The Fictionary Game

Fictionary is a popular game which can be played at kid's parties. Anywhere from two to ten players can easily participate in this game. Playing this fun game dictionary is easy...one team member finds a word from the dictionary...a word he or she thinks the other players will not be familiar with. You don't want the other players to know the meaning of the word you choose.

The first team announces the word to the second team where they then have a chance to give the meaning of the word. Each team has three chances to define the word. If a team has three chances to define a word and cannot, then the dictionary passes over to other team. Some times dictionary words have multiple definitions that need to compared thoroughly to determine points. Each time a team gets a word they get a point. Each time a team misses a word the other team gets the point.

Some players like to assign someone the role of judge to resolve any definition issues. This is a very interesting and informative game. Wordsmiths will find it to be lots of fun and enjoy testing their word power.

Get it? Fiction and Dictionary. It's an ideal game for an indoor party where kids can enjoy making up the meanings of strange words they find. You can search the dictionary in advance to find some obscure words. Make this game as challenging as you want, but remember to make sure your words are also age appropriate.