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Topic · Medium A named weather pattern e.g. ANTICYCLONE — 11
Topic · Hard A country that has hosted the Olympics SWITZERLAND
BIG · #42 House letter! Everyone's next word must start with your letter.
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BIG Word

Easy to play. Hard to put down.

The party word game for 2–10 players. Flip a topic, write the longest word that fits, and race your pawn to square 100.

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Play free online Easy deck, right here in your browser. No download. Get the app All three decks, hosted rooms, every BIG card. The physical board game Coming 2027. Join the list.

1 · Choose your difficulty

Easy Everyone plays. Everyone laughs. Play free now
In the app Medium The words get longer. Download the app
In the app Hard Bring a bigger brain. Download the app
Topic · Easy Something you'd find in a kitchen e.g. REFRIGERATOR — 12 DISHWASHER

2 · Out-word the table.

Flip a topic and the clock starts. Thirty seconds to write the longest word that fits, longer than everyone else at the table. Answers stay hidden until zero, then the referee rules on every word: real? on topic? The longest one wins the round.

600 topics 30-second rounds Easy is free online

3 · Score & move the pawns

  1. Longest valid word moves 5 spaces.
  2. Second longest moves 3. Every other valid word moves 1.
  3. Off topic, misspelt or blank? You stay put.
  4. Land exactly on a red BIG space and flip a BIG card.

(In a 2-player game, the longest word moves 3 and the other valid word moves 1.)

Topic: something in a toolbox
SCREWDRIVER11 · +5
SPANNER7 · +3
HAMMER6 · +1
BANANAoff topic

4 · Land on red. Flip a BIG card.

Fifteen red BIG spaces sit along the 100-square board, including one on 99, right before the finish. Land on one exactly and you draw. First pawn to 100 wins.

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BIG · #41Musical chairs!Every player passes their board position to the player on their left.
BIG · #45Coin flip gamble!Heads: move forward 8. Tails: move back 4.
BIG · #33ShieldImmune to BIG cards for the next two rounds.
+57more cards, one of each, in the app

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