Taboo

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Product Features

• 4 or more players.
• Ages: Adult

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.5 x 8 x 10.7 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005UKIZ
• Item model number: 4015 S5
• Our Recommended Age: 16 - 127 years
• Manufacturer Recommended Age: 16 - 127 years
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #373 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

Product Description

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

Product Description
The game of unspeakable fun, Taboo 2001 lets you get as creative as you want. Think fast and talk fast to get your team to guess the secret word in 60 seconds or less. But choose your clues carefully, because if you utter any of the 5 Taboo words, you'll be buzzed and lose your turn. This 10th anniversary edition features more than 1,000 new words to guess. For 4 or more players. Made in USA.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taboo expansion deck!, March 22, 2004

By	Sardan (Round Rock) - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

I'm not a "game person". But one night my family convinced me to try Taboo, and I got hooked. It's involving, yet not so difficult that there's a lot of pressure. Taboo is rightly considered a classic.

Long time Taboo owners who have fruitlessly searched for a "taboo expansion deck" should know that this is it! This 10th Anniversary Edition has ALL NEW words. If you know someone who is already a Taboo fan, this would make a great gift. That makes this an unusual item: wonderful for both people who don't own Taboo and those who do!

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taboo, the greatest party game, July 23, 2003

By	Don Gunn (on a brown Cannondale in Hellifax) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

Years ago I was convinced that Pictionary was teh greatest party game. Then I played Taboo. Not everyone is into drawing, and they get frustrated, Taboo gets around that.
It is a great ice breaker, people get into the game and forget about what they're saying which is super funny. You get to know the people you play with pretty well. Everyone has a bunch of laughs and a great time.
I travel a lot, and I keep the cards in my bag with a BBQ timer [better than an hourglass--no waiting]. It is a blast.
It is true that, you get right into the game and rifle through the cards before you know it. So after playing the Canadian version, I bought the American version when I was on a bike trip in Arizona. The game is new again.
They recently came out with a celebrity Taboo, I haven't gotten my hands on it yet--but it's sure to be great as well.

One word of warning, the electronic Taboo isn't all that great. The words database is pretty small, and the unit is cumbersome compared to the cards. [some people find the readout hard to see as well]

So top points for Taboo, it's an all round good time.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great game, but a little disappointing., September 28, 2002

By	Amy "dio" (Fairfax, VA, United States) - See all my reviews

Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

The premise: Get your team to say the word at the top of the card without saying any of the other words on the card. Think you can do it? It's harder than it seems.

This game is a lot of fun because you will suddenly find it challenging -- and funny! -- to express a very simple word, phrase, or person that everyone knows. Everyone will laugh as you take turns grasping for alternate and creative ways to say the words that are "taboo." This game should be a classic "party" game because it engages all players (you take turns guessing, reading cards, and making sure the opposing team doesn't say words they're not supposed to!) and even though people may not think it's their kind of thing beforehand, everyone always ends up having fun.

The bad news: the cards go by very quickly. The rules suggest you go around in a circle so that everyone gets to read cards once, and then the game is over. But the game is so much fun that it never ends there. In one sitting, you can end up going through a quarter of the words -- that means potentially, you could finish the entire game just by playing it four times! This is disappointing, especially if you play through the whole thing right after buying it. My suggestion is if you like the game that much, make up your own cards with your friends. I would still buy a copy of the original game though, to play through the original cards, and of course, for the endlessly entertaining buzzer. :)