Slang Teasers
Slang Teasers Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Equipment
The game includes two hundred Slang Pages, one scorepad and one Official Slang Teasers Dictionary.
Object of the Game
The object of the game is to create definitions to chosen slang and unusual words that will mislead opposing players into believing these are the correct definitions.
Starting the Game
The game is designed for four to six players. Each player receives one Slang Page. One player is chosen as scorekeeper, and this player will take first turn as Slang Master.
The Slang Master chooses a word from the Slang Teasers Dictionary and reads it aloud to the other players. Each player copies the word onto the Slang Page (the Slang Master should spell the word out loud if necessary). The Slang Master does not read out the correct definition to the word at this time.
Each player then secretly creates their own definition to the chosen word.
NOTE: It is not the object at this point of the game for players to determine the correct definition. Players should create their own definition, which may not even be close to the actual definition, but will trick opposing players.
Each player secretly writes his/her own definition on the Slang Page beside the chosen word and passes the Slang Page to the Slang Master. At the same time, the Slang Master writes the actual dictionary definition on his/her own Slang Page and includes it with the other Slang Pages.
The Slang Master shuffles the Slang Pages and then randomly reads out all submitted definitions. The Slang Master should read the definitions a second time.
Starting with the player to the left of the Slang Master, each player, in turn, guesses which is the correct dictionary definition. After all players have taken a guess, the Slang Master reveals which was the correct definition. The other players then identify who guessed their "created" definition.
Continuation of Play
The dictionary is passed to the player on the left, who takes a turn at being Slang Master. The new Slang Master chooses a word and play continues the same as outlined above.
The game continues until one player wins as outlined below.
Scoring
At the start of the game each player selects an initial to use for scoring during the game. (Example: John Smith might choose "J" or "S" as his letter). Each player chooses a column on the scorecard and their chosen initial is entered in the circle at the top of the column.
After each round is completed, the scorekeeper does the scoring as follows:
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If a player guesses the correct dictionary definition, he/she scores one point. That player's chosen initial is entered in the first empty space in the player's column.
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If a player guesses another player's definition, the player who created the definition scores one point. The first player's initial is entered in the second player's column. (Example: "J" guesses "B"s definition - a "J" is entered in the first empty space in "B"s column).
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If the dictionary definition is not guessed by any of the players, the Slang Master scores two points. The Slang Master's initial is entered in the first two empty spaces in his/her column.
Points are scored and initials are entered consecutively down the columns to the circle at the bottom of the scorecard. The first player to enter his/her initial in the bottom circle wins the game. Before a player can enter his/her initial in this circle, he/she must first guess a correct dictionary definition or must fool all other players when acting as Slang Master.
Winning the Game
The first player to complete his/her scoring column and enter his/her initial in the bottom circle wins the game.
General Rules of Play
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The definitions in the Official Slang Teaser Dictionary are the correct ones to be used for point scoring in the game.
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If any player knows the dictionary definition of the word the Slang Master has chosen, he/she should indicate so at the time the word is read, and another word will by chosen by the Slang Master.
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If any player's definition is identical to the dictionary definition, the round should be cancelled and a new word chosen. If the definition is close, but not identical, the word can still be used.
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The Slang Master should ensure that all slang pages can be read clearly before attempting to read the definitions out loud.
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The Slang Master may read the definitions more than twice if requested by any other player.
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Players cannot guess their own definitions.
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The Slang Master can alter the written dictionary definition, provided the core meaning is not changed.
Example: tumtum a dog cart.
This could be changed to: a wheeled cart pulled by one or more dogs.
- Scoring by players is done consecutively in a clockwise direction, starting with the player immediately left of the Slang Master.
Transcription notes
The following corrections were made to the reproduced text. Nothing else was changed.
- Garbled curly-quote glyphs were restored to quotation marks and apostrophes.
- "entekd" (Scoring) was read as "entered".
- "ar~scored" (Scoring) was read as "are scored".
- "dictionaiy" (General Rule 7) was read as "dictionary".
- The printed text names the dictionary "Official Slang Teasers Dictionary" in Equipment and "Official Slang Teaser Dictionary" in General Rule 1; both are kept as printed.
- "will by chosen" (General Rule 2) is kept as printed; the sense is "will be chosen".