Balderdash

Short Game Review

by Jack Jewart



I must apologize as I do not know the Manufacture of the game but a friend of mine got one for Christmas and we played a short game of it over the Holidays and is a riot, especially in mixed company.

The game is called Balderdash and consists of a small board that markers are moved around on, much like a race track. The movement of the markers is secondary to the fun though.

It is a multiplayer game. One player draws a card which contains 6 words and their definitions on them. He then rolls a die and, as example, a 3 would mean he picks the 3rd word and gives it to everyone. The players write down what they think the word means. At the same time, the player with the card writes down the actual meaning. All the meanings are then placed in a pile and the player with the card reads all the meanings. If you guess the correct meaning, your marker is moved. If someone picks your guess, even if it is wrong, you also get to move your marker.

I do not recall all the words as I dummied a lot of meanings but still managed to win as I must write good meanings, but some of the words I remember were Tarpoon and Spelunker. Not sure of the spelling on that last one but one who explores caves. My own opinion is it is much better than Pictionary.


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