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Subtext (2019)

4–8 players · 20–40 min · age 10+ · ★ 6.4 on BGG

Players
4–8
Play time
20–40 min
Age
10+
Complexity
Medium-light
BGG rating
6.4/10

Best for 4–8 players aged 10+ who like party games — medium-light complexity, plays in 20–40 min.

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About Subtext

In Subtext, players try to communicate with one another by drawing hints about the word on their card. Drawing well is not required — just being clever in selecting your hints. Each round, one person is the dealer. This player looks at their word, then shuffles the card into the cards for the other players and distributes them randomly. By doing this, one player will have the same word as the dealer, but nobody — not even the dealer — knows who it is.

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Party Game

Mechanics: Paper-and-Pencil, Targeted Clues, Voting · Designer: Wolfgang Warsch

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Subtext FAQ

How many players is Subtext?
Subtext plays with 4–8 players, ages 10 and up.
How long does Subtext take to play?
A game of Subtext takes 20–40 min, at medium-light complexity (1.5/5 on BoardGameGeek).
Is Subtext any good?
Subtext rates 6.4/10 from 283 BoardGameGeek ratings. It is a party game game built around paper-and-pencil, targeted clues, voting.