Q&A for How to Play the Game of Taboo

No. Taboo isn't like charades. You can only give word clues.

You could play a sort of round robin where each player gives hints to one other player. The third player would be the buzzer each time. So when Sheila, Ted, and John are playing, Sheila gives clues to Ted; Ted gives clues to John; John gives clues to Shelia. Then keep track of each individual person's points after each round.

It could count if you want it to. Often in cases like that is based on a vote by the players. You could also tell your teammate, "Get rid of 'school bus'," as long as neither of those were taboo words.

You can't use any of the taboo words or guess-words in sentences, but you can make your clues sentences. For the guess-word "school" you could say, "Children go here to learn."

This seems to be a gray area in the rules, so it is best to discuss this rule before you start the game and then stick with whatever you decide.

In some editions, there is a Game Changer Die. This die is rolled at the start of each turn to determine if any special rules will be in effect for that turn. You may only have one guesser, or both teams get to guess the word.

After the timer runs out (usually in 1-2 minutes), you swap turns. Now the other team has it until the timer runs out, and so on.

Taboo is actually a form of language in which some words are restricted or forbidden due to some social discrimination. In the similar way, the Taboo games is played so you do not use the words given in the list and your team must guess that particular word correctly. And then the point is yours!

This can be decided on by your group, so all of the players should discuss it beforehand and decide whether or not you want to allow someone to reveal the number of letters in a word.

Both teams need to use the die on their turn as the cluegiver, one guesser: The cluegiver can choose only one team-mate who will be guessing the words until the timer runs out. Double the time : The time set in the game is doubled.To keep it fair, the opposing team does the same on their turn. Statue: You will have to sit perfectly still. All Play: Players from both teams guess as the cluegiver describes the word Classic Play: Follow the classic Taboo rules while giving rules.