Double talk
1992
Boyle and Elggren
 
First produced
1992
Players
2 to 8

Age(s)

10+
             

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1 x playing board
8 x colour dice, playing pieces
1 x large pawn
400 x clue and answer cards
1 x timer, 15 seconds
1 x red clue and answer viewer
1 x rules sheet

The hilarious game of quick thinking and double meanings. Based on peculiarities of the English language, both wonderfully explicit and yet ambiguous.

Players are given homophone (words that sound the same but are spelled differently); and homonym (same words but with different meanings) clues, eg.
- next in line and you breath it in (#1)
- obvious and someone that no-one listens to (#2)
- duck lips and unwanted mail (#3)
- miniature representation and cover girl (#4)

People of all ages and abilities will enjoy the game, while expanding their vocabulary.
Answers;
- #1, heir and air (homophone)
- #2, apparent and a parent (homophone, taking liberties with pronunciation)
- #3 bill (homonym)
- #4 model (homonym)

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