Word On The Street - The Hilarious Tug Of Words

by Out of the Box

• 2010 Mensa Favorite Brainy Games Winner
• Ages 12 to adult
• 2-8 players
• 5 minutes to learn
• Plays in under 30 minutes
• Great family or party game

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 2.9 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: Imported (USA)
• ASIN: B001UK509U
• Item model number: 1792
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,882 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (87 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

On each turn, one team flips over a category card. Team members frantically brainstorm words that fit the category while the opposition tries to sidetrack them. The team must agree on a word and pull each letter of that word one lane closer to their side of the street, all before the time runs out. Word on the Street will have you in the fast lane to fun.

Product Description

On each turn, one team flips over a category card. Team members frantically brainstorm words that fit the category while the opposition tries to sidetrack them. The team must agree on a word and pull each letter of that word one lane closer to their side of the street, all before the time runs out. Word on the Street will have you in the fast lane to fun!

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

116 of 121 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Our word on the street is "Fantastic" September 1, 2010

By Trent Howell

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Length: 4:48 Mins

This is a fabulous game for parties. Since we got the game we've pulled it out at every party we've had.

We love games that let you split into teams for a couple reasons - you can get some healthy competition going and it takes the pressure of the individuals needing to come up with every answer. If you can't get a good answer, someone else on your team probably will. So you can still carry on in the banter against the other team without the stress.

And it doesn't take very long to play - which is good because we can never stop with just one round. Someone is always calling out to play again.

You can also read more about our impressions on our game review site TheBoardGameFamily.

64 of 67 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Word on the Street is Major Fun August 12, 2009

By Bernard Dekoven

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Take all your consonants except for the ridiculous ones like Q, X and Z. Put them on your satisfyingly hefty bakelite tiles. Now, make a long game board, like a 4-lane highway with a divider strip just wide enough and long enough to accommodate all of your happily hefty letter tiles. Next, get together a deck of 216, often surprisingly laugh-provoking, double-sided category cards, like: "The Brand of Clothing Worn by One of the Players," and "Something that is Wasted," and "Something Used by Scuba Divers," and "A Word that Describes a Car Crash," "A Title Used for Males but not for Females." Add a cardholder and sand timer. And those are all the ingredients needed for a new and notably Major FUN word game called "Word on the Street" from those frequently Major FUN game publishers, Out of the Box.

Everything, of course, except for the rules. And there in lies the tickle.

Designed by Jack Degnan to give a couple or a couple of teams of word-lovers ample opportunity to demonstrate their brilliance and/or befudlement, the game is a contest to see who, in 30 seconds, can think of a word that 1) fits the category, and 2) has as many as possible of the letters still in play, many of which are doubled - as in MISSISSIPPI which would allow us to move the M one lane closer to us, the P two lanes closer, and the S clear off the board, which would put us one letter ahead. Only 7 more to go and we win!

Though Mississippi would in deed be a coup, it would not be considered a valid response to the category "A Brand of Clothing Worn by One of the Players." To which the best I could do at this time is probably MAIDENFORM (getting to move M twice as well as a D, N, F and R once). Or would MASSIMO with its two M's and two S's be better?

As the game progresses, different letters, and hence different words become more desirable, offensively or defensively, so the challenge keeps on changing. The best word might not have the most double letters in it if some letters only one space away from us, or more enticing yet, one space away from the opponent's goal. The 30-second timer keeps the game moving apace. The cards keep the game surprising and funny. The tiles are large enough for all to read. The board works perfectly in directing player's attention to the strategically most valuable letters. All this makes the game absorbing and delightfully tense, from the moment the first card is read until one team finally manages to capture the eighth letter.

Recommended for 2 to 12 players old enough to appreciate each other's verbal mastery.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Building flexibilty, fluency and creativity with a fun format November 14, 2009

By Donna C. Ray

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Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I work with gifted and talented students, grades 2-6. At each grade level they have enjoyed this game. It can be played with a large group (I have had up to 11 players). This is a great price, with no shipping charges.