Fictionary

The lexicon game is a party game in which it comes to formulating and recognizing lexicon definitions. The game has elements of a quiz and a learning game.

Game rules

Material and players

Is needed is a lexicon and for each player pen and paper, as well as creativity, Formuliervermögen and sincerity. The game can be any number, but at least three people to play. With the number of players, the time required per round increases.

Game History

It is definitely a round conductor, who calls the other players a unfamiliar term from a dictionary. All other players to think of definitions of this term, write it down and give it to the round conductor. This reads all definitions, including the right. Each player shall state what he thinks is the correct definition.

Evaluation and Gambling

As a player you get a point if you guess the correct definition - but even if others have kept their own definition for the right one. The round cable changed after each term. After any number of terms ( and rounds) the player with the most points. There are several variations of these basic rules (in particular, the rules for distribution of points ).

Requirements

An important prerequisite for the lexicon game is a certain sincerity of the players, as all players must insure the beginning of a round rate not to know the term specified by the circular conductor. Verifiable, this is not, of course. In general, however, this is not decisive, since it is mostly in this game, points are made ​​by passing the players on the ice. Knowledge will be rewarded with a point, but good seduction can bring many points.

Similar game principles

The lexicon game is originally not commercial. However, there are also commercially available versions (eg Nobody is perfect ). There are also adaptations for television (eg Genial next to it) and Internet versions ( eg e -mail based).