Master Word
- Players: 3–6 players
- Play time: 5–15 min
- BGG rating: 6.7
About Master Word
Are you as clever as a fox? As dogged as a bloodhound? Do you have an eagle-eye for details? Pool your team's resources together to seek out the master word! Master Word is a co-operative word-based deduction game in which players have to work together to try to find a secret word from a single starting hint. Each game, a guide selects a card, looks at the master word, then shows the other players (seekers) the starting hint. The seekers then have 90 seconds to discuss and each write a clue on a card, which they place in a row. Once this is done, the guide places a number of tokens at the end of the row equal to the number of clues that are "on the right track" toward the master word. The only catch: The seekers don't know which clues the tokens refer to! If the seekers write the master word on a solution card before the end of seven rounds, everyone wins! If they fail to do this or if they accidentally write the master word on a clue card, everyone loses!
- Released
- 2020
- Designer
- Gérald Cattiaux
- Age
- 12+
- Best with
- 4 players (BGG community)
Rules and prices
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How many players can play Master Word?
Master Word plays with 3–6 players.
What is the best player count for Master Word?
BoardGameGeek community voters say Master Word is best with 4 players (18 votes).
How long does Master Word take to play?
A game of Master Word takes 5–15 min.
What age is Master Word for?
The recommended minimum age for Master Word is 12+.
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