Spartan Speech

Spartan Speech is a guess-the-word party game all about writing the shortest clues.

How it plays

Spartan Speech is a fast 15-minute word game where each round, one player tries to guess a hidden proper noun while everyone else writes clues using only real dictionary words. No proper nouns, no numerals, no punctuation. The clue with the fewest words is revealed first, with ties broken by the number of letters in the first word, so players are constantly deciding how little they can say and still be understood. The guesser gets one guess after each clue. If your clue leads to the correct answer, you win the card.

Why you'll love it

• Teach it in one minute even to people who aren't gamers.
• Lightly Competitive and players can enter the game halfway, no problem.
• Laugh Out Loud when a player writes a clue that's just too short.