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PRIVATE HOST KEY: keep away from guessers
For Classic paper play, clue-givers see one word and invent one legal one-word clue. Give guessers one attempt, then alternate. Paper score: one point per solved card. This differs from Classic app scoring. Prepared-clue Host Mode needs separately entered clues and passwords.
Card 1 · Medium
Primary clue: Coffee · Alternative: Shot
A small strong coffee, not the cup or a cocktail.
Card 2 · Medium
Primary clue: Again · Alternative: Applause
An extra performance; a guess of applause names the clue, not the answer.
Card 3 · Medium
Primary clue: Keepsake · Alternative: Travel
An object kept from a visit; choose a familiar local trip as context.
Card 4 · Medium
Primary clue: Railing · Alternative: Theatre
An elevated platform or seating area; agree which meaning you intend.
Card 5 · Medium
Primary clue: Ingredients · Alternative: Cooking
A set of cooking instructions, not the finished dish.
Card 6 · Medium
Primary clue: Bidding · Alternative: Hammer
A sale through competing offers; no knowledge of expensive items is needed.
Card 7 · Medium
Primary clue: Border · Alternative: Travel
The document, not a visa or a suitcase.
Card 8 · Medium
Primary clue: Fabric · Alternative: Soft
A fabric texture; show a sample during rehearsal if useful.
Card 9 · Medium
Primary clue: Art · Alternative: Exhibit
An art-display space rather than a phone photo folder.
Card 10 · Medium
Primary clue: Excuse · Alternative: Witness
A claimed explanation of whereabouts; use as light fiction, not a personal accusation.
Card 11 · Challenge
Primary clue: Choice · Alternative: Decision
Two difficult options; discuss the distinction from a simple problem after play.
Card 12 · Challenge
Primary clue: Tone · Alternative: Irony
A way of speaking; no imitation or gesture is part of the clue.
Card 13 · Challenge
Primary clue: Route · Alternative: Road
An alternative path, not a destination.
Card 14 · Challenge
Primary clue: Motion · Alternative: Force
Keeping movement going; an everyday association, not a physics definition.
Card 15 · Challenge
Primary clue: Plan · Alternative: Drawing
A design plan, not an actual blue object.
Card 16 · Challenge
Primary clue: Memories · Alternative: Yesterday
A feeling about the past; people need not share the same memories.
Card 17 · Challenge
Primary clue: Tact · Alternative: Negotiation
Handling disagreement; no political trivia required.
Card 18 · Challenge
Primary clue: Instinct · Alternative: Feeling
An intuitive guess, not a bent posture in this set.
Card 19 · Challenge
Primary clue: Control · Alternative: Patience
Holding back an impulse; avoid personal judgements.
Card 20 · Challenge
Primary clue: Chance · Alternative: Discovery
A fortunate unexpected discovery; use for confident speakers.
Card 21 · Medium
Primary clue: Diaphragm · Alternative: Oops
A bodily sound; the clue must be spoken as a word, not acted out.
Card 22 · Medium
Primary clue: Whiskers · Alternative: Lip
Facial hair above the mouth; agree on moustache/mustache spelling.
Card 23 · Medium
Primary clue: Sway · Alternative: Jelly
An unsteady movement; do not demonstrate it as a clue.
Card 24 · Medium
Primary clue: Celebration · Alternative: Sprinkles
Small paper pieces; sprinkles is a playful association, not edible content.
Card 25 · Medium
Primary clue: Waddle · Alternative: Antarctic
A bird; the association does not mean every penguin lives in Antarctica.
Card 26 · Medium
Primary clue: Pasta · Alternative: Slurp
A food word here; no imitation of eating.
Card 27 · Medium
Primary clue: Sleep · Alternative: Rumble
A sleeping sound; the giver must say the clue word rather than snore.
Card 28 · Medium
Primary clue: Ballet · Alternative: Skirt
A ballet garment; context helps distinguish it from a generic skirt.
Card 29 · Medium
Primary clue: Garden · Alternative: Hat
A decorative figure; the clue is an association, not a unique definition.
Card 30 · Medium
Primary clue: Return · Alternative: Throw
A curved throwing object; not all thrown objects return.