Overview
Monikers is based on a game in the public domain called Celebrities. At the beginning of the game, each person draws 8 cards and chooses 4. A card has a name/object/etc. on it, with a description, category, and point value. The chosen cards are shuffled into a pile, the players are split into two teams, and the game begins.
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| sample cards; image from here |
Monikers is played over three rounds.
- Round 1: the clue giver gets his team to guess the title of the card by saying anything except that title. If successful, the card is kept. This person gets through as many cards as he can in the time alloted, and then the deck passes to a player on the other team to be the next clue giver. Play proceeds in this fashion until the deck runs out. Points are tallied and the deck is reconstituted with the same cards.
- Round 2: same concept, only now each clue giver can say only one word.
- Round 3: same, only now each clue giver can use only gestures.
Whichever team has the most points at the end wins!
Review
This party game is simple and fun. Going through the same deck three times has its advantages, but it is still impressively difficult to remember all the cards, so hilarity can ensue, especially in the third round with only gestures.
Rating: A
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