Read this out first

Fictionary

One player finds an obscure word in the dictionary and reads it out. Everyone else writes a convincing fake definition while the reader copies down the real one. The reader reads them all out, and everyone votes for the one they think is real. You score for guessing right and for fooling people.

Set up · 1 of 2

Everyone gets a pen and some paper.

Set up · 2 of 2

Pick someone to be the first reader. They get the dictionary.

How to play · 1 of 5

Find a word

The reader picks a word nobody is likely to know, then says it and spells it. If anyone actually knows it, pick another.

How to play · 2 of 5

Write a fake

Everyone writes a believable definition and hands it to the reader. The reader copies the real definition onto a slip of their own.

How to play · 3 of 5

Read them out

The reader shuffles the slips and reads every definition aloud, real one included, with a straight face.

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Vote

Going around, everyone says which definition they think is real.

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Score

You get a point for voting for the real one, and a point for every vote your fake gets. If nobody picks the real one, the reader gets 3 points. Then the dictionary passes left.

How to win

Play until everyone has been the reader once. The most points wins.