A cooperative guessing game about matching bizarre literal translations of idioms to their real meanings.
Who it's for
Groups who love wordplay and cross-cultural trivia, especially those who enjoy working together toward a shared score.
Not for you if…
You strongly prefer competitive games — while a competitive variant exists, the core experience is built around cooperation.
Vibe's take
Warm and collaborative, full of surprised laughter when a literal translation turns out to mean something completely different.
Lost in Translation gathers idioms from 35 languages, expressions whose literal meaning has nothing to do with what they actually mean. One player reads the real meaning aloud, then the group works together to spot which literal translation among several scattered cards matches it. Guess right often enough across ten flips, and the whole table wins together.
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Players
Duration
15 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
Published
2024
Language
Language essential