with the neighbors
Watching

Taboo (1989)

Players
4–10
Best: 6, 8
Playing time
20–20 min
Age
12+
6.32
Average rating
14,262
Ratings
1.20/5
Weight
#2485
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Taboe +8 more
Designer:Brian Hersch
Artist:Albert Uderzo, René Goscinny
Publisher:Milton Bradley +15 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 5, Luck 5, Interaction 9, Complexity 2.4, Theme 3
Strategy5.0
Luck5.0
Interaction9.0
Complexity2.4
Theme3.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

Word GameParty GameReal-timeTeam-Based GameCommunication Limits

Overview

In the party game Taboo, you're trying to give clues to your teammates so that they'll guess a particular word, but you can't say just anything you like. Some clues are off limits!

When you're the active player, hold the deck of cards so that you and the opposing team can see the top card. At the top of the card is the word your teammate must say to score the card, and you can anything you want to help them figure out what to guess other than the word itself (duh!) or the five words/phrases listed on the bottom of the card.

For example, can you get your teammates to say "bacon" without saying "pig", "eggs", "breakfast", "sausage", or "eat"? If you do, you score the card, then move on to the next card, trying to guess as many cards as possible before time runs out. However, if you say a taboo word (or make gestures), the opposing team will buzz a buzzer and score the card themselves.

How well can you describe things without breaking the taboo?

Expansions

Taboo Refill
Tabu: Deine Tabu Special-Edition
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