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Board game Alias ​​or Say otherwise is one of the most popular in Russia today. Colorful packaging, a convenient playing field and simple rules are the first half of its clear advantages. The second half is, in fact, the gameplay itself.

It's great that as your child grows up, you can choose versions for his age, thereby complicating the level of complexity. So for the smallest there is a game, for children aged 5 years and older, a game is suitable.

If you are planning to throw a party - then for you, which is suitable not only for children, but also for adults! This board game will be a bomb in any company! When traveling or visiting, your undoubted assistants will be compact -,. They will definitely not let your children get bored and will undoubtedly leave pleasant memories and create a spiritual atmosphere!

Alias ​​rules are easy to remember, but impossible to forget (as it is impossible to forget how to ride a bike), the number of players is practically unlimited - how convenient for your company! And finally, the game Say Otherwise is not boring: you cannot play twice and still play exactly the same!

Alias ​​board game rules

The players are divided into teams (from two people), decide on the order, agree within the team who will explain and who will perceive, determine the numbers of words on the cards, put an hourglass and try to understand each other for a minute.

In the Elias board game, we say “NO!” to single-root constructions. Pointing at the surrounding objects with your finger in order to explain the word, we consider weakness! Spinning your hand in the air and mooing, you see, have little to do with word games.

The Alias ​​or Say Otherwise process itself looks something like this: the explaining player gathers his linguistic courage into a fist, pulls out any card, finds a word with a certain number, tries to explain its meaning to another player so that he would name the hidden word. If there are more than two players, all allied (team) participants can guess the word.

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In this review, you will learn about the most interesting word games that will come in handy more than once: at a party, at a party, with a group of friends. Stormy laughter, a tense train of thought and general excitement are guaranteed to you. In addition, these games have a number of their advantages:

• The number of participants in them, as a rule, is easily replicated from 2-3 to a very large group of participants, which means you can play it with your family and friends.
• They expand their horizons, vocabulary, teach them to think, fantasize, invent and create.
• Many games of this direction are suitable for those who study a foreign language, remember words and remove the language barrier. For beginners, you can take games where words need to be explained with gestures or drawing, and for advanced ones, where you need to explain with words. Expansion of vocabulary in a foreign language is guaranteed)).
• and of course this is a great leisure activity with bright positive emotions!

Crocodile

The simplest game that does not require props, although there is a "Crocodile" in the printed version with ready-made tasks. You can play as a team for a team, and for one player to explain the word to all players.

• In the team version, the first team thinks of a word and tells it to the representative of the opponents. He must portray the word with the help of gestures and facial expressions to his team, it is impossible to use words and sounds. But you can nod or shake your head in response to the versions of your team. As a rule, the team that made up the word rolls with laughter at this time, seeing the futile efforts of opponents. If the word is guessed, the teams switch roles. Each time a new player comes out to demonstrate.
• In the case of a "single game", the previous driver guesses the word, and the next one explains it. Who guessed - comes out to drive.

Secret Keeper

Another game that does not require props, but is designed for an older age. Carefully! Very addictive and extremely brain-bearing game! The host thinks of a well-known phrase, slogan or quote. Indicates the number of words in the phrase, after which the players ask the "keeper" any questions. Each answer must contain a word from the hidden phrase. The answer must fit in one sentence. Analyzing the facilitator's answers, the players give out their own version of the "secret".

Alias

Alias ​​is a classic! In the game "Alias" or "Say otherwise" you need to explain the hidden word in other words. The game goes against the clock, during the explanation of the word, you can use synonyms and antonyms, but you cannot use single-root words. The classic game has a lot to offer - 2400 words and phrases to solve.

In addition to the classic, Alias ​​is available in several versions:

• Alias ​​for parties - here you need not only to explain the words, but also to compose stories, depict emotions, and also parody famous people.
• An alias for toddlers with drawings on cards for children who can't read yet.
• Alias ​​for the whole family - players of any age can participate: for this, the cards are divided into "family" and "adults". This is not a team version of the game, everyone plays for himself.
• Alias ​​is a brilliant version - before you start explaining a word, you need to come up with it.
• Alias ​​on dice is an interesting variant of the game in which words are formed from letters on dice.

Activity

This is a similar series of board games for explaining words and phrases. Depending on the version of the game, you need to explain in other words, show in pantomime or draw. The classic version of the game has more than 2500 words, recommended from 12 years of age.

But you can also take a special series for children: "Activity for children" from 8 years old and "Activity for kids". The latter differs from the classic version of Activity in its "baby" design (two cute wooden elephants on a winding path) and simple rules. Guessed the word - the elephant goes forward. The game has both cards with words and pictures for those who can't read yet. Words can be explained with words, drawing, pantomime.

visual

Several talented authors from Japan came up with an exciting game Imagine, in which you have to explain words to each other. And you will have to explain in an unusual way: with the help of transparent cards, without a single sound and gesture. The set contains 60 transparent cards with drawings. Cards can be combined, rotated, overlapped. It looks very unusual and, on the one hand, it seems quite simple, but on the other hand, it requires good imagination in order to explain the word as clearly as possible.

The game is recommended from the age of 10, but in our opinion, it is also suitable for younger children. The words on the cards are quite simple, but if they still seem difficult for the child, you can come up with your own. So even 5-year-olds can play the game! You can even play it with two people, so we would highly recommend having it in your arsenal of games.

Taboo

The task in this game remains the same: to explain the words, but it is already much more difficult to do this: when explaining, you cannot pronounce the taboo words indicated on the card, as well as words with the same root. It is not so easy to do this!

The number of players can be from 4 to 16. In our experience, you can play with children from about 8-9 years old (by default, it is recommended from 13 years old) and if you come across an incomprehensible word, then skip it and take the next one. The game goes against the clock, so dynamism and a wide range of stormy experiences are guaranteed to you :). And here are some examples of assignments:

Concept

In our opinion, one of the most interesting games in this direction, however, it will not work with small children. The game is recommended from 10 years old. On the card with words and phrases, there are three levels of difficulty: from easy to very difficult. Children can explain the words of the first level, adults - the second and third. Not only the explainer, but also the rest of the participants will have to rack their brains. The word must be explained using a set of pictograms depicted on the playing field.

The facilitator places plastic concept markers on the general field of the game, trying to explain the hidden word or phrase with hints. Each pictogram can mean several similar meanings, the decoding of which is given on additional cards. There are 4 of them (and in our opinion it is not enough if there are many participants), but this does not detract from the pleasure of the game. The game is very dynamic, bright, with violent emotions, laughter and non-trivial solutions, which perfectly develops imagination and ingenuity!

positivium

In the game, you must be the first to reach the finish line on the playing field by drawing cards from the deck and explaining the words written on them. there are several different ways to explain the words: you need to sing, compose poetry, draw .. The more difficult the way of explaining the players choose, the more moves they move their chip. The explanation of the word is also limited in time (an hourglass is attached), if the team guessed the word correctly, they move forward. There are also special places on the playing field that allow you to move forward or get a special task. The game is released in two versions: from 11 years old and children from 7 years old. In the nursery, the words are very simple and you can try to play with children and younger ones.

Equivoki

The game technique is very similar to "Pozitivium": the teams also move along the playing field by guessing words. The explanation methods will also require the use of a wide variety of skills: you will have to not only explain with words, but also play danetki, sculpt a word from plasticine (included), draw it, or even sing a song where there is a hidden word. The way of explaining the word is chosen by the die. If the team has guessed correctly, it advances on the dropped number of points forward on the playing field.

It must be said that the game is extremely peculiar in terms of the choice of words for explanation, therefore it is not suitable for children, except perhaps from adolescence, and even then it is a very big question. If you are thinking about buying, look on the Internet for sample cards to get started. As a suggestion women's words for explanations ethere are many names of dishes, isto characters, singers and actresses, movie titles, TV shows, and if you are not a fan of TV and do not know popular TV programs, the game may be "past", as it happened with us. In addition, there is vocabulary of a non-childish nature (zombie apocalypse, black demobilization, starryl), which we also did not like, but ... "felt-tip pens are different in taste and color."

pictomania

If you draw a hedgehog and it looks like a saw with eyes, it means that you draw well enough to play Pictomania! All players draw at the same time, I try to explain the hidden word, but at the same time trying to understand before others what the others are drawing. Once you've guessed what one of the "pictomaniac artists" is drawing, use your guess card. Bonus points are given for the speed of the task and the correct guesses.

But if you think that you will get off with a schematic drawing "so that no one guesses", this is completely in vain)). It is unprofitable for players to draw badly. The fewer opponents guess what you drew, the fewer points you earn. The game offers four levels of difficulty, the easiest ones can be handled by children, and adults will have to think about the most difficult ones. How, for example, to draw "distrust"? Or not to confuse "prince", "prince" and "king" when guessing? The game has 99 double-sided cards with 1386 tasks. The game is very cute and arouses great interest among children up to 99 years old inclusive).

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The classic board game "Alias" is also known as "Say Different" or, in the home version, "Hat". For family gatherings and for a party, the alias game is the most suitable and one of the most popular

Game "Alias": understand me, understand!

What is Alias?

The meaning of the game "Alias" is in guessing words. The words written on the cards need to be explained to other participants. Points are given to the team for correct answers. Dynamic and fun.

There are many variations: the board game "Elias for the whole family", and a fun game for any company "alias party" ("alias party"), and "alias for kids" ("alias junior") and many others.

Packaging, design and localization

The game was developed in the 90s in Finland. "Alias" in English means "otherwise called". Over the past time, cards with words have conquered many countries of the world and "multiplied" into a bunch of different versions.

The design of the boxes changes regularly, and even more so from add-on to add-on. The quality of the cards also “floats” slightly, depending on which alias the printing house printed today. You can recognize the original edition by the "Tactic" logo and the word "Alias" written in the corporate font. In any case, the board game "Alias" and "Say Different", and "Party" and "For Children" will please the content.

The "alias party" and "alias party 2" sets have an additional field with a rotating arrow. "Elias the crazy version" will entertain with an incredible number of ways to explain, and "Alias ​​the brilliant version" will make you make up words on your own from the letters that have fallen out.

On the territory of Russia, the game is released in Russian or in two languages ​​with Russian rules.

The meaning of the game "Alias" is in guessing words.

Complete set of the classic "Alias"

In the box you will find:

• playing field with a counter of guessed words;
• cards for the Alias ​​game, made in high-quality printing - 300 pieces;
• figurines of different colors - 6 pieces;
• hourglass (so that you do not relax).

Cards

There are 8 different words on each card - 2400 in total. In some publications, for example, "Alias ​​3", instead of a shirt, words in English are written on the cards, that is, in fact, you get two sets - Russian and English.

playing field

Pay attention to the numbering on the game board - every 8 steps it starts anew, and the number in the circle means the serial number of the hidden word. But, for example, in "alias junior" there are no numbers at all - only start and finish points.

Equipment for the game Alias

Number of players

What is good about Alias ​​is that it can be played by an almost unlimited number of people. Although it is recommended from 4 to 12 participants, you can gather a large company and play with two, and even alone if you take the online version. Emotions are provided in any case, and the complexity of the game depends on the level of erudition of those present.

Alias ​​can be played by an almost unlimited number of people.

Rules of the game

The basic rules of the word game are simple and apply to all sets from "alias family" and "alias junior" to "alias party". Anyone who has played at least once will not forget them.

How to spell words correctly

• The explanation of the word hidden on the map should take place without mentioning it itself and without using single-root words (for example, “airplane” and “flying” are single-root).
• You can not explain the word in parts, in a foreign language.
• If a phrase is given and its part is guessed, then the guessed one can be further used in the explanation.
• You can use synonyms and antonyms.
• The team must guess the word only within a limited time.

  

  Teams must guess the word within a limited time.

  Game progress

  Participants are divided into several teams (up to six), each must have at least 2 people. The team takes a chip and puts it on the field, determining the order of the move by drawing lots, counting, tossing a coin, or otherwise. The entire deck of cards is shuffled and divided equally among the teams.

  The team determines who will guess and who will guess. Usually the roles change during the game. The guesser picks up the whole deck, turns the clock over and begins to explain the words. He takes them not in a row and not at random - the number of the word must correspond to the number on which their team chip stands.

  For example: the chip is on the field with the number "3", which means it explains the word number 3. As soon as the correct answer sounds, this card is put aside and the explanation for the third word is voiced on the next one, and so on as much as possible.

  Important: the words must be guessed exactly in the form in which they are indicated. The singular instead of the plural is not counted, synonyms, just one-root.

  While the sand is pouring in the hourglass, you need to have time to explain as many words as possible. For each correct answer, the team is awarded 1 point, and the chip takes a step forward.

  As soon as the clock runs out of sand, the other team shouts “Stop!”. If the explanation is interrupted in the middle, then all teams can race to guess it and earn 1 extra point.

  After the used cards are removed to the bottom of the pile, and the move is transferred to the next team.

  

  For the game, private traders are divided into several teams.

  Robbery

  On the field there are circles marked with a figure of a thief. If the team passed by this, then on the next turn they act according to the following scheme:

  • do not use an hourglass;
  • make up words from only five cards;
  • and most importantly, any team can give answers and get points for them.

  There is no such item in the "alias for kids" - in order not to complicate the rules and not cause offense among the participants.

  Scoring

  Points are counted at the end of each turn. For each guessed word, 1 point is awarded, allowing you to take a step forward. For each unguessed or missed (if the player cannot explain the word, it can be skipped) - 1 penalty point. "Penalty" cards are put aside in a separate pile. It is easy to get a fine if you name the word itself or the same root when explaining. For the amount of penalties, the team moves back across the field.

  Victory

  The victory conditions are even simpler than the rules. All you have to do is get to the finish line first. Therefore, it is required:

  
  

  Purpose of the game

  The far-reaching goal of "Alias, or Say Different" is the development of vocabulary and ingenuity. The list of words can be completely unexpected and open gaps in your knowledge.

  If in editions for adults the main reason for sitting down to play is the desire to have fun and crazy time, then the children's counterpart, "elias junior" is even more developing than entertaining.

  

  The purpose of the game "Alias, or Say otherwise" is the development of vocabulary and ingenuity.

  Main additions

  As already mentioned, the game has many versions - both independent and compatible with the base set. These are "alias for kids", and "alias party", and travel sets, and completely crazy and unusual.

  "Elias compact"

  Very, very compact version, which is convenient to take with you. Only 800 words on 50 double-sided cards and a small playing field. The Elias group of fans will be delighted to be able to simply toss the package into their bag to enjoy the game anytime, anywhere.

  Board game "Alias ​​junior"

  The alias for kids set is the simplest guessing game in the series. It is suitable even for those kids who still cannot read, because there is only one word on the cards, and each is accompanied by a picture. You can explain not only with phrases, but also with singing or just sounds. Guessed - step forward, not guessed - back. There are no unnecessary difficulties in "alias junior".

  The Elias Junior Compact game differs from it only in a small box that you can put in your pocket and then entertain the kids on the road. And for a children's holiday, the “elias party for children” is suitable - with additional tasks that make the process more fun.

  

  Alias ​​for kids set.

  Board game "Alias ​​party"

  The board game "Elias Party" will be an indispensable addition to a fun party. Simple basic rules diversify the new ways with explanations found on the field, and roulette, which introduces an element of surprise. There are as many as 400 cards, among them are not only ordinary words, but also lists of celebrities and emotions.

  

  An indispensable addition to a fun party.

  The "Party 2" set also introduces forfeits that can more entertain the party in the process of guessing the riddle. "Elias party compact" - a small box with fifty double-sided cards and a notebook instead of a playing field.

  Elias Party will compete with Alias ​​Crazy, which will blow everyone's minds with 200 different explanations. Of course, you can refuse to participate in this madness and explain as usual, but then you will have to move across the field not forward, but backward, which is somewhat insulting.

  

  "Elias the crazy version" will blow your mind with as many as two hundred ways of explaining it.

  

  "Elias ingenious version" especially for polymaths.

  Super simulator for scholars! There are not words on the cards, but letters, and from the letters you have dropped out, you must first come up with something, and only then explain. If it’s really hard, then you can pay with points for replacing letters.

  Elias for the whole family

  "Alias ​​Family" is a kind chamber edition that can be played by companies of three or more people. Teams are added each turn anew. The cards have two levels of difficulty - "family" and "adult". The goal is not to break rivals, but to have a fun evening with your family.

  "Elias Who am I?"

  200 celebrity cards that players become during their turn. The task of the explainer is to describe the person whose card is fixed on the forehead of the guesser. For speed, of course.

  Another great party version. Girls on one team, boys on the other. Ladies have a deck with a variety of "male" concepts, for example, "tool belt", gentlemen - with "female", like "studs" or "cream for skin care around the eyes." And try to explain!

  

  This version has girls against boys.

  By and large, all games, except for "alias for kids", can be combined with the base game and with each other.

  The game "Say Different" is played in teams. You need to explain the words and pictures to your team members in other words and expressions, using, for example, synonyms, antonyms, clues, sounds, etc. The main thing is not to pronounce the word itself. Your team must guess as many words as possible before the sand in the hourglass is completely overflowing! For each guessed word, the team crosses out one move. The team that reaches the finish line first is the winner!

  How to play

• Shuffle the cards and place the pack face down. Make teams - at least two players per team. Each team takes a piece of paper from the game notebook.
• The youngest member of the team starts the game by choosing one member from the team - the leader - who will explain the words first. The rest of the team tries to guess the word given to them.
• The facilitator takes approximately 10-15 cards, and the rest of the teams call out a number from 1 to 8, for example, 4 The facilitator turns the hourglass over and starts explaining the fourth word or picture on the first card (see rules regarding explanations). Having heard the correct answer, the facilitator immediately puts aside the card with the guessed word and quickly takes the next one and also describes the fourth word or picture on this card.
• When all the sand is poured into the hourglass, the rest of the teams shout “Stop”! If the word remains unguessed, the other teams can participate in guessing this word. The fastest team, having answered correctly, can cross out one move on their notepad sheet.
• The number of guessed cards on the table determines how many moves a team can cross out.
• The explain queue is passed to the next command. The previous presenter puts his cards at the bottom of the pack.
• When a team has crossed out at least one move on a sheet of notebook, then the number of the circle on which it is now determines which number on the card will be explained.
• The leader of the team changes every time.
• The team that reaches the finish line first is the winner.

Explanations

You can use allusions, synonyms or antonyms to explain. The main thing is not to say aloud the written word or part of it. The guessed word must be accurate. The facilitator will help the team find the correct form of the word. If the phrase consists of two words and one of the team members guesses the first part of the phrase, then the facilitator can say this first part of the phrase aloud. The facilitator describes, explains the word and can supplement his explanations until the sand in the hourglass is completely poured.

minus steps

If the facilitator makes a mistake in explaining the word and pronounces the word being explained or part of it, then the card is immediately postponed and the team is penalized with one point. Minus steps are marked with small circles at the bottom of the notepad sheet. The team cannot continue the game and move forward on the playing field until all minus steps have been crossed out. If the word turns out to be difficult and difficult to explain, then the team has the right to put this playing card aside and take the next one. But remember that the team will be penalized with a minus step!