Word Slam
No talking allowed, just 105 cards and two teams racing to guess the same word first.
Who it's for
Big, loud party groups and Codenames fans who want simultaneous team racing instead of turn-based guessing.
Not for you if…
You prefer calm, orderly turns, because both teams shout and scramble at once with no waiting involved.
Vibe's take
loud, frantic, competitive, clever, high-energy
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About this game
Word Slam strips away actual speech and hands you 105 one-word cards instead, nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and dares you to build a clue out of them fast enough to beat the other team. Both teams race at the same time toward the same hidden word, so there is no polite waiting your turn, just a mad scramble to lay down cards your teammates will actually understand. Ten rounds fly by because everyone is shouting guesses simultaneously, and the constant swapping of who explains keeps the whole table involved rather than watching one person struggle. Loud, chaotic, and strangely clever once you find your rhythm with the cards.
Get it
By the numbers
Players
Duration
45 min
Ages 12+
Complexity
1.1 / 5 — Very LightBGG Rating
6.0/10
Rank #3,464
1.2k ratings
Published
2016
Language
Heavy text
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