Customer Reviews

Buzzword

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
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Honestly, I didn't think this game was going to be the hit that it was. However, I went to a gathering of people and I brought it along, and we ended up playing it for hours straight.

I would recommend playing it with either 4 or 6 people, and following the rules (which are incredibly simple). This game would be fun for any age range-- my friends and I are all in our 20s, but this could be fun regardless of age.

This game is great because it takes hardly any time to learn how to play it, and it's a lot of fun. Some of the clues are hard, but there's stuff in there for all generations. We bought this after hearing it being played on a local radio station. Great party or family game (probably teenage and up).

The fun doesn't end. Buzz word is high pressure, high fun, and our new go to game. It is very similar to Outburst, and if you like Outburst you'll love Buzz Word.

It's a team game and the teams can be as big as you like. I would suggest at least 4 players per team to make it interesting. The game consists of about 500 cards with a "Buzz Word" and 10 clues. Each team has a reader (everyone takes turn being the reader) while the others guess. The reader first announces the buzz word (e.g. "ball"), then he proceeds to read the clues on the card (e.g. "On top of spaghetti"), then the team shouts out the answers bearing in mind that the answer must contain the buzz word (e.g. meatball). There is a timer, so the quicker and clearer the reader can give clues and the quicker the team guesses the better chance they have of getting all 10 words.

It is loads of fun. Having a team makes it especially great because there is usually gonna be someone that comes through in the clutch when everyone else is stumped. This game can be played over and over again and you will never tire of it.

This was truly one of the funnest games we have ever played.
The beauty of this game is that the entire family from the grandparents on down will really enjoy this.

I won't repeat what others have said, but what I will say is two things:
1. Use an electronic kitchen timer. This will save squabbling and gives the cluegiver a better judge on time
2. This game would be easy without a time limit. It's the 45-second limit which makes this game so hard. Having to decide when to give up the ghost on a clue and go on to the next is part of the fun. I highly recommend this!

I bought this game with the hopes of adding something new to our game nights. We're all YBPs (young business professionals) just shy of the 30 year old mark and we like to get together and have some drinks and play board games once in a while. This game held our interest for about 17 minutes, but after that we soon went back to Catch Phrase. Buzz Word is challenging, but the person giving the clues can only read what is written on the card. Catch Phrase allows the person giving the clues to be creative and really come up with something unique or original to get his team to guess the answer. This is my biggest disappointment with this game, the lack of creativity afforded to the reader of the card. I'm sure we'll play this game again next time, hopefully for a little longer than 17 minutes.

I purchased this game when we were going camping. My children, 13 and 14, met some other kids and before I knew it I had 7 kids at two picnic tables playing this game. Campers who were wondering by stopped to watch. I think this is a great game. Some of the time restraints were too difficult for this age so we just tried to get through all 10 questions. This made it more achievable for the kids.

This is a really fun game. My sister bought it before a family dinner last week and the whole family just loved it! Even my husband who does not like board games at all and will only sometimes humor me with playing a couple, really enjoyed it. We didn't have any kids playing (I was the youngest at 27) but all the adults from my parents to me thought it was great! I'm ordering one for myself now!

This is a great family game that doesn't require any "physical" activity. Gets the brain going - for young and old alike!

Our wacky, word-aholic family enjoyed Buzzword's fast pace. Easy, relaxing fun. Not as mentally challenging as some word games. It appealed to a wide age range. Minimal cultural literacy required. Not a huge time commitment.