Fictionary (Dictionary Game)
Game Night
F
PLAYERS
4+
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Indoor
MATERIALS
- A large dictionary
- Paper and pens for each player
- Ballots or slips for voting
HOW TO PLAY
1
One player, the reader, finds an obscure word in the dictionary that the group is unlikely to know and announces it aloud.
2
Every other player writes a plausible but fake definition for the word on a slip of paper, while the reader secretly writes the real definition.
3
The reader collects all the slips, shuffles them, and reads each definition aloud in a neutral tone.
4
Players vote for the definition they believe is the real one, without voting for their own submission.
5
Points are awarded to players who guessed the real definition, and to any player whose fake definition fooled someone into voting for it.
6
The role of reader rotates to a new player for the next round with a fresh word.