Articulate!

Describe as many words as you can in thirty seconds so your partner says them, and race your team around the board.

Designer: Andrew Bryceson
Published by: Concentra
Editions by: Nilco S.A., Tomy, Ventura Games, Drumond Park Ltd., Grandi Giochi, iGRANDiA

Say as many words as you can, in thirty seconds, without using the actual word. In Articulate!, from 1992, a team member gets a category card (Person, World, Object, Action, Nature or Random) and must describe the words so a partner says them aloud, with one pass allowed. Each correct word moves your team pawn a space along the board. Land on an orange or red space and you spin for a bonus: two or three steps forward, or push an opponent back. On a spade space, every team races to guess the word, and the first to answer takes the turn. A team wins by completing the board and then answering a spade category. A noisy party game for four to eight.

Thirty-second description rounds in six categoriesSpinner for bonus moves or setbacksSpade spaces open guessing to all teams

Who it's for

You are four to eight friends who like shouting out guesses and will cheer a clever clue.

Not for you if…

You dislike time pressure, or you prefer word games that are quiet and thoughtful.

Vibe's take

Frantic and chatty. The clock forces you to blurt hints, and the spade spaces turn the whole table into a free-for-all.