Catchphrase

The Grab It, Guess It, Pass It Game!

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Goal

Guess more words correctly than the opposing team

Number of Players

4 or More Players

Time to Play

20 to 40 minutes

Rapid Rules (Standard)

General Play

  1. Split into two teams and choose a team to go first
  2. Choose a category and start the game, a timer will start on the device automatically
  3. The clue giver will try to get their team to guess as many words as possible before the timer goes off
  4. When the timer goes off, the non-guessing team can guess the last word clues were given for and get a point if they get it right
  5. The other team can is now going to give clues and guess, repeating steps 2 - 4
  6. The round is over. Compare points to see who won!

Winning and Losing (Standard)

Rapid Rules (Hot Potato)

General Play

  1. All players should sit near one another so they can pass the device around
  2. Choose a category and start the game, a timer will start on the device automatically
  3. Each player will try to get the others to guess the displayed word
  4. Once the word is guessed, the next device is handed to the next player and they try to get everyone to guess a new word.
  5. Keep repeating steps 3 - 4 until the timer goes off. The player holding the device is now out (they can still guess answers)
  6. Repeat steps 2 - 5 until only one player remains

Winning and Losing (Hot Potato)