Taboo (game)
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This article is about the board game. For the 1989 tarot card simulation video game, see Taboo: The Sixth Sense.
Taboo is a word, guessing, and party game published by Parker Brothers in 1989 (subsequently purchased by Hasbro).[1] The objective of the game is for a player to have their partners guess the word on the player's card without using the word itself or five additional words listed on the card.
Quick Facts Designers, Illustrators ...
Designers | Brian Hersch |
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Illustrators | Albert Uderzo |
Publishers | Hasbro |
Publication | 1989; 35 years ago (1989) |
Genres | Party game |
Players | 4-10 |
Setup time | 1 minute |
Playing time | 20 minutes |
Age range | 12+ |
Skills | verbal skills |
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The game is similar to Catch Phrase, also from Hasbro, in which a player tries to get their teammates to guess words using verbal clues.
From 2003, a TV game show adaptation ran on TNN, hosted by Chris Wylde.[2]