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Imaginiff

Vote on which silly option fits the person in the spotlight best, and score by matching the group.

Imaginiff (1998) is a party game about how well you know the people around you. Each round, one player becomes the subject. A question comes up with six multiple-choice answers, for example: Imaginiff he or she were a flying object, which would they be? Blimp, biplane, glider, Frisbee, Lear jet, or brick? Everyone else votes for the answer they think is correct, and points go to those who picked the most popular one. So you are not guessing what is true, you are guessing what the group would say, and arguments about the subject's honor follow. It plays three to eight, is best with six to eight, runs about half an hour, and can get surprisingly personal.

One player is the subject each roundSix multiple-choice answers per questionScore by picking the most popular answer

Who it's for

You are with friends who know each other well and like gentle teasing, six to eight at the table.

Not for you if…

You are with strangers, or the group does not like being the butt of jokes.

Vibe's take

Warm, teasing and laughter-heavy. Because the subject is sitting right there, the votes double as friendly insults.

#29,636 on BGG

of over 30,000 ranked board games

Published 1998 · 28 years ago

older than 94% of games

In 3,837 collections

collected more than 48% of games

3–8 players · ages 8+

Best with 6 or 7 or 8 · publisher: 12+

about 30 min

shorter than 69% of games · typical 30–90 min

Complexity: light

Explained in 5 minutes · 1.2 out of 5 · lighter than 83%

Opinions: divided

Some love it, others really don’t

Language: lots of text

Lots of text, fluency helps

Play style: competitive

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