About Forbidden Words
Forbidden Words is a fast team word game. The describer gets a card with a word the team has to guess, and five words that mustn’t be said. If you have to describe elephant without saying trunk, grey, big, Africa or tusk, it suddenly gets tricky – and very funny.
The other team keeps watch. If you say a forbidden word, they hit the big buzzer and win a point themselves. Each turn lasts 45, 60 or 90 seconds, and the teams take turns describing, so everyone tries both roles.
Play on one iPad that the describer holds, while someone from the other team looks on. Or put the game on the TV: the describer sees the card on their phone, the other team gets the buzzer on their phones, and the TV shows the time, the points and the guessed words.
How to play
- Split into two teams with at least two on each, and choose the time, rounds and categories.
- The describer holds the iPad or sees the card on their phone. Tap Start.
- Describe as many words as you can. Tap Correct! when your team guesses it, or Skip.
- If you say a forbidden word, the other team taps Bzzz! and wins a point. After the last round, the team with the most points wins.