Product Description

How do you get your team to say diamond, if you can't say baseball, ring, carats, jewel or engagement' You might say, "These are a girl's best friend. Hope is a huge one. The World Series is played here. Some are found in the rough." Get your team to say the secret word. Give suggestive sentences, funny phrases or even one word hints as clues. But don't use any of the words on the card. That's Taboo! Each time your team shouts out the secret word, you get a point. But be careful! Your opponents will be "looking over your shoulder" - making sure you don't say any of the Taboo words. If you do and they catch you, they sound the buzzer and score the point! It's unspeakable fun. Take our word for it! For 4 or more players. Game includes: 504 cards, card holder, buzzer, timer, score pad, and instructions. Requires 2 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #161 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Hasbro
• Model: 4015 S5
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.40" h x 7.90" w x 10.60" l, 2.05 pounds

Features

• 4 or more players.
• Ages: Adult

Editorial Review
It sounds so simple: get your team to name common words without voicing a few choice descriptors. But could you describe a wristwatch without mentioning time, wrist, or clock? Taboo rewards those who think--and speak--fast. The team that correctly identifies as many words as possible in a minute (measured with an hourglass timer) wins. If a member of the opposing team, armed with the blaring buzzer, catches the clue giver using any of the taboo words, a point is deducted from the group's score. It's a good idea to separate people who know each other well, because their familiarity can be too great an advantage. If the clue is spinach, prompting with "Mom made this every Monday" just doesn't seem fair, though it is permissible according to the rules. Playing Taboo requires an AA battery and a sense of humor--you'll need them both! The timer is included. Taboo is for four or more players. --Leah Ball

From the Manufacturer
It's unspeakable fun! Guess, yell or scream out the answers but don't say the TABOO words! This set features more than 1,000 words to guess.

Customer Reviews

Delightful!
This is for adults and teens. Fabulous fun. A workout for the brain that always leaves us laughing. Delightful source of entertainment for friends and family. Makes good memories as we laugh and retell certain moments again and again.

Watch what you say!
I played this game with a group from work and had to buy it for home. It's easy enough for children to play, but requires some thought so you don't say the "Taboo" words. Thinking up alternate ways to describe common items and famous people is great fun!

Fun way to get together with family or friends
I love this game. It's simple, yet very smart, makes you work your brains a little, but not to the point of being tiring. It's pretty portable, so you can carry it along to picnics, trips, visits to friends, etc.