Definitions
| No. of Players: | 2+ |
| Type of Game: | spoken |
| What you need: | dictionary |
Goal
To guess words from their definitions.
How to play
The gamemaster opens a dictionary, chooses a word, and reads just its definition to the other players. Players try to guess the chosen word from its definition alone. The first player to correctly guess the word becomes the gamemaster for the next round. If no one guesses the word correctly, the gamemaster can give additional hints, like giving its etymological root words, its synonyms or antonyms, or he can place that word into a sentence, substituting the word blank for the chosen word. Also, giving the definition of the word just before (or after) the word to be guessed could be helpful to the guesser: if that word is guessed correctly, the first letters of the word to be guessed would likely now be known.
Example
Andre opens Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language and reads aloud a definition.
| Andre: | a frame or table equipped with drawers, compartments, etc., and a flat or sloping top for writing, drawing, or reading |
| Bria: | DESK? |
| Andre: | Correct. |
He hands the dictionary to Bria who reads aloud another definition.
| Bria: | containing much water vapor |
| Chuck: | MOIST? |
| Bria: | Incorrect. |
| Andre: | DAMP? |
| Bria: | Nope. |
| Duke: | HUMID? |
| Bria: | Correct. |
And so on.
