Play then continues to the next round with a new active player until all cards have been played. If no clues were left for the active player to guess from, this is counted as a failure or a skipped turn and the current card goes back into the box. If they are incorrect or cannot answer and skips their turn, the card is returned to the box. If they are successful, the current card is played face-up beside the draw deck. lion and lioness), and spelling mistakes.Īssuming at least once clue remains, the easels are turned to face the active player who opens their eyes and then tries to guess the Mystery Word from the clues. dog and dogs), gender differentiation (e.g. Variants of a word from the same family are considered identical, as are plurals (e.g. At this point, any invalid words are removed from play, as are any identical words that were written by different players. Once all the non-active players have written a clue, the active player closes their eyes and the others compare their clues. princess for prince), made up words, or words that are phonetically identical to the Mystery Word (e.g. Clues can also not include words from the same family as the Mystery Word (e.g. shurt for shirt) or in another language (e.g. Some clues are invalid, however, such as writing the Mystery Word in a different way (e.g. The single word clues may include digits, numbers, acronyms, onomatopoeia, and special characters such as £ or $ signs. In a three-player game, all players have two easels and the non-active players write one word on each easel. They must do this without communicating with one another in any way. They then pick a number between one and five (you could add a die to the game for this if you wanted) to tell the other players which Mystery Word they must provide a clue for.Īll the non-active players then write down a single word on their easels that they think will provide a clue to the Mystery Word. The active player takes the top card from the deck and places it facing away from them on the easel so they cannot see any of the words on it. Example Cards in Just One, Image Sophie BrownĬhoose one player to be the first active player and the game is ready to begin. Randomly draw 13 cards to create a face-down deck in the middle of the play area and return the other cards to the box. SetupĮach player receives a wipe-clean marker pen and an easel. Just One is a cooperative game with all players on the same team. Each round involves a player having to guess just one word, with just one guess, while the other players getting to write just one word. The title of Just One gives you a clue as to how the game is played. How Do You Play Just One and Word Slam? Just One On the positive side, the Answer Cards (also great quality) each contain six words, giving a total of 1200 words to guess, so Word Slam has even more replay potential that Just One.
Again, there are multiple plastic components, and the Card Holders at least could have been made out of more environmentally friendly materials, as it is they feel rather cheap. The box is very large with another plastic insert and lots of wasted space-it could have been packed into something at least one third smaller.
I was generally less impressed with the components and packaging for Word Slam. The box does have a plastic insert tray, but it is well-sized to fit the components. While there are a lot of plastic components, these are necessary for the game and couldn’t be replaced with non-plastic options easily because using paper to write out your clue words is likely to have more of an environmental impact in the long run. All the Word Cards contain five Mystery Words, which means that there are well over 500 words to guess here, giving the game a lot of replayability and the cards are really great quality. I liked the components of Just One a lot. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. Word Slam is suitable for three or more players aged 12 and above, although I have played successfully with my ten-year-old. Just One is suitable for three to seven players aged eight and above. While you might be familiar with Just One-it won the Spiele Des Jahres in 2019- Word Slam is currently less well known but equally fun to play. Just One and Word Slam are two party-style word games that can be played with large groups as well as small ones. Just One and Word Slam, Image Sophie Brown What Are Just One and Word Slam?
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