Earn Skill

Talk fast — but dodge the poison.

2+ players · one phone

Deck
Difficulty

Familiar places, things and activities.

Who’s giving clues?

How to play

  1. One clue-giver holds the phoneEveryone else guesses out loud. Take turns being the clue-giver.
  2. Get them to say the secret wordTalk, act it out, make sounds: anything goes.
  3. Don’t say it, or the five poison wordsParts of the secret word count too. Say one and tap Poisoned.
Got it +1Poisoned −1Pass −½

A pass costs half a point: skip a slow card, but not every card. Beginners can make passes free in Settings.

Quick tips

  • Build it in piecesSaber-toothed cat → “A pet that meows?” (cat) · “The ___ fairy” (tooth) · now glue them.
  • Fill in the blankRoot canal → “Panama ___”
  • Sounds like…Brachiosaurus → “starts like bracket”
  • Use what they knowGreen → “Grandpa’s favorite color”
  • Opposites and categoriesCold → “Not hot” · Robin → “A kind of bird…”
  • Pass smartStuck after 10 seconds? Pass for −½ and grab an easier card.

When time runs out, the card on screen doesn’t count. Hand the phone to the next clue-giver.

Settings

Round length
Passes

Practice

Quit this round?

Quitting ends the round now. It won’t be saved or counted.