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Contact

Guess the secret word, one letter at a time.

Players
3+ players
Time
10–30 min
Ages
10+
Where
Same room or online
You need
Nothing but this page

How to play Contact

  1. 1One player, the defender, thinks of a secret word and says its first letter.
  2. 2Another player thinks of a word starting with the revealed letters and gives a clue to it, without saying the word.
  3. 3If someone else knows the word, they shout “Contact!” and both count down from three, then say the word together.
  4. 4If they match before the defender guesses the word from the clue, the defender must reveal the next letter.
  5. 5The defender can block a clue by guessing its word first. Whoever guesses the secret word becomes the next defender.

Variations

  • Theme words: the secret word must be from a category like food or films.

Tips

  • Clues that reference a shared memory are hard for the defender to block.

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